Category Archives: Algarve

Portuguese airline company TAP schedules strike

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It’s not great when we have to report on less than nice news related to the Algarve, but we do like to report on anything that might influence your trip there and the scheduled TAP – Portuguese airline company – strike for this month might just affect some of you.




Algarve beaches get high rankings from travelers

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This is something well-known by those who are in the know, but it’s always good to know that Algarve beaches are continually appreciated by those who visit them.




Portimao to exhibit second-century Roman coin

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It took almost half-a-century, but Portimao is finally exhibiting a Roman coin from the second century, better late than never.

The coin was discovered 43 years ago in the local Arade River and has finally become a permanent part of the Portimao museum’s collections.




Trans-Guadiana protocol gives new hopes to ‘Eurocity’ region

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Even though it seems that only bleak news is coming out of the Algarve, today we’re talking about the Trans-Guadiana protocol, which has been signed between the various traders in cities that line the Guadiana River – which separates Portugal’s Algarve region from Spain’s Andalucia region – which has been the source of some positive feelings amongst business owners on both sides of the river.




Algarve historic sites (part 1)

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We only rarely focus our attention on the many Algarve historic sites that can be seen and visited in this region, usually we talk more about beaches and festivals, but today we’ll change that with a quick look at some of the historic sites that you can find while on your Algarve trip.




January hotel room occupancy numbers

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The room occupancy in the first month of 2013 has averaged at around 26.9 percent, a number that is very close to the one registered during the same time period in 2012 – these numbers are courtesy of the Algarve Association of hotel and tourist developments, or AHETA.