Category Archives: Algarve
Algarve’s new “look” – a short history of architecture (Part 1)
One of the footprints of humans’ passage through time and history is represented by their buildings: solid souvenirs they pass on to future generations, so today we turn to Algarve’s new “look” – a short history of architecture in the region and in Portugal in general may bring us to surprising conclusions. Let’s take a (mental) look!
Algarve turns to cultural tourism
After gaining a great reputation as one of Europe’s best seaside destinations, with its sunny shores by the quiet and endless Atlantic Ocean, Algarve turns to cultural tourism to gain more respectability and prominence in the so-called world of tourist circuits.
Journalists, agents and tour operators become tourists in Lagos
This Thursday, October 16th, journalists, agents and tour operators become tourists in Lagos, as the municipality prepares for this year’s edition of the Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve project. This initiative of the Regiao de Turismo do Algarve (RTA) is actually coming to its fourth edition.
Portugal is on the lookout for Asian clients to export octopus
Is Europe out of the woods after the economic crisis of the last years? This may sound like a rhetorical question, but the Portuguese are pretty set on boosting all the levels of economy so they can say goodbye to poverty and unrest. After the recent slight increase in the national minimum wage, now Portugal is on the lookout for Asian clients to export octopus.
Dancing in the Algarve
Dancing in the Algarve is not something uncommon, if we stop to consider that the Portuguese do share part of the hot blooded spirit of the Spanish, as well as a predilection for living life to the full. As one of the earliest and most sincere forms of human expression, dancing is forever part of our lives, so here is a list of future Algarve events that have to do with dance and music.
Mar Algarve Expo Vernissage
Between the 9th and the 11th of October, the Algarve has the unique opportunity to promote the local economy, centering around and widely based on the sea and the maritime industry. The first edition of Mar Algarve Expo relies on the participation of several major companies in the maritime sector.
