Category Archives: Travel
Algarve to fight fire with foliage
Portugal and the Algarve especially always braces itself for another devastating round of forest fires and regardless of how much is spent on prevention, it never really seems to make a real difference.
Boliqueime guide
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
The Sagres Birdwatching Festival will be taking place from October 4 to 6 and is expected to attract a large international audience.
Almost 9 in 10 Portuguese holidayed in Portugal in 2013
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.
Algarve wines getting attention in the UK
It would appear that the new Algarve wines from the Douro Valley are starting to make a name for themselves in the United Kingdom.
We’re referring to the new white wines from the region, because the region is most famously known for being a producer of Port wine – a fortified red wine.
Celebrate Oktoberfest in the Algarve
Who says you can’t enjoy the revelry of Oktoberfest if you’re not in Germany? The beer garden Vila Vita Biergarten located in the Algarve has something to say about that indeed.
