Sweets, cakes and Easter fun in Alcoutim
Regional sweets and cakes take centre stage in Alcoutim Alcoutim is preparing to host the 17th edition of its ‘Feira de Doces d’Avó’ (Grandmother’s Sweets Fair) on March 29 and
Egg-citing Easter in Portimão!
Easter will be celebrated in style in Portimão Portimão is planning an exciting series of festive events to celebrate Easter. Between March 23 and April 7, the town will host
Folar Easter cake is king in São Marcos da Serra
Event pays tribute to traditional Easter cake São Marcos da Serra will host the 26th edition of its ‘Feira do Folar’ between March 29 and 31, an event that pays
Easter to be even busier than last year in Algarve
Bookings have surpassed those registered in 2023 This Easter is shaping up to be even busier than last year’s in the Algarve. According to regional tourism officials, bookings have so
Easter road tragedies to see police reinforced over ‘pontes’ (long breaks)
The high number of road deaths over Easter (the final tally came to 19 in the space of five days, when the year before had registered only five) has seen
Happy sunshine Easter overshadowed by political strife
(Almost) all the right conditions came together for Portugal over Easter: the weather was beautiful; there were tourists galore; businesses revelled in extra trade, and hotels reported occupancy levels of
Giant folar attracts over 3,000 to Guia
Over 3,000 people were in attendance for the 19th ‘Prova do Folar da Guia’ (Tasting of the Guia Folar), the village’s popular Easter event held on Sunday (April 9). The
Portugal basks in bumper Easter
Hotel occupancy nationwide “around 90%” Portugal is basking in the ‘perfect Easter’: brilliant summertime temperatures and lots of tourists and visitors. According to reports, all the traditional touristic destinations are
Thousands of tourists flock to Tavira for Holy Week
Tavira is Algarve town with highest number of churches Thousands of tourists, mostly Spanish, head every year in Holy Week to Tavira, the town with the most churches in the
GNR Easter 2023 Operation underway
The patrol operation goes beyond road inspection, guaranteeing safety and protection for the population during the Easter holiday period. The GNR’s Easter 2023 Operation has already started and will run