Icy roads: Locals sound alarm as frost covers Monchique roads
Drivers are being warned to be careful when driving on the hilly roads of Monchique as subzero temperatures have turned some roads icy, which could lead to difficult driving conditions.
Portugal replants trees in Monchique to prevent wildfire risk
Portugal’s Renature Monchique project is replanting areas that were burnt by wildfires in summer 2018 in the southern Algarve’s Monchique mountain range in partnership with owners and entities, local media
Monchique fire 2018: EDP and employee formally accused of negligent arson
After being named suspects in February, EDP Distribuição and one of the company’s employees have been formally accused of negligent arson in the investigation into Monchique’s devastating summer wildfire of
Ryanair donates extra €250,000 towards Monchique reforestation
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has donated an extra €250,000, raised by its customers, towards the ‘Renaturalizar Monchique’ project, which was launched last year and aims to plant thousands of trees
President Marcelo tastes medronho and chats to tourists in Caldas de Monchique
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited Caldas de Monchique on Sunday as part of his regular trips to the Algarve this summer to prove the region is a Covid-safe tourist
GNR police shut down illegal cannabis plantation in Monchique
A 57-year-old man was arrested on Monday (August 17) after his cannabis plantation in Vale de Gaios, Monchique, was discovered by GNR police. The operation saw authorities confiscating 41 cannabis
Monchique registers first coronavirus case; council cuts off access to tourist hotspots
A woman in her 40s who lives in Alferce where she works at a day care centre for the elderly has been identified as the first coronavirus patient in the
British pensioner dies after slipping and hitting head during hike in Monchique
An 81-year-old British man died after falling and hitting his head while on a hike in the area of Odelouca in Monchique on Wednesday, March 12. Reports Correio da Manhã
New-look Água de Monchique to double production capacity
Algarve mineral water company Água de Monchique has invested €8.5 million in a major rebranding move which also saw it double its water bottling capacity in hopes of reaching a
Traditional sausages to take centre stage in Monchique
Monchique’s popular Feira dos Enchidos is returning for its 27th time on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. It is one of the town’s biggest events and aims to