December 10, 2019 English news blog from the Algarve

Tag: #faro


Faro Firefighters receive new vehicles and gear on their 137th anniversary

December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019

Sapper-firefighters of Faro received an urban van to put out fires in the city and a mobile command post, last...

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...

More than 100 bank cards cloned in the Algarve in one month

November 20, 2019

November 20, 2019

During the month of October, Police and GNR received one hundred complaints of bank card cloning in the Algarve. Most...

Algarve doesn’t have scooters on the streets anymore

November 20, 2019

November 20, 2019

Almost a year after being announced as an asset to promote smooth mobility in the Algarve, electric scooters no longer...

Faro dedicates event to the consumption and production of sustainable food

November 19, 2019

November 19, 2019

The Council of Faro and NGO In Loco will debate on November 26 the importance of local production and consumption...

After Lisbon, Faro has the most unequal house prices

November 19, 2019

November 19, 2019

To buy a home in Lisbon, a person would need to pay 23 times his or her average annual salary....

Madagascar Musical in Faro

November 8, 2019

November 8, 2019

From November 21 to 23, DreamWorks classic Madagascar is turned into a Musical in Teatro das Figuras. With three sessions...

Faro-Toronto flights by 2020

November 1, 2019

November 1, 2019

The canadian airline AirTransat will connect Faro to Toronto from January to October. This is the first intercontinental flight in...

Verdi’s Masterpiece La Traviata in Faro

October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019

Teatro das Figuras  in Faro hosts Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece opera La Traviata, performed by the company Opera 2001 on Tuesday,...

GLOBAL CLIMATE MARCH IN THE ALGARVE

September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019

The Algarve joins the Global movement for the Earth as several Climate strikes surge on the map. These marches are...