‘Tapas Route’ ready for this year’s restaurants
Portimão’s popular ‘Tapas Route’ (Rota dos Petiscos) is already accepting applications for local restaurants interested in taking part in the 2015 edition of the event, which will take place between
Free health screenings at Faro and Portimão markets
Free health screenings will be offered at Faro and Portimão municipal markets between 8am and 4pm on March 31, the National Day for Stroke Patients. Those who stop by the
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