Lagoa is holding its 3rd Wine Tourism Conference on November 9th and 10th.
"We want the Algarve, a destination offering mainly sun, sea and golf tourism, to offer a structured offer in the area of wine tourism," said the mayor of Lagoa, Francisco Martins.
Lagos Council intends to impose the tourist tax next year, to the dismay and annoyance of the municipality’s hotels and Alojamento Local establishments which will have the task of adding the tax to their customers’ bills and explaining why the supplement exists.
The Council president, Joaquina Matos, says that, “it will be good for the region to have a reinforcement of revenues," that helps the local authorities in, "the efforts they make to ensure good conditions for all residents and tourists."
Docapesca has authorised the dredging to begin in parts of the Gilão river in Tavira to enable fishing boats to continue to use the river to unload their catches.
The investment of €281,650 will enable to removal of up to 43,000 m³ and take an estimated 45 days.
The long-promised olfactory amelioration for those within the sewage sniff zone between Faro and Olhão, is close to fruition with the inauguration of the new Wastewater Treatment Plant scheduled within the next ten days.
The mains sewage pipes from the two cities and from São Brás de Alportel, all now are discharging into the new Águas do Algarve facility as testing under full flow conditions continue.
The new Alojamento Local laws for short-term tourist lettings includes an obligation for property owners in buildings covered by condominium legislation, to take out multi-risk civil liability insurance.
This might sound sensible, except this type of insurance does not exist, something the legislators failed to check out before publishing the decree law.
Deco, the consumer watchdog, stated today, "Law 62/2018, which came into effect on 21 October, obliges local housing owners to take out multi-risk civil liability insurance”
A Guinness World Record has been established for the most expensive port wine sold at auction.
The first of five Lalique demijohn decanters, each engraved with a name from one of the five van der Niepoort generations, has been sold for €111,000.
With an already overloaded justice system groaning under the volume of backed-up cases, the Association of Portuguese Judges has announced a 21-day national strike.
"Unfortunately we have been forced to come to this extreme situation, but we are willing to talk, as we have always been. We have to do it in a climate of responsibility and seriousness," said the president of the judges’ trade union, Manuel Soares.
A website and app have been launched for motorhome owners coming to the Algarve and aims to eradicate the practice of ‘wild camping’ that has been blamed for many of the negative impacts this form of tourism can have on the region.
The website, launched by the Coordination and Regional Development Commission of the Algarve (CCDR-Algarve), aims to promote the region while making clear what the current laws mean for motorhome owners.
