A body was discovered today, 1st May, in the Ria Formosa lagoon, close to Faro Island, a peninsula along the coast of Faro, after shellfish gatherers raised the alarm, according to Portuguese tabloid Correio da Manhã (CM).
Portugal’s president used his Labour Day bank holiday address to warn of mounting economic and social pressures on workers, arguing that insecure employment and rising living costs are undermining the promise that work should guarantee a dignified life.
Ryanair has called for the suspension of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) until September, citing long queues at Portuguese airports and warning of the potential impact on passengers during the peak of the summer travel season.
The Algarve will be host to 86 prestigious Blue Flag beaches this year, one more than in 2025, following the addition of Albufeira de Odeleite and Verde Lago beach in Castro Marim, whilst Praia dos Pescadores in Albufeira has dropped off the list, the organising body announced on Thursday this week.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said on Thursday that the government is aware inflation has risen and that “the cost of living is increasing”, which is a cause for concern but “not yet a reason for alarm”.
Wines from Quinta do Canhoto and Adega do Cantor are ageing beneath the waters of Albufeira Marina as part of a pioneering Algarve project combining winemaking and tourism innovation.
One man has been arrested and €4.8 million seized in an operation carried out by the Portimão Criminal Investigation Department of Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ). The illegally sourced cash was concealed inside a large hidden compartment in a van. “Operation White Web” has now entered its second stage, after its first was completed successfully back in February of this year
The culturally valuable Cork Museum in Silves is set to reopen on 4th July this year, after spending 16 long years closed and slowly decaying. This assurance was given to reporters from the Algarve’s Sul Informação news agency by Erik de Vlieger, a Dutch businessman who has lived in the Algarve for several years and who, in April last year, purchased the much-loved ‘Fábrica do Inglês’ complex along with the museum’s collection.
