Praia da Rocha late-night revelry leads to (yet another) cliff fall
A 19-year-old from Lisbon is seriously injured after falling from a cliff near Praia da Rocha’s well-known “avenue of bars”. The accident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning,
Runaway car ploughs into revelling crowds in Praia da Rocha, injuring 13
Described by a shocked bystander as a “tsunami of people in the air”, the horrific incident that left 13 late-night revellers lying injured in one of Praia da Rocha’s busiest
Praia da Rocha offers free sports throughout the summer
All kinds of sports will be on offer this summer at Praia da Rocha’s beachside Área Desportiva – with anyone interested in classes of Zumba, aerobics, yoga or water-gymnastics simply
Drunk English teenager rescued from Praia da Rocha cliff fall “runs away from hospital to carry on drinking”
A young English teenager fell 20-metres backwards off a cliff in Praia da Rocha in the early hours of Saturday morning. Despite being described by media reports as “gravely injured”,
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
Tourist, 60, brutally attacked in Praia da Rocha
Crime || A 60-year-old Norwegian tourist was brutally beaten and robbed in the early hours of Sunday morning (January 4) in Praia da Rocha, Portimão. The attack took place shortly
"Outro Bar" in Praia da Rocha broken into and badly vandalised
Outro Bar, in Praia da Rocha, was broken into and badly vandalised in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Owner Salvador Varela said damages are in the region of “thousands
Praia da Rocha, the "king of beaches" on Facebook
Praia da Rocha in Portimão was the Portuguese beach with the most ‘check-ins’ on Facebook this summer, closely followed by Praia de Albufeira. For those unfamiliar with these technologies, ‘checking
Scottish tourist dies in Praia da Rocha
A Scottish tourist, believed to be in his 60s, died on the main avenue of Praia da Rocha (Portimão) on Tuesday, July 15, at around 2am. Eye witnesses said the
Praia da Rocha fortress to hold first wine tasting event
Weekend || Tasting the best wines Portimão producers have to offer will be possible at the first Portimão Wine Tasting event taking place this weekend (July 11-13) at the Santa