Albufeira’s birthday bash
City thanks supporters Albufeira celebrated its 500th year anniversary as a city with a series of events last Friday, including a presentation ceremony to award local businesses and high profile
Algarve resorts enter awards
Three resorts from the Algarve have already entered this year’s Homes Overseas Awards. The resorts, all new entries to the competition, are Boa Nova Village (Best Villa), Vila Sol (Best
Almancil renames streets
Local politicians have decided to rename some of Almancil’s streets in honour of illustrious deceased residents. Largo do Poeta Clementino Domingos Baeta is set to be renamed Rua Völker Huber,
Dance scene hits town
This year, the Algarve has been a hotbed of European dance talent. For 17 hours, on July 17, the Chemical Brothers festival turned the sleepy town of Algoz into one
Drug squad triumphs
Faro GNR’s Núcleo de Investigação Criminal de Droga, a special drug investigation team unit created a year ago, has already made 56 arrests for alleged drug trafficking and seized around
Fabulous Fatacil
Fatacil celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with a huge range of exhibitors and entertainment for its nine-day display that ends this Saturday. Stalls ranged from crafts and tourism to
Lagos adega saved
As winemaking in the region continues to develop, following the lead of Sir Cliff Richard and other high profile vineyard owners in the area, the future of the troubled Adega
Magnificent marlin
After an hour and a half of hard work, national fishing champion João Brito successfully caught one of the biggest marlin ever registered off the Algarve coast, weighing a whopping
Marina link ‘fundamental’
After years of concern over the safety of the ‘old bridge’ between Parchal in Lagoa and Portimão, local authorities from both sides have announced that they consider building a new
AHETA calls for reform
Hotel owners representative Elidérico Viegas agrees with the new Minister of Tourism’s strategy to revitalise the industry, but has called for even more fundamental structural reforms within the sector. The