Burns Supper “a resounding success”
The Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve duly held their Burns Supper at the Ponte Romana restaurant in Silves on Saturday, January 28. The Supper was a resounding success with
Citizens to protest outside Portimão Hospital
A citizen’s protest will be held on Thursday at 6pm outside Portimão Hospital against the constant closure of its maternity unit and other major issues affecting the hospital. The demonstration
First Art Expo Algarve in Portimão this weekend
The event promises to become Portugal’s largest contemporary art fair The first Art Expo Algarve, an art exhibition bringing together over 150 national and international artists under the same roof,
“Grenade” found in Portimão turns out to be car part
What was thought to be a grenade which had been dug up at a vacant plot of land in Portimão on Wednesday morning turned out to be a car part.
Algarve hotels celebrate best January in 20 years
36.9% of hotel rooms were booked in January 2023 is off to a great start for the Algarve’s hotel sector, which just celebrated its best January in the last 20
Give windsurfing a try at Praia de Faro
The Nautical Centre of Praia de Faro will allow people to try windsurfing for free If you’ve ever thought about giving windsurfing a try, then next month will be the
Almond blossom festival attracts 7,000 to inland Algarve
Event attracted 7,000 people to village with just 50 residents Organisers have hailed the success of Castro Marim’s almond blossom hiking festival ‘Festival das Amendoeiras em Flor’, which has held
Are desalination plants the answer for Algarve?
At a point where political leaders seem intent on spending millions of euros of European money on desalination plants to solve southern Portugal’s water shortages, very little has been discussed
Contraband Festival returns to Alcoutim in March
The full programme is due to be announced later this month Alcoutim Council has confirmed the return of the Contraband Festival between March 24 and 26. The event is held
Marcelo apologises to immigrants attacked in Olhão
A visit to Olhão on Monday by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ended up being more than the originally planned class-debate with local secondary school students. The head of State