Category Archives: Algarve
Paderne guide
Located at about seven kilometers from Albufeira, the small village of Paderne is one of the villages least known to the tourist guides and we’re writing this quick Paderne guide to put it on the map so to speak.
Pera guide
Those of you planning to check out the various locations in Central Algave, this Pera guide is meant to give you a bit of an idea about what to expect from this small village. Pera falls under the administration of the district of Silves and there is very little known about the village’s history, its name deriving from the Latin word for pear, ‘piro’.
The Algarve buddies up to Seville
We’ve been reporting now and again about the very-sustained effort of the Algarve authorities to improve their promotional activities of the region to potential new visitors.
Historic hermitage in Lagoa reopens
We talked a bit about Lagoa a while back and we like to return to various Algarve destinations once in a while to update you on major events or festivals that might be taking place there. This is one such occasion because the Santo Antonio hermitage in Mexilhoiera da Carragacao – Lagoa – has reopened after an extensive refurbishment which was undertaken by the Lagoa council.
Porches guide
The town of Porches is located on a high vantage point towards the edge of the EN125, offering great views of the coast, such a good vantage point that a look-out station existed here back in Roman times and any Porches guide has to start with that mention.
New rules for the Barao de Sao Joao fair
It would appear that the Barao de Sao Joao parish has decided to create a new set of rules in regards to its well-known boot fair. This decision came after a police raid took place in the western Algarve village on April 28.
