Algarve journalist killed in head-on collision in Castro Marim
Two people were killed in a head-on collision on the EN122 road in Castro Marim on Wednesday morning. One of the victims was identified as 46-year-old journalist and father-of-two Domingos
“Best salt in the world” used in Castro Marim nativity scene
One of Castro Marim’s most popular Christmas attractions, a salt-filled nativity scene, is being put together and is expected to open to the public on December 1 at Casa do
Fire destroys popular Castro Marim restaurant
A well-known restaurant in Altura, Castro Marim, has been completely destroyed by a fire that broke out in the dining room and then spread quickly to the rest of the
Castro Marim’s ‘white gold’ woos Italian palates
An Italian businesswoman and food connoisseur, who frequently visits Portugal to find traditional products that she can sell back in Italy, was in Castro Marim this month to find out
Castro Marim hosts International Snail Festival
It’s not a delicacy everyone will enjoy but those who do will likely be heading to Castro Marim this weekend for the town’s popular snail festival, Festival Internacional do Caracol.
‘Festa da Cataplana’ celebrates traditional dish in Castro Marim
Castro Marim is promoting the Algarve’s delicious ‘cataplana’ stew with yet another ‘Festa da Cataplana’. Seventeen restaurants in the borough are serving at least two kinds of cataplana until the
New four-star hotel to open by 2020 in Castro Marim
A four-star hotel boasting 44 rooms with “impressive views” of the Guadiana River is planned for the eastern Algarve town of Castro Marim and should open by 2020. The €2.5
Castro Marim mayor to ask Marcelo for help over “embarrassing state of EN125”
Francisco Amaral, mayor of Castro Marim, is thinking of asking Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to help pressure the government into finally moving forward with renovations on the rundown
Castro Marim mayor bashes decision to close mobile health unit
Castro Marim mayor Francisco Amaral has described the decision to bring down the curtain on the borough’s mobile health unit as “inexplicable and criminal”. “It will penalise the most fragile
Azinhal’s health unit to reopen “soon” following €30,000 renovations
Castro Marim is due to reopen its health unit following a €300,000 overhaul. The unit has been closed since 2013. Work involved general improvements as well as creating access for