The Guadiana International Bridge opened to the public in August 1991, and since then has remained the only route linking the Algarve to southern Spain. However, another long awaited bridge, this one farther in-land, in Alcoutim, could still be built with Recovery and Resilience Plan funding (PRR), something that has remained an uncertainty in recent years, despite promises being made.
Monchique Council has completed a long-running street-naming process, assigning 48 new names to roads and public spaces in Marmelete and the town of Monchique.
The modernisation of the Alvor Irrigation Scheme represents an investment of around €15 million and is designed to reduce water losses across the Alvor-Bravura Irrigation line.
The Albufeira division of the governing Partido Social Democrata (PSD) is calling for a “public discussion” on the tourism model of the municipality following the Oura road incident that left 16 people injured, arguing for greater safety and long-term sustainability.
In the US, court battles over public access to beaches have dragged on for decades; in Italy, the organisation Mare Libero has been fighting since 2019 against the privatisation of some of the country’s most stunning coastal destinations; in Greece, the “towel revolt” was the name given to a campaign launched in 2023, rallying against abuses by sun lounger concession holders. Now the battle has reached Portugal.
After a difficult year, marked by periods of extreme rainfall over this past winter, wine production in Portugal’s Algarve region is expected to rise by between 12% and 15% in the 2026-27 period, reaching roughly 1.8 million litres. If the forecast holds, the region will recover much of the 20% fall recorded the previous year, in an encouraging step in the right direction towards its 2024 peak of almost 2 million litres.
A 40-year-old man stabbed two housemates in Lagoa, Central Algarve, following an argument reportedly linked to a dispute over religious beliefs. Both victims survived thanks to prompt medical treatment and are now in intensive care. The suspect has been arrested.
A majority of the 16 people injured in a hit-and-run incident in Albufeira, during the early hours of Tuesday, 25th August, have been discharged from Portimão Hospital, with two seriously injured victims remaining under intensive care, according to the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS).
