Anti-oil group stages walk and kayak trip
In a bid to raise awareness of the risks of oil drilling off the Algarve coast, the region’s anti-oil action group PALP will be holding a walk and kayak trip
Faro celebrates with composer of “The Piano”
Michael Nyman, 71, one of Britain’s most innovative and acclaimed composers, is the extremely special guest for Faro’s Teatro das Figuras 10th anniversary celebrations. In an exclusive interview, he tells
CR7’s museum comes to Forum Algarve
An exhibition featuring many items from the museum of Portugal’s football star Cristiano Ronaldo will be on display at the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro between June 13 and
Faro-Madrid air link inaugurated
Spanish airline Air Nostrum’s new route linking Faro to Madrid was officially inaugurated on Monday (June 1) at Faro Airport. Tourism and airport bosses, Desidério Silva and António Mendes respectively,
Drug lord arrested in Quarteira
GNR police scored a major hit on the Algarve’s drug trafficking market last week by arresting a 36-year-old Portuguese believed to be “one of the region’s main hashish dealers”. Described
Algarve takes four slots in Portugal’s top 25 destinations
Four Algarve towns have made it to the list of Portugal’s top 25 destinations, as compiled by city branding company Bloom Consulting: Faro (11th), Albufeira (18th), Portimão (19th) and Lagos
Horror in Faro as man kills wife in café
“You want a divorce, do you?” were the words shouted by the man who is understood to have fatally shot his wife this afternoon (May 28) at a Faro café
Tourist “savagely beaten and robbed” by callous teenagers in Faro
A 29-year-old Bulgarian tourist was “savagely punched, kicked and beaten with a paving stone” by a group of five young men in Faro on Tuesday night (May 12) after apparently
Police promise to “back off” from bikers at Faro rally
Police will be taking a “tamer” stance at this year’s Faro bike rally, it has been guaranteed. Authorities’ “repressive attitude” at last year’s rally led the president of the Motoclube
Free health screenings at Faro and Portimão markets
Free health screenings will be offered at Faro and Portimão municipal markets between 8am and 4pm on March 31, the National Day for Stroke Patients. Those who stop by the