1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (234+ words) Truck drivers, transport professionals and heavy-vehicle enthusiasts will gather in Loulé from September 11 to 13 for the 10th edition of the Loulé Truck Drivers’ Meeting (Encontro de Camionistas de Loulé). The biennial event will once again take place at Parque das Cidades,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (524+ words) Portugal’s largest vegan fair returns to the Algarve next month, with organisers expecting thousands of visitors and around 5,000 plant-based meals to be served over three days. The seventh edition of FAVA – Algarve Environment and Vegan Fair will take over Loulé…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) Friends in Business Algarve will officially launch its Ferragudo Christmas Festival campaign with a community and sponsor evening on Tuesday, November 10. Light Up Ferragudo will take place from 5pm at Quinta Heights in Sesmarias, Ferragudo, next to Quinta da Boa Nova,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (743+ words) Questions are being raised over how long the ageing Fagilde dam can safely remain in operation after the government acknowledged that its spillway cannot handle the flood conditions required under current regulations. The dam, built on the River Dão in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (301+ words) Old Course Vilamoura is continuing its series of guest-chef dinners with two new events on August 29 and September 5, bringing together acclaimed Portuguese chefs and winemakers. The dinners follow an August programme that welcomed three Michelin-starred chefs to the Algarve golf…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Portugal’s national online directory of choirs has launched an English-language version in a move designed to make the country’s choral community more accessible to foreign residents and international musicians. COROS.PT, operated by Algarve-based cultural association Ideias do Levante, lists…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (391+ words) Historic Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra will celebrate its 700th anniversary with the launch of its first Harvest Party, bringing together regional wines, fire-cooked food and music in the estate’s gardens. The inaugural event will take place on September 18 from 6.30pm to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (625+ words) Former Health Minister António Correia de Campos is combining a monthly pension of €5.524 euros from the Caixa Geral de Aposentações (the institution managing the pensions of public sector employees) with a salary of €3.000 for his role as ombudsman for Members…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) At a point where PSD social democrats appear to be going overboard singing their own praises, foreign minister Paulo Rangel has given a speech in which he stressed that the country cannot be governed by demagogues (alluding to CHEGA), or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) Carvoeiro will combine electronic music, live entertainment and religious tradition during two days of festivities on August 29 and 30. The celebrations in honour of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação (Our Lady of the Incarnation) will take place around Praia do Carvoeiro and…...