Castro Marim holds its first flea market on June 18
Castro Marim will host its first flea market on June 18 (Saturday). Taking place in the town’s eastern garden, the market will allow people to “sell, buy or trade” all
June is “cataplana month” in Castro Marim and Altura
Castro Marim and Altura are hosting their third ‘Festa da Cataplana’ event, running at 14 seaside restaurants throughout the month of June. Each restaurant has prepared at least two different
Castro Marim cuts through red tape to help wheelchair-bound man walk again
A wheelchair-bound man who faced a four-year “bureaucratic nightmare” for a pair of orthopaedic shoes is finally up on his feet again thanks to Castro Marim council. The €500 shoes
Castro Marim renovates local streets
Castro Marim’s main Rua Dr. José Alves Moreira will undergo renovations this week, the local council has announced. Costing around €42,000, the work will also include improvements to two other
Accordionists host party in Castro Marim
Mito Algarvio, the Algarve’s accordionists association, will celebrate its fourth anniversary on January 31 (Sunday) with a party in Quinta do Sobral in Castro Marim. The event begins at 1pm
French counterfeiter arrested for selling fake documents from Castro Marim
A 46-year-old French man living in Castro Marim has been arrested this week for selling fake Portuguese identification papers and drivers’ licences over the internet. According to Diário de Notícias,
Castro Marim links rural areas to mains water supply
Cabeço da Junqueira is the latest rural area in Castro Marim to have access to drinkable water. As mayor Francisco Amaral explains, this means that the homes of 1,000 more
Tourism office for Castro Marim
A new tourism office will officially open at Castro Marim’s municipal market on Friday (August 7). There tourists will find information about the eastern Algarvean town as well as nearby
Castro Marim council “eats under the bridge”
A lunch to celebrate the completion of a new road linking Altura and Furnazinhas was held by Castro Marim council on Thursday (June 11) under the newly-constructed bridge. Describing it
Cancer screenings in Castro Marim
Castro Marim council will be holding a number of skin cancer and other skin disease screenings between Monday May 6 and Wednesday May 8. The first will take place at