Category Archives: Algarve Cities

Don’t forget Mama Maratona on October 13

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What is Mama Maratona you ask? It’s a walk/race organized to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer, and it’s an event that will be returning to the Portimao riverside area on the 13th of October.




Boliqueime guide

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We haven’t talked about Algarve towns and cities in a while so it’s time to look at a Boliqueime guide and bring you some knowledge about this small village, located in the district of Loule.

We’ve mentioned in a couple of other articles about the region’s affinity towards elaborate chimneys, and this place is not an exception. The chimneys here come in all shapes and sizes, and it is said that the larger and more elaborate the chimney, the more wealthy you are, but one can see quite grand chimneys on small cottages, so who knows how much truth there is in this saying.




Sagres Birdwatching Festival 2013

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The Sagres Birdwatching Festival will be taking place from October 4 to 6 and is expected to attract a large international audience.




Lethes Theatre charity performance

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The historic Lethes Theatre in Faro will be hosting the Angels Theatre Group and their show entitle ‘A Night at the Ritz – A celebration of the World and Music of Cole Porter’ which will run for only two performances on the 2nd and 3rd of November.




World Tourism Day in the Algarve

This year on the World Tourism Day – which was on the 27th of September – was dedicated to water and how to use it efficiently in the tourism industry, in order to protect our future.




Almost 9 in 10 Portuguese holidayed in Portugal in 2013

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A recent study has found that 86% of Portuguese opted to spend their holidays in Portugal in 2013, in places not that far from where they live.