Around 70% of Algarve wine sold and consumed in region
Most wine produced in Algarve never leaves the region Around 70% of wines produced in the Algarve are sold and consumed in the region, taking advantage of its foreign tourists
Faro’s centuries-old Santa Iria fair returns this Thursday
The Algarve’s string of autumn fairs starts this Thursday with Faro’s Feira de Santa Iria, a centuries-old fair which will bring a wide range of entertainment to the town’s Largo
Last chance to sign up for Algarve’s Mamamaratona race against cancer
There is still time to sign up for this year’s Mamamaratona, the Algarve’s famous race against cancer which will take place on Sunday (October 20) in Quarteira. Registrations are still
Vila do Bispo unveils new walking and cycling paths
New paths for cyclists and hikers The municipal council of Vila do Bispo has completed the construction of the ‘Ecovia e Ciclovia do Litoral Sudoeste’ (Walking and Cycling Paths of
Lagoa begins €850,000 road repaving project
An additional €1.5 million is due to be invested in repaving works in 2025 Several roads and streets are being repaved in Lagoa as part of a €850,000 project. Works
Protect Grândola defends “total revision” of municipality’s development plan
Civic/ environmental movement ‘Proteger Grândola’ is defending the “total revision” of Grândola’s PDM (plan for municipal development) on the basis that the current vision “seeks to licence touristic projects far
Porto mayor says new round of elections in Portugal ‘inevitable’
Something of a dampener on all protestations to the contrary, mayor of Porto, a seasoned ‘independent’, Rui Moreira said today that a new round of legislative elections in this country
Algarve exhibition BLiP 2024 another home run for afpop
Some exhibitors said it was the “best BLiP ever” Nearly 100 exhibitors came together last weekend (October 12-13) for the 2024 edition of BLiP (Better Living in Portugal), the annual
Woman discovered dead in Castro Marim brothel; crime not suspected
PJ police consider there are no signs of crime in the death of a 53-year-old Brazilian woman in a brothel in Vale de Andreu, Castro Marim, on Saturday. The body
Crude oil continues to wash up on west Algarve beaches
After a weekend in which at least two west Algarve beaches have been affected by crude oil washing in from the sea, authorities have been forced to admit the spill