Portugal

EVERY YEAR, they arrive at the pine forests of Vale das Almas, near Faro. More than 30,000 motards come together for a three-day motorbike festival (July 20 to 23), bringing

‘illegal’ NOISE DISTURBS neighbourhood FOLLOWING REPEATED allegations of noise pollution, residents and business owners in the vicinity of Klube K, an open-air nightclub located not far from the Vilamoura International

The first Feira Nacional de Parques Naturais e Ambiente, a fair celebrating nature, will be held in Olhão’s Jardim Pescador, from July 27 to 30. National and international parks, as

ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA President, Desidério Silva, visited Ilha do Sal, in Cape Verde, recently to see the progress behind the plan of twinning the two municipalities. On the first day of

A DUTCH couple, who were on holiday in the Algarve, complained about the “inefficiency” of Lagos PSP police, stating that they were given poor service after they had been robbed,

THE SOCIETY for like-minded artists, who want to get together to exchange ideas, listen to professionals, create new pieces and chat about their passion – art – is holding its

According to a report from Quercus, a Portuguese association for nature preservation, 630km of the Portuguese mainland is at risk from coastal erosion. This represents 67 per cent of the

THE ALGARVE is the only region in Portugal where the number of births has risen in the past five years. Dr. Rui Lourenço, the president of the Administração Regional de

Air Traffic in Faro Airport is expected to increase by five per cent against last year. In March, 10,687 passengers arrived at the airport, which shows a rise of 5.9

Have you won? CONGRATULATIONS GO to Ian O’Brien from Porches and Ann-Marie Walker from Albufeira, who have each won a pair of two-day passes for the Algarve Summer Festival! They