Category Archives: Portimao
Top 10 Summer Activities in the Algarve
Summer is coming and one of the best places to spend it is in the sunny happy Algarve, so let’s look into the Top 10 Summer Activities in the Algarve together!
Hospital problems in the Algarve
The Algarve health system has been a recent subject of very vocal discussion, with Western Algarve patients being forced to travel to Faro because of a recent merger between hospitals.
Portimao to exhibit second-century Roman coin
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.
Portimao tourist attractions
Today we’ll be talking about Portimao tourist attraction, a subject that we haven’t really touched upon yet.
Portimao is one of the largest towns in the Algarve, alongside the likes of Olhao, or the capital Faro. As opposed to most other Algarve locations, Portimao does not get most of its revenue from tourism activities, instead it acts as more of a headquarters for those who want to visit the various nearby tourist resorts, however there are things to be done in Portimao as well.
Ocean Revival project starts off with a couple of bangs
On Tuesday, October 30, two old warships were purposely sunk, off the coast of Alvor, thus marking the beginning of the Ocean Revival project.
Four explosives were used to sink the Oliveira e Carmo corvette – a disused warship – while dozens of other boats, both commercial and private, filled with onlookers, observed from at least half-a-mile away. It took two minutes and twenty-one second to sink the old corvette, three miles off the coast, where a pioneering underwater museum will be created.
Festival da sardinha Portimao – The Portimao Sardine Festival
It’s a good thing that the Portimao Sardine Festival exists, otherwise this town would be nothing more than just another resort city.
The Portuguese town of Portimao is one of the many Algarve resorts that attract many millions of visitors each year. It is located on the southern coast of Portugal and offers a plethora of attractions and activities for its visitors thanks to the presence of the sea and such.
However we’ll be talking about one event that sets Portimao apart from the many other Algarve resorts, namely the Portimao Festival da Sardinha, or the Portimao Sardine Festival.
