Olhão launches promotional video showing borough’s most stunning places
Olhão council has released a promotional video that aims to showcase the borough’s most beautiful locations and attractions. The five-minute video shows the town’s riverside and beaches, as well as
Olhão’s Casa Modesta makes list of “European hotels that feel like home, only better”
Olhão’s rural haven Casa Modesta has made a list of “eight European hotels that feel like home, only better” published online by the New York Times. “Hotels as different as
Olhanense ride their luck
Sporting Covilhã will forever wonder how they failed to score against a defence-minded Olhanense. Nestling in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela, continental Portugal’s highest mountain range, the picturesque
Real Marina Hotel & Spa to ‘clean’ Ria Formosa on Friday
A clean-up initiative led by Olhão’s five-star Real Marina Hotel & Spa will take place in several parts of Ria Formosa tomorrow (April 22). “Even though it is a protected
New Faro-Olhão water treatment plant “ready by 2018”
A new water treatment plant (ETAR) serving as many as “113,000 people” in Faro, Olhão and São Brás de Alportel is to be constructed by 2018, says regional water authority
Olhão baker presents giant Easter cake
Easter wouldn’t be the same in Olhão without pastry chef Filipe Martins baking a giant ‘folar’ (Portuguese Easter cake). The owner of pastry shop Kubidoce will present his 80-metre long
Olhão to sterilise “at least 100 stray cats”
A campaign to sterilise “at least 100 stray cats” by the end of December is being carried out by Olhão council in collaboration with local vet clinics. Mayor António Pina
Twenty-eight cars “badly damaged” after garage roof collapses in Olhão
Twenty-eight cars were all but wrecked when part of the roof of a private parking garage collapsed on Monday morning (October 19) in Olhão, after another night of “heavy rain
Olhão crossing to temporarily reopen on Monday with security guard and “improved security conditions”
Olhão’s railway crossing is finally undergoing improvements to guarantee a “safe passage” for the hundreds of people who use it daily. If all goes according to plan, it should be
Latest €15 million Euromillions win goes to lucky punter in Algarve
A very lucky punter in the Algarve has become the region’s latest millionaire after winning €15 million in Tuesday’s draw of the Euromillions lottery. The winning ticket – with the