Amongst the 21 finalists of the competition Seven Natural Wonders of Portugal, Algarve has four candidates: headland in Carrapateira, Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park, headland in Sagres, and Ria Formosa estuary and natural park. The public is to choose and elect the seven awarded locations and the voting...

Angus September, the Ambassador for South Africa in Portugal, made a presentation regarding the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup and the involvement of Portugal in the competition at a conference held at the Hotel Montechoro in Albufeira on February 25. “The 2010 FIFA World Cup is of extreme importance...

The construction of an aquarium to show the full potential of Ria Formosa is a project that already goes back ten years – but it’s now nearer to becoming a reality. According to a source at the local town hall, an economic viability study is underway to show that the...

Transferring knowledge from the most developed countries to the least developed, with a connection to the sea: this is the objective of one of the European projects of which the University of the Algarve is the leader. Linking economics to science or vice-versa is one of the main objectives of...

Alberto Contador (Astana) has won the 2010 Tour of the Algarve in Portugal after placing second behind Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) in the race's final individual time trial stage on Sunday.Contador finished the stage 13 seconds adrift of Sanchez, but it was enough to give the 2009 Tour de...

The 36th edition of the Volta ao Algarve have already started in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. the five-day Volta ao Algarve's start list has been bolstered by a greater concentration of stage racing talent which previously had been split between Portugal and the United States. Twenty-three teams will...

Wise planning choices have given Algarve, Portugal the edge over Spain in terms of property investment demand. While the rest of the European real estate market dwindled last year, the Portuguese government retained tight control over construction in the country’s Southern coastal area. Villas had to be built under strict...

A record-breaking budget of around €7 million has been approved by the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA)’s General Assembly (AG) to promote the Algarve internationally in 2010. Nuno Aires, president of the Algarve Regional Tourism Entity (ERTA) as well as of the ATA, said that in comparison to 2009, this year’s...

The coastal risk alert system will enable authorities to determine the consequences of a storm to coastal areas three days in advance, explained Óscar Ferreira, coordinator of the Portuguese division of the Micore project. “The system will determine whether there is the possibility of erosion, retreat of the coast line,...

The city of Loulé will once again be the centre stage for glorious Carnival celebrations on 14th, 15th and 16th of February. Being one of the largest and oldest Carnival parades in the country, the parade has a different theme each year, this year’s being ‘The World of Show Business’....