Snail festivals
Snail festivals are being held this month in Castro Marim (from May 17 to 19) and Messines (May 25). In the Eastern Algarve town, the venue is the Revelim de
Opera gastronomy event
An evening to taste the culinary creations of Portuguese Chef Luís Mourão at the Epic Sana Algarve Hotel, in Albufeira, was complemented by a unique ‘Techno Opera Chill Out’ performance.
Gastronomy festival
A festival to celebrate Algarve gastronomy and handicrafts is being held at the old Convento de São Francisco in Faro on May 24 and 25, from 7pm to 1am. Entitled
A prized event
A gourmet dinner designed to delight the most discerning of palates will take place at the Morgadinho restaurant in the Suites Alba Resort & Spa, near Carvoeiro, on May 18.
Kitchen party!
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Guests from all over the Algarve converged on Vila Vita Parc this Saturday for a somewhat unusual event combining haute cuisine and fine wines. The party
La Piazza fun
A fundraising evening at La Piazza Restaurant in Santa Bárbara de Nexe is taking place on Saturday, June 1. The evening will consist of a two-course meal (there will be
Vila Joya re-opens Segundo restaurant
The re-opening of Vila Joya’s pool restaurant Segundo will take place on June 20, offering a more “laid back” alternative to the hotel’s Michelin two star restaurant, which was recently
Wine, food and fun in the Alentejo
Thirty-one members of the Algarve Wine Society recently returned from an interesting trip to the nearby Litoral Alentejo. This is an area of the Western Alentejo, starting near Santiago do
Great expectations for vintage port
It’s not often that wine guru Jancis Robinson dedicates her column in FT Weekend to Portuguese wine, but then Port wine is special, and judging by her column in last
Seafood celebrated
Tavira gastronomy festival Tavira||The culinary delights of Algarve seafood are to be enjoyed in Tavira during the 10th Sea Gastronomy Festival between May 11 and 26. Twelve restaurants of the