Albufeira hosts “environmental” photo contest
Creative photographs of Albufeira’s “environmental heritage” – including beaches, countryside and waterways – are what organisers of a new photo contest hope to receive until September 30. The challenge is
Anti-bullfighting protest in Albufeira
An anti-bullfighting demonstration will take place in Albufeira on Friday August 7, from 6.30pm. Organised by activists group Cidade de Albufeira Anti-Touradas (CAAT), the demonstration will begin near the escalators
Woman pillion passenger loses leg in late-night accident in Albufeira
A Ukrainian woman was so badly injured in a late night accident in Vale Pedras, Albufeira, that surgeons have had to completely amputate one of her legs. The 35-year-old woman
British holidaymaking hooligans cause €6000 in damage to Albufeira taxi
Another night of booze-fuelled excesses in Albufeira has seen a taxi firm €6000 out-of-pocket after a trio of young British ‘holidaymakers’ allegedly set about destroying the vehicle they had been
Sleep-deprived residents demand end to Albufeira strip “excesses”
Residents of Albufeira’s famous bar strip are demanding an end to the “drunken excesses” that take place every night in the town’s Oura district, which they complain is keeping them
Bus crash on A22 kills 3 and injures 32 tourists
At least, 32 people were injured after a bus travelling from Faro to Lagos crashed last Wednesday night, June 17, on the A22 motorway (KM 48), near Paderne (Albufeira). Three
Killer of Albufeira bouncer gets 13 year jail sentence
The killer of an Albufeira night-spot bouncer who bled to death on the notorious Oura “strip” after being stabbed in the chest has been convicted to 13 years behind bars.
Algarve takes four slots in Portugal’s top 25 destinations
Four Algarve towns have made it to the list of Portugal’s top 25 destinations, as compiled by city branding company Bloom Consulting: Faro (11th), Albufeira (18th), Portimão (19th) and Lagos
Algarve hosts new Adegga WineMarket
|| Over 40 wine producers are at the Adegga WineMarket 2015 – taking place for the first time this Saturday (June 6) at the Epic Sana hotel in Albufeira. The
Albufeira wine show expects “over 10,000” visitors
Over 10,000 people are expected to walk through the doors of the 7th Portuguese Wine Show, taking place over the weekend of May 16 – 18 at Albufeira’s EMA exhibition