Christmas concert at the convent
A Christmas concert performed by classical music group Dell’Aqua is taking place on Sunday, December 13 at Lagoa’s Convento de São José at 3pm. Organised by local cultural association Ideias
Lagoa council takes over monthly flea market
Lagoa will be hosting its monthly ‘Feira das Velharias’ flea market on Sunday (November 22) at the Fatacil ground. It will be the first market to be organised by the
Lagoa hosts Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’
An orchestra from Castelo Branco will be performing ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at Centro de Congressos do Arade in Parchal on Saturday, November 21. ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a musical composition
Grand Night of Variety returns to Lagoa
Once again the popular Grand Night of Variety with a long list of professional artists will be gracing the stage of the Lagoa auditorium on Friday, November 20. Ian Carfrae
FIESA to move from Pêra to Lagoa
FIESA, the Algarve’s legendary sand sculpture festival that annually transforms as many as 40,000 tons of sand, will be moving from its long-established home in Pêra to Lagoa in 2016.
Lagoa lowers IMI (property) rates
Lagoa council is cutting its municipal rates tax (IMI) in 2016. Mayor Francisco Martins (PS) announced the plan in April, he has told local paper Lagoa Informa, but now the
Battled scarred but unbowed – Arte Algarve leaves Lagoa but keeps its doors open
After many eventful – and always colourful – years in Lagoa winery, Arte Algarve is moving house. There may be the whiff of business ‘difficulties’, stories of debts and missing
Drinking water finally reaches new areas of Lagoa
Construction work to link the areas of Canada and Cerro dos Pios to the municipal mains water supply have finally started and are expected to be completed “soon”, Lagoa council
Lagoa council to open one-stop-shop in December
Lagoa will soon have its own BUM (Balcão Único Municipal), a one-stop-shop with an unfortunate abbreviation that will host most of the local council’s services and make them easily accessible
Lagoa hosts first Algarve Brass Forum
A new event entitled Algarve Brass Forum will take place at the Lagoa auditorium on October 9-10, featuring a number of concerts, conferences and jam sessions. Organised by the Algarve