Easter riding fun in Almancil
Pinetrees Riding Centre holds traditional Easter Competition in aid of Ukrainian refugees Pinetrees Riding Centre will be a holding their traditional Easter Competition Party on Thursday, April 14 to raise
São Marcos da Serra hosts ‘folar’ fair
Small town famous for its delicious Easter cake Portugal’s delicious Easter cake will take centre stage at São Marcos da Serra’s ‘Feira do Folar’, taking place between April 15 and
Algarve to host over 200 events in April
April brings MotoGP, Walking Festival and Easter celebrations to Algarve The MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal, the Walking Festival Ameixial and São Brás de Alportel’s Easter flower torch festival ‘Festa
“There is no crisis” but “we have to do everything to avoid 4th wave”, says Portugal’s president
After another politically complicated week, President Marcelo took the opportunity when visiting an old people’s home in Lisbon today to talk to the press and say ‘there is no crisis’.
Easter concert to be streamed live on Tavira Council Facebook page
An Easter concert performed by Francisco Sassetti (piano) and Ângela Silva (soprano) at Tavira’s Igreja da Misericórdia church will be streamed live on the local council’s Facebook page on Saturday,
Portuguese flee before Easter restrictions, one in ten slept over 100 km away from home on Thursday
Easter restrictions that came into force on Friday prompted many Portuguese citizens to flee their homes on Thursday. Around 10.7% of the population fled to 100 km away from their
São Brás cancels Easter flower torch festival
São Brás de Alportel Council has announced the cancellation of its hugely popular Easter event Festa das Tochas Floridas (Flower Torch Festival) due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event celebrates
Easter cake celebrated in São Marcos da Serra
Famous for its delicious bread, the rural town of São Marcos da Serra in Silves is also known for its mouth-watering Easter cake, the Folar. An event to showcase this
Folar takes centre stage at Algarve Easter fairs
Portugal’s famous Easter cake “folar” is the star of several fairs taking place in the Algarve this weekend. Starting in the western Algarve, Odeceixe will host a fair featuring delicious
FootGolf kicks off on Good Friday
Over 40 competitors from Europe have entered the inaugural FootGolf Algarve Masters taking place at the Colina Verde Golf & Sports Resort in Maragota near Moncarapacho over Easter weekend (March