Silves ‘entrepreneurs’ seek proactive investors to “help Portugal take the lead”
An unusual couple of entrepreneurs is seeking ‘new blood’ to take a simple yet extraordinary project to assured success. Nick and Stella Downs have been working for years on perfecting
Classical meets jazz in concert at stunning Silves theatre
From four corners of the globe, five young, energetic brass musicians have come together to form the Eigelstein Brass Quintet. They will now be performing at the Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre
Silves’ old bridge closed due to “imminent risk of collapse”
Silves council has decided to close the town’s old bridge, used by pedestrians only, due to an “imminent risk of collapse”. The news came just a few days before the
Silves Medieval Fair starts this Friday
From this Friday (August 12), Silves’ hugely popular Medieval Fair will revert the town to the Middle Ages. The event, which runs until Sunday, August 21, is known for how
Silves castle hosts Sunset Secrets every Thursday
World music, relaxing massages, dance performances, and great food and wine will come together once again for Silves’ original ‘Sunset Secrets’ initiative, taking place every Thursday between July 7 and
Rotary Club in UK supports Silves charity
Stewart Smith of Rotary Clube de Silves hands over a donation of toys, baby clothes and toiletries to Dave Mossman of Castelo de Sonhos, the Silves-based charity supporting disadvantaged people
Silves welcomes ideas from locals for 2017 budget
Silves is the latest Algarve town to organise an ‘Orçamento Participativo’ (OP), which allows local citizens to suggest ideas for next year’s municipal budget. Projects can be presented at six
Algarve MP seeks answers concerning Silves’ crumbling walls
Algarve MP Teresa Caeiro has asked the Ministry of Culture what it plans to do about the poor state of Silves’ crumbling Islamic walls, a section of which has already
Algarve author and journalist Len Port takes a light-hearted view of the week’s news in Portugal.
COMMENT The times they are a-changin’ and about time too The Easter just past is likely to be one of the last of its kind. Leaders of various branches of
Silves’ ancient Islamic walls at risk of collapse
A struggle to establish who is in charge of Silves’ Islamic walls and who should pay to renovate them has eclipsed the fact that some sections are dangerously “at risk