Portimão starts charging tourist tax, Albufeira plans to follow suit in May
Portimão City Council now charges a €2 fee for each tourist staying in the municipality. The City Council of Portimão, in the district of Faro, began charging a tourist tax
Cross country event helps promote Albufeira abroad
Event is broadcast throughout Europe and other parts of the world Albufeira hosted the 47th edition of the Almond Blossom Cross Country running competition on Sunday, February 25, attracting once
Environmental lawyer questions legal process in plans for Albufeira desalination plant
Suggests authorities are ‘disrespecting law’, even trying to wriggle round compensation payments Rui Amores, the Algarve’s environmental lawyer with a number of significant victories already under his belt, has turned
Albufeira hosts 47th International Almond Blossom Cross Country Race
106 teams from 93 clubs, 22 countries and more than 420 athletes from various categories are competing on the Açoteias track in Albufeira on February 25. The Cross Internacional das
Tender launched for Albufeira desalination plant, in spite of protests and pollution warnings
€90 million base price almost twice that originally touted In spite of expert warnings and public protests, the government is sticking to its guns, insisting a €90 million desalination plant
Albufeira foreigners call public meeting “to prevent environmental crime at Praia da Falésia”
‘Estrangeiros/ Algarve’ to present ‘little-publicised facts’ on negative consequences of desalination Campaigning ‘estrangeiros’ have called their first public meeting to discuss strategy on how to stop €50 million euros being
Foreign residents threaten to take Algarve desalination project to European Court
A group of foreign residents in the Algarve are threatening to take Albufeira Municipal Council to the European Court of Justice over the project to build a desalination plant in
Free birdwatching events at Lagoa dos Salgados
There will also be events focusing on geology, flora and insect identification The Portuguese Society for Bird Studies (SPEA) is hosting an Open Day event at the Algarve’s Lagoa dos
Albufeira race attracts 700 mountain bikers
Mountain bikers will be cycling along some of the most emblematic locations in Albufeira The third edition of ‘Race Nature Albufeira’ will take place between January 26-28, with 700 mountain
New year, new art exhibitions in Albufeira
The city’s municipal galleries kick off 2024 with photography and painting exhibitions. The new year brings two new exhibitions to Albufeira’s Municipal Galleries. The photography exhibition «O tamanho de um