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Algarve brings home four Publituris Travel Awards

Three hotels and one golf course in the Algarve were among the winners of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2018, considered the ‘Oscars’ of the national tourism sector.

Vila Vita Parc in Porches (Lagoa) was named Best Hotel Resort,

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Horrific head-on accident kills six in Pombal

Six people were killed in a horrific head-on crash involving two commercial vehicles on the IC8 road in Pombal, Leiria this morning (September 24) shortly after 7am.

Sources from INEM emergency services and GNR police have confirmed that

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Prisoners to get jobs to help them prepare for life outside jail

“Rigorously selected” prisoners in the Algarve will soon be allowed to work outside jail for a few hours of the day. The initiative aims to give inmates some work experience and a taste of what their life can become when their sentences come to

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Culling of animals banned at municipal kennels - vets fear animal abandonment will only become worse

Municipal kennels are no longer allowed to kill cats and dogs to control stray animal populations. The new rule came into effect on Sunday (September 23) and continues to raise concern among veterinarians who warn that the problem of stray

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€1.5 tourist tax approved by Algarve boroughs - to be charged between March and October

The Algarve municipalities association (AMAL) has approved a regional tourism tax that will charge tourists €1.50 per day during the first seven days of their stay between March and October. Children under 12 won’t be charged.

The measure

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History rewritten in dramatic style at the Portugal Masters

England’s Tom Lewis established a new Portugal Masters record as the first two-time winner of the trophy. Lewis claimed his second European Tour victory at the Victoria course, Vilamoura, where he had lifted the trophy in the 2011 event.

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Two planes diverted to Faro Airport after drone spotted flying over Lisbon runway

It was shortly before 11pm on Wednesday (September 19) that air traffic controllers at Lisbon Airport spotted a drone flying over one of the airport’s runways, forcing them to suspend all flight operations for 11 minutes.

Two planes had to

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Pop icon Ed Sheeran announces Lisbon concert in 2019

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will be playing his first headlining concert in Portugal in 2019. The show will take place on June 1 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

The announcement was made today on Facebook by the event promoter

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Portugal’s best-preserved Roman port, believed to be 2,000 years old, discovered in Budens

It is described as the “best preserved Roman port in Portugal” and has been discovered at Boca do Rio in Budens, Vila do Bispo.

Believed to be around 2,000 years old, the ancient port was uncovered by a Portuguese-German team from the

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Portugal’s Cinema Festival returns in October with €2.50 tickets

Cinema tickets will cost just €2.50 during Portugal’s Cinema Festival between October 22 and 24, the cinema companies association (APEC) has announced. For those who find cinema tickets pricey, this is the perfect...

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