Algarve’s first two crematoriums to open in 2020
Albufeira and Faro will be the first towns in the Algarve to offer cremation services. Both are expected to be completed in 2020, with the Albufeira facility planned to open
Faro hosts New Year’s Party with musical fireworks show and local artists
Faro will be celebrating the arrival of 2020 with a New Year’s Party at the town’s riverside square near Jardim Manuel Bívar featuring a musical fireworks display and live musical
Faro’s downtown businesses expect worst Christmas in years
This Christmas is shaping up to be an extremely disappointing one for Faro’s downtown businesses, which complain that their sales numbers are way below expected and that this may be
Faro council approves new campsite regulations
After finally regaining control over the town’s campsite, Faro council has announced that it has already approved the campsite’s regulations and that it plans to open it up to everyone
Top scientists to gather in Faro to work on major climate change report
Around 300 climate change specialists from around the world will be gathering in the Algarve between January 27 and February 1 to work on a report about the impact of
Faro launches bid for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2027
It’s official: Faro has launched a bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2027. The plan had already been revealed four years ago (click here) but was made
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
Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra to perform in Portimão and Faro this weekend
The prestigious Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra will be performing in Portimão’s Tempo Theatre on Saturday, November 16 and at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro on Sunday, November 17 as part
55kg of rubbish removed from Faro beach
Fifty-five kilos of rubbish was removed from Praia de Faro last Thursday (November 7) as part of a clean-up initiative carried out by students from the Dom Francisco Gomes d’Avelar
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