Artisans return to the street for Portimão Summer Markets
After a successful first edition last month, the Portimão Summer Markets (Mercados de Verão) are back in town with a wide range of unique, handmade items. Twenty exhibitors will be
30 chefs take street food to new heights at Portimão’s “Arrebita” festival
The Arrebita street food festival is returning to Portimão next weekend (August 21-22) following the “huge success” of last year’s edition. The event will bring over 30 chefs to Portimão,
Man’s body found in Portimão’s João d’Arens coastal area
PJ police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found in the coastal beauty spot of João d’Arens in Portimão on Monday afternoon. The cause of
Portimão announces €850,000 project to expand local kennel
An €850,000 project to expand Portimão’s municipal kennel has been announced by the local council. Works will include renovating the existing facilities and building a new annex with a surgery
Portimão cancels sardine festival but promises plenty of fun for all
For the second year straight, Portimão’s Sardine Festival will not be held due to the pandemic. However, the town will still pay homage to its favourite fish by organising five
Outdoor exhibition explores Portimão’s history of arts, crafts and professions
Saturday (July 24) will mark the opening of a photography exhibition showcasing the “history of the arts, crafts and professions of Portimão” at the town’s riverside square Praça Manuel Teixeira
Portimão Council wants to create “green park” in João d’Arens
In “surprise news” this week, Portimão Council has revealed that it wants to buy land in the coastal beauty spot of João d’Arens to create a “green park”. The idea
Firefighters battle reignition of Monchique-Portimão fire
Saturday’s wildfire which devastated parts of Monchique and Portimão on Saturday (July 19) has reignited this afternoon, the national civil protection authority has confirmed on its website. The blaze broke
Portimão’s abandoned auditorium to be turned into youth centre
Plans to turn the Portimão’s abandoned auditorium into a “space geared towards youngsters” have been revealed by the local council. The auditorium will be renovated and “transformed into a centre
“After the (delightful) dolphin”: Algarve artist BJ Boulter returns with another message to “Listen to the Ocean”
After the Dolphin that delighted so many in those rose-tinted days pre-Covid (click here), Algarve artist BJ Boulter is back with a new addition to her series: “Listen to the