Algarve

Loulé Câmara is investing 34,000 euros to give the town’s castle a face-lift. It was built in the 11th century and, thanks to old age and damage suffered in the

São Brás de Alportel will be hosting Feira da Serra this weekend (July 28, 29 and 30), a festival of sounds, traditions and flavours from Serra do Caldeirão. This popular

SEPTEMBER WILL see construction begin on the new Hotel Tivoli Victoria in Vilamoura. The new five star hotel will boast 280 rooms, including a presidential, two executive and 14 junior

YOUNG MUSICIANS from Silves will feature in two concerts being staged in the borough next month, to celebrate International Youth Day (August 12) and Silves City Day (August 26). Both

ALGARVE CRUISES, operated by the Douro Azul Group, has launched a selection of unique day cruises along the Algarve coast, aboard their luxury liner, the MS Algarve Cruiser. The modern

WEEKLY PORTUGUESE health publication, Saúde Semanário, will be offering free health screening sessions on two beaches in Lisbon (August 6), as well as two beaches in the Algarve (August 13).

A blue marlin, weighing 300 kilos, was caught 15 miles off the coast of Vilamoura last week. The crew of Blue Hunter and their families proudly displayed the three metre

EIGHTIES BAND, Simple Minds perform in Faro tonight (Friday July 28) at the Algarve Stadium. The group, whose biggest hits include Don’t You (Forget about me), Alive and Kicking, Promised

AFTER DECADES in captivity, three turtles are going to be returned into the ocean in September. Biologists from Zoomarine in Guia have been training the animals to survive by their

DUE TO the increase in demand for transport via the train network during the summer, particularly in coastal areas such as the Algarve, Comboios de Portugal (CP) has responded by