Portimão Percussion Festival begins with ‘jazz night’
Portimão’s International Percussion Festival begins this Friday (March 20) with a ‘jazz night’ at the municipal theatre TEMPO. The concert will feature a number of musicians, including Jeffery Davis (Canada),
Portimão offers guided walks
Nature || Portimão council has presented the 2015 schedule of its guided walks through the most interesting areas of the borough. The first takes place on February 21, with a
Lights out at Clube Praia da Rocha
Residents of Clube Praia da Rocha in Portimão have been living without power or water since Thursday (January 29). The 13-storey development, which has 600 apartments (300 of which are
24-hour pet hospital opens in Portimão
Veterinary || A new 24/7 veterinary hospital opened last week (January 20) in Portimão. The 300sqm hospital is located on Avenida Afonso Henriques, near the town’s old CTT post office
Portimão hands €440,000 of its million-euro tax grab to firemen
Portimão council has announced it is channelling €440,000 of the money it has raised from its million-euro civil protection tax to fund the local fire department. The deal was made
Portugal and England face off in Dynamite Fight Night
Parchal || An “epic battle between the best Portuguese and English fighters” is promised for the 28th Dynamite Fight Night (DFN), taking place on February 7 at Pavilhão Arade in
Putting Portimão port on cruise map
The Administration of Sines and Algarve Ports (APS) has announced it is working hard to promote Portimão port as a “top quality” terminal for cruise stopovers. Says APS, the port
Bragança-Portimão air link could open on June 1
Flights connecting Portimão to Bragança in the north of Portugal could be running as soon as June 1. The air link – which includes stops in Cascais, Viseu and Vila
Bragança-Portimão air link moves forward
Route || It is all systems go for the air link to connect Portimão with Bragança in the north – via Cascais, Viseu and Vila Real. Following a successful emergency
Portimão’s reviled civil protection tax faces court embargo
Portimão’s universally-hated new civil protection tax is now well and truly under threat. The administrative and fiscal court of Loulé has accepted an injunction bid presented by a group of