Category Archives: Blog
Algarve wine tasting dinner to benefit international polio initiative
We like to talk about many facets of life in the Algarve and today we’ll be mentioning about the Algarve chapter of the Rotarians’ Wine Appreciation Fellowship sponsoring a fun-filled event meant to benefit the multi-national campaign End Polio Now, meant to eradicate the wild polio virus.
Lethes Theatre charity performance
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.
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.
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.
Unique tourism project in Tavira
September 16th saw the start of an interesting tourism project in Tavira, lead by a consortium established between the owner of the Pedras d’el Rei resort and the University of the Algarve.
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.
