Canadian tourists attacked by armed trio in Albufeira
A Canadian couple in their 70s is reported to have been attacked in broad daylight in Albufeira yesterday (Thursday) by an armed gang in the notorious Cerro de Malpique area.
15-year-old sex slave rescued by police in Albufeira
A routine police check in Albufeira has seen a 15-year-old reported missing in Holland two weeks ago rescued from the clutches of her abductor. According to press reports this morning,
Albufeira among the Portuguese top-10 ‘most searched-for destinations’
Six Algarve towns have been cited among the Portuguese top-10 ‘most searched-for destinations’ in 2014 by travel website Trivago. Albufeira made the top three, placed behind Lisbon and ahead of
BPCC breakfast event in Albufeira offers state budget tips
A business breakfast led by chartered account Carlos Reis will take place on January 28 at Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira. Organised by the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC), the
Drug-dealing couple arrested in Guia
A seven-month investigation by GNR police came to a successful end on December 29 when a couple was caught red-handed selling drugs in Guia. The couple, who lived in Sintra
Gunned down and left to die in Albufeira
A young man is fighting for his life in Faro Hospital after being gunned down and left to die in Albufeira in the early hours of December 27. Thirty-year-old Brazilian
Well-known Albufeira biker in fatal crash
Well-known biker and coffee shop owner Luís Prazeres, 47, died tragically on Monday when his Suzuki K9 1000 went out of control on a bend on Albufeira’s Avenida dos Descobrimentos,
Anti-bullfighting protest demands closure of bullring
Another protest against bullfighting in Albufeira is taking place in the city on October 10 from 8pm. The demonstration is again being organised by the CAAT (Cidade de Albufeira Anti-Touradas).
Albufeira locals thank UK bottle top donors
Charity || Locals in Albufeira have expressed their gratitude to a group of residents in Stoneleigh, Surrey, in England, headed by Sue Botwright who sent bottletops to the Algarve to
How to manage an association
A 50-hour free course on “How to manage an association” will be taking place this October at Espaço Em Conta_to in Albufeira, organised by the local Santa Casa de Misericórdia