As of yesterday, August 13th 2024, the iconic Benagil Caves on the coastline of Lagoa have new access rules, which include the prohibition of disembarking and swimming inside.
A 20 year old female motorcyclist was seriously injured yesterday afternoon, in a collision between her motorcycle and a light vehicle, in Pardieiro, Monchique.
A 50 year old Irish woman, on holiday in Albufeira, has reported being raped by two men on the street, in the early hours of Monday.
Police have arrested two men suspected of committing violent crimes in Faro and Loulé, inlcuding kidnap, attempted murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated threat.
House prices in the Algarve rose 8.4% in July compared to the same month last year. According to the Idealista price index , buying a house cost on average €3,414 per square meter (euros/m2) at the end of July this year.
On Saturday afternoon, a 34 year old woman who felt unwell at Monte Gordo beach in Vila Real de Santo António, was assisted by Members of the “SeaWatch” Project.
According to figures from the Algarve Hotels and Tourist Enterprises Association - AHETA, hotels and rental properties in the Algarve recorded occupancy rates much the same as that seen in the same month of 2023.
Yesterday evening, an accident involving two cars on the 'new' bridge, which connects Portimão and Lagoa, caused five injuries.
- Public consultation open for the development plans for Albandeira, on the Lagoa coast
- More funding needed for the Algarve Desalination Plant project
- Olhão: Firefighters work swiftly to extinguish fire near residential area
- Algoz: Most residents of Foral will have no water in 5 months time
- Body discovered floating in the Arade River is thought to be missing paddleboarder
- The Algarve’s water crisis worsens
- Young man dies after a fight in Albufeira
- Lagoa: Air Force rescue a man from Caneiros Beach cliff