Road to Euro 2016: Portugal plays Armenia at Estádio do Algarve
Local football fans will have a unique chance to see Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow Portuguese stars show off their skills in the Algarve later this year as the national football
Algarve welcomes 33rd bikers’ rally to Faro
Motorbike aficionados from all over are expected to flock to the Algarve capital this week for the 33rd motorbike rally, the famous international bikers’ event organised annually by the Moto
Algarve and Madeira beaches among top 10 summer destinations
Portugal, and the Algarve in particularly, continue to attract international recognition. Online travel agency eDreams recently listed the beaches in Faro and Funchal (Madeira Island) in the top-10 most sought-after
Faro’s only cinemas, SBC, closes doors
After 12 years operating in the Algarve, SBC Cinemas at the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro closed down on Sunday, July 6, allegedly following “several months of unpaid rent”.
Containers to serve as Faro’s ‘Palace of Justice’
It’s almost an allegory for the country. Faro’s grandiose-sounding ‘Palace of Justice’ is poised to start operating out of a set of containers located near the municipal swimming baths. The
Creepy crawlies at Algarve Science Centre in Faro
Faro || If creepy crawlies like snakes, spiders and lizards are your kind of thing, then the Algarve’s Science Centre (Centro de Ciência Viva) in Faro has just the event
Portugal’s first electric bus comes to Faro
As we went to press, Faro was on track to be the first Portuguese municipality to boast an electric bus. The eco-friendly bus– called ‘Próximo’ (Close) – is to be
Leisure park
Commercial spaces are up for grabs at the soon-to-be-completed Parque Ribeirinho leisure park in Faro. Anyone interested can submit a tender to the local municipality. The park borders the Ria
Faro sings the Blues
Between May 23 and 24, Faro’s Lethes Theatre will be hosting the 1st Faro Blues, an international Blues festival organised by Ambifaro and designed to put the Algarve capital on
Fisherman rehomed to open way for Ria Formosa 'recovery'
A project to return Faro’s islands to their previous natural state can finally move forwards now that the local council has provided the sole resident of one of the islands