December 10, 2019 English news blog from the Algarve

Tag: Europe


Faro launches bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2027

December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019

On November 25, Faro council and several institutions in the Algarve signed protocols to present a bid to become the...

Mayor of Monchique asks for European intervention in the Algarve drought

November 22, 2019

November 22, 2019

In a Brussels meeting, Mayor Rui André asked for a contingency plan to deal with the extreme drought in the...

Portimão, Best European City of Sport 2019

November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019

Portimão was recognized as Best European City of Sport 2019 by ACES Europe – Association of European Sports Cities, the...

Loulé integrates European project “Healthy Cities”

July 19, 2019

July 19, 2019

Continuing the work carried out in the framework of the “Vital Cities – Make you Active”, the Municipality of Loulé...

Algarve hotel occupancy drops by 0.5% in June.

July 9, 2019

July 9, 2019

According to AHETA – Associação dos Hotéis e Empreendimentos Turísticos do Algarve, the month of June 2019 presented the following...

Algarve wins a total of 5 awards at the World Travel Awards Europe

June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019

Algarve has just won the “Oscar” for Best Beach Destination in Europe 2019, while Portugal was elected, for the third...

Calls to other EU countries will now be cheaper

May 24, 2019

May 24, 2019

A new top price will be applied to all international calls and SMS within the EU. As a result, consumers...