Volta ao Algarve 2026 set to deliver five days of elite cycling
The 52nd Volta ao Algarve kicks off tomorrow (February 18) with a star-studded peloton and 12 WorldTour teams competing. From February 18 to 22, and covering nearly 700km across five
Art for the masses; without the mass production
Pop/political artist FYR is one of several artists exhibiting their work at República 14 in Olhão until March 29. “I’m thrilled to be exhibiting my pop and political prints alongside
Ventura loses in all Portuguese parishes where presidential voting delayed
With the long-drawn out presidential voting now finally at an end, something very curious happened when it came to the votes of Portuguese emigrés: if the contest had been down
TAP plane “30 seconds away from crashing in Czech Republic”
TAP Portugal has mounted an ‘internal investigation’ into an incident in which one of its Airbus 320neos allegedly came “30 seconds from crashing” at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport, in the
Surfers alert Zoomarine to turtle rescue in Sagres
Zoomarine’s Porto d’Abrigo rescued a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) after it was found stranded among rocks by a group of surfers at Mareta beach in Sagres. Upon the turtle’s
Algarve History Association events
“Mozambique – the beauty and the pain” by Stephen Powell is the February talk organised by the Algarve History Association on Tuesday, February 24, in Lagoa Municipal Library (6pm), and Friday,
Hotel association chief expresses concerns over Lisbon Airport’s capacity
The president of Portugal’s Hotels Association (Associação da Hotelaria de Portugal, AHP) says he is concerned about Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport’s capacity to deal with processing passengers this summer. Bernardo
Armazém Das Artes in Portimão presents “Barlavento Colours”
Armazém Das Artes gallery in Portimão has announced its upcoming exhibition, titled “Barlavento Colours”, featuring the innovative works of renowned UK artist Lindsey Jean McLean in her inaugural Portuguese solo
Contractors shun tender to construct watchtowers at ‘jailbreak’ prison
After the initial ‘determination’ to reinforce security at Alcoentre’s Vale de Judeus prison – following the day-time jailbreak of five ‘dangerous inmates’ – it transpires that very little actually has
Carnival cancelled in multiple regions – but not in Algarve!
Love it or hate it, Portugal’s ‘carnaval’ traditions run deep – and this year has been a ‘travesty’ because of the storms. Multiple municipalities have been forced to delay or