Aljezur Mayor urges PM to “gradually reopen” recreational fishing
Aljezur Mayor José Gonçalves has sent a letter to Prime Minister António Costa urging him to “gradually reopen” recreational fishing in the Algarve. “The people of Aljezur have made a
Carols despite corona – how an Aljezur choir overcame pandemic restrictions
When the pandemic lockdown began, it became impossible to continue rehearsing in the music room inside the Aljezur Bombeiros building. Undaunted, we were determined to find a way to keep
Charitable Christmas cheer on the Algarve’s west coast
Twenty-two disadvantaged families on the Algarve’s west coast will be having a far happier Christmas than they might otherwise have expected. Thanks to the generosity and efforts of Amovate, the
Aljezur calls for construction of secondary school
Aljezur Council has unanimously approved a proposal to begin petitioning for the construction of a secondary school in the municipality. The council reports a growing number of students having to
Aljezur arranges home deliveries to celebrate local sweet potato
Like so many other events, Aljezur’s famous Sweet Potato Festival will not be going ahead this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But organisers have found a different way of
New footbridge completed in Aljezur
Construction of a new footbridge over the Aljezur stream was completed last week. The footbridge, which opened on Thursday (October 29), is of “extreme importance and has been awaited by
Mexican surfer stranded on rocks in Aljezur
A 32-year-old Mexican surfer was rescued on Wednesday after he became stranded on rocks between Aljezur’s Amoreira and Monte Clérigo beaches, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) has announced. The rescue
Pensioner arrested twice in three months for growing cannabis in Aljezur
A 71-year-old man was arrested last week for the second time in three months for illegally growing cannabis at his home in Aljezur. Equipped with two search warrants, the criminal
Families lose everything as Algarve suffers first major fire of 2020
Just before lunchtime last Friday, a man strimming scrubland in Vilarinha (a hamlet on the rural Costa Vicentina midway between Sagres and Aljezur) inadvertently started the worst forest fire the
Aljezur fire now in ‘conclusion’ phase as communities rally
The so-called Aljezur fire, which actually blazed through 2,200 hectares on Friday and Saturday straddling three separate municipalities (click here), is finally in its ‘conclusion phase’. Hundreds of firefighters are