Alcoutim to get new motorhome park by April 2021
Alcoutim Council has announced plans to build a new motorhome park in the town. It is expected to be completed by April 30, 2021 and involve a €150,000 investment, with
Algarve urges motorhomers to park up at official sites
Just a few days after GNR police handed out 77 fines for illegal motorhoming in the Costa Vicentina natural park (click here), the Algarve’s tourism board (RTA) launched a new
GNR police issues 77 fines for illegal motorhoming in Costa Vicentina park
GNR police issued 77 fines for illegal motorhoming in the Costa Vicentina natural park on Tuesday (November 26). The surprise swoop took place at the Amado, Barranco and Ingrina beaches
Campers leave Faro campsite ‘peacefully’ after long battle against council
Faro Council officially took over the town’s campsite on Monday (November 25), the same day that most of the campers started leaving the place they called home for years. Their
Faro campsite renovations get green light after court rejects campers’ injunction
Loulé’s Fiscal and Administrative Court has rejected an injunction lodged by a group of around 100 campers to save them from being evicted from Faro’s campsite, thus making way for
Court order delays renovations at Faro campsite
Renovations at Faro’s campsite are no longer expected to begin tomorrow (October 1) after an injunction (court order) lodged by a group of around 100 campers to save them from
Nearly 200 fines: authorities clamp down on wild camping along Costa Vicentina
A total of 190 wild camping and illegal motorhoming offences were registered by GNR police and the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) during a sweep of the Costa
Re: Letter ‘Observations on free camping’ (last week’s edition)
Dear Editor, I agree that we should live and let live and welcome all and I am pleased that the ‘free campers’ in your area are doing as they should.
Observations on free camping
Dear Editor, In Silves, over the last few winters, large, white, campervans have wafted in like the migrating storks. They settle in the riverfront car park of Silves, fleeing from
Faro campsite will re-open
The campsite at Faro beach should reopen to the public in the next few months, once building work is complete and the National Fire Service has approved the new facilities.