Algarve

Cruise ships of more than 200 metres in length will sail for the first time into the port of Portimão this year. The dredging of the river Arade, which cost

AMY FITZPATRICK, a 16-year-old Irish girl who disappeared near the tourist resort of Riviera del Sol on the Costa del Sol, Spain, on New Year’s day at around 10pm has

MONCHIQUE AND Caldeirão hills are now included in the national map of Zonas de Protecção Especial (ZPE), special areas for protected species. The government’s decision, announced on February 7, will

A FLUTE ensemble accompanied by the guitarist Rui Mourinho will perform a concert at the Edifício Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Loulé, on Saturday, February 23. Music from the Middle Ages as

LOULÉ CÂMARA president, Seruca Emídio, is concerned about security in the areas of Vilamoura and Quarteira, especially at night, following complaints from residents and visitors. The Câmara has already requested

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com AFPOP was started in the eighties by a large group of foreign people who owned property in the Algarve and needed to exchange practical knowledge of

PORTIMÃO MUNICIPAL Assembly has approved plans for the construction of three new hotels between Praia do Alemão and Ponta de João de Arens and for a new sports complex in

ALGARVE MP Mendes Bota has asked the government to answer questions about the inadequate maintenance and cleanliness of the border to Spain. Bota said a lack of funds for national

THE UNIVERSITY of the Algarve is due to hold an international business seminar on March 12 at the Superior School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism, from 9am. Lecturers a from

AN AMBITIOUS sporting project, worth around three million euros, to transform the area on either side of the Guadiana River into a top level sporting location has been unveiled and