19th century building in Faro, reopens as hostel
Project || A brand new 74-bedroom hostel was officially opened last weekend in an ancient building in the heart of Faro. ‘1878 Hostel’ – named after the year it was
Ex-Faro Mayor Macário Correia back in court
Charges || Macário Correia is back in court, but this time it is to try and prove he is innocent of the charges that forced him to step down from
Monarch aircraft makes emergency landing at Faro Airport
A Madeira-bound Monarch flight out of Birmingham was forced to make an emergency landing at Faro Airport late yesterday afternoon due to problems with the plane’s hydraulics system. Around 320
GMS opens Apple store at Forum Algarve
Portuguese group Marques da Silva (GMS) is getting ready to open an official Apple store at Forum Algarve Shopping Centre in Faro on Thursday (July 31). The group is one
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