Algarve

PORTIMÃO APPEARS to be the place to be this summer as residents and tourists have their pick of the most exciting events for all ages and tastes, from sports to

THE GOVERNMENT has approved the Plano de Pormenor do Escapadinho, the plan for the new car racing track to be built in Portimão. The announcement was published in the Diário

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com RECENT FIGURES from Faro Airport and the Algarve’s hotel and resort association, AHETA, indicate that British tourists are flocking to the Algarve more than ever. Last

WORLD PRESS Photo is back to Portimão for the fourth year.The local Câmara, in conjunction with Associação Música XXI, a private organisation, is promoting the event, which opened on Friday,

EXPOFARO IS currently hosting two major events in which the theme is health and beauty. Algarve em Forma (Algarve in Good Shape), an exhibit of the latest fitness equipment, and

A TOTAL of 43 million euros will be given to the Algarve fishing industry over the next seven years through European funds. Part of the money will be spent on

CLUBE NATURISTA do Algarve (naturist club of the Algarve) celebrated its fourth birthday on July 14 with a day at Figueira beach followed by dinner in Vila do Bispo. The

A GNR sergeant was killed and four soldiers seriously wounded when deactivating explosive materials on the firing range of São Marcos in Tavira on July 19. Sergeant João Maroco, a

THIS SUMMER, Fábrica do Inglês has organised three events geared towards the Portuguese market, including the Barbie World Exhibition and two pieces of musical theatre comedy. Hundreds of Barbies, as

AN ORGANISATION in Faro to help abused and/or homeless girls between the ages of 12 and 18 is to be re-launched in August. The Protecção à Rapariga Institution was first