Vilamoura owners plan to invest €500 million in “historic relaunch”
Asset manager Arrow Global, which owns Vilamoura World, has announced plans to invest €500 million in a “historic relaunch” of the Algarve’s famous resort town Vilamoura. In a statement to
More ‘good news’ for Lagoa dos Salgados wetland
Thwarted developer told “best bet is to develop elsewhere” Thwarted developer ‘Finalgarve’ – the company that sought to create a mega-touristic development over one of the Algarve’s last remaining ‘coastal
Developers Carvoeiro Branco unveil Primelife
Pre-launch event “nothing short of a grand spectacle” A special event took place in Carvoeiro on Friday, September 22, marking the pre-launch celebration of Primelife, a tourist development consisting of
Active ageing “a priority for Portugal and UK”
Chris Sainty, the British Ambassador to Portugal, was invited last week to visit Loulé’s new Centre of Active Ageing Skills (CCEA) which was inaugurated in April. At the event, Sainty
Therapy assisted by horses restarts at Pinetrees
The APPC Faro (Association for Cerebral Palsy) has announced that their therapeutic programme using horses as a treatment medium is able to go ahead for the scholastic year thanks to
“Unmissable events” at Quinta do Lago’s The Campus
The Campus, the multisports complex at resort Quinta do Lago, is hosting a series of “unmissable events” until the end of the year. One of the most popular will begin
PM scraps NHR tax scheme
PM admits ‘NHR’ is biased way of inflating housing market Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has announced the end of the special NHR tax regime for non-habitual residents – long
Algarve beaches continue to reign supreme in Europe
Portugal was showered with prizes at the European edition of the World Travel Awards, being hailed Europe’s leading destination and bringing home dozens of ‘tourism Oscars’. Also, for the 10th
Tapas and beer galore in Faro
Estrella Damm Tapas Route returns to Algarvian capital Faro is one of the towns taking part in the 16th edition of the Estrella Damm Tapas Route, which is all about combining
Mar Shopping Algarve hosts charitable dog walk
Event is open to everyone Mar Shopping Algarve is hosting a ‘Cãominhada Solidária’ (charitable dog walk) on Saturday, October 7 at 5pm. The event aims to raise awareness about pet