Portimão to host ‘on-the-go’ street food festival
A new street food festival called ‘Arrebita Portugal’ will take place in Portimão between August 21 and 23. The event will see 15 chefs preparing a sweet or savoury dish
Alzheimer Portugal to open Algarve headquarters in Portimão
Alzheimer Portugal, an association providing assistance to Alzheimer’s patients and their friends and family, will be opening its Algarve headquarters in Portimão in September. It will be located at Urbanização
Sardine still shines as Portimão’s favourite fish despite cancelled festival
Portimão’s Sardine Festival, one of the Algarve’s most popular gastronomic events, will not be held this year due to the pandemic, but the town will continue to pay homage to
Portimão ‘frees up’ 250 parking spaces
Portimão has gained an extra 250 free parking spaces following the end of a parking concession contract between the local council and private company Saba. The parking spaces are located
Bloggers help promote Portimão as safe summer destination
Portimão council has turned to Portuguese bloggers to help promote the borough as a Covid-19 safe destination for national and Spanish holidaymakers. The campaign, entitled ‘Portimão Testado e Recomendado’ (Portimão
Crematorium added to Portimão’s plan to build new cemetery
A crematorium has been added to the plan to build a new municipal cemetery in Sítio do Malheiro on the outskirts of Portimão. The announcement was made by the local
‘Baby thrown into sea’ in Portimão was false alarm
Maritime authorities have confirmed that the anonymous tipoff about a baby that had allegedly been thrown into the sea at Praia da Rocha in Portimão (click here) was a false
Anonymous tipoff prompts searches for three-month-old baby allegedly thrown into sea at Praia da Rocha
Authorities in Portimão are investigating an anonymous tip-off about a three-month-old baby that was allegedly thrown into the sea at Praia da Rocha yesterday afternoon (July 9). National press reports
Algarve mayor tells EU: “Protecting lives and our economy are mutually compatible”
Portimão Mayor has reiterated the message that “the Algarve is a safe destination” during a virtual meeting of the European Committee of the Regions held on Thursday (July 2) to
Discover Portimão and Alvor under the moonlight
Portimão Council is organising another series of its popular nighttime walks which will be held every Thursday this month. Three of the walks will be held in Portimão (July 2,