Bridge over troubled waters
Controversy over the safety of the bridge leading to Faro Island continues to rage. The opposition Socialist Party has accused José Vitorino, the President of Faro Câmara, of “lying” when
Drug squad triumphs
Faro GNR’s Núcleo de Investigação Criminal de Droga, a special drug investigation team unit created a year ago, has already made 56 arrests for alleged drug trafficking and seized around
Faro campsite will re-open
The campsite at Faro beach should reopen to the public in the next few months, once building work is complete and the National Fire Service has approved the new facilities.
Faro bridge report shock
A damning three-year-old technical report from the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) has been discovered this week in Faro Câmara offices. It apparently describes the bridge accessing Praia de
Faro can be important tourist destination
Faro’s Câmara President believes that, if the city uses its imagination, it could soon become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Algarve. José Vitorino was speaking at
Three cultures come together
The Largo da Sé in Faro was transformed recently as part of the first ‘Festival of Three Cultures’, jointly organised by the Fundação Pedro Ruivo and the city câmara. The
Roman epic comes to town
Kirk Douglas was a courageous rebel and Laurence Olivier was a malevolent Roman general. The year was 1960 and the film was Spartacus, an epic motion picture that won four
Government slammed in fire post-mortem
José Vitorino, President of Faro Câmara, has expressed solidarity with the region’s fire victims and claimed that “regional autonomy” for the Algarve would have prevented the catastrophe. The câmara leader
Faro culture capital confirmed
Faro has been officially confirmed as National Cultural Capital next year, following in the footsteps of Coimbra last year. The establishment of Faro as National Culture Capital was officially approved
Alleged arsonist detained
Police in Faro have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out three arson attacks in the final fortnight of June that endangered local residents’ homes, in a zone