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Olhão Wonder
Portugal has chosen its New 7 Wonders, with seven landmarks from across the country emerging as winners following the grand final held in Sintra on Saturday (September 12). The winners were selected across seven different categories after a public...
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Best rating in 15 years!
Portugal has regained an A+ credit rating from Fitch for the first time since March 2011, marking a significant restoration of international confidence 15 years after the country was driven into a sovereign debt crisis. The ratings agency upgraded...
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Double world champ
Fernando Pimenta has underlined his status as one of Portugal’s greatest-ever sportsmen by becoming a double world champion at the age of 37, winning the K1 5,000m just 24 hours after taking gold over 1,000 metres. The Portuguese canoeing star capped...
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Portugal’s interior ‘needs more investment’
President António José Seguro made the call during a visit to Viana do Castelo district, highlighting the challenges facing Portugal’s inland and border regions.
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Algarve Central Hospital moves closer
The sum may seem modest beside the hospital’s €426.7 million price tag, but it settles another important part of a project delayed for more than two decades. Each municipality will contribute €500,000 under an addendum signed at Faro Hospital on...
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Portimão calling
Ultraluxury cruise ship EXPLORA III made its maiden call in Portimão on Sunday, August 9, as operator Explora Journeys signalled its interest in strengthening its presence in the Algarve. The recently christened vessel, the third ultraluxury ship...
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Zach triumphs in Vilamoura
“Who would have thought?” Zach Johnson certainly didn’t back in 2005, when he and Stewart Cink left Vilamoura after a forgettable World Cup, well down the leaderboard. Twentyone years later, the same two Americans returned to the Algarve and rewrote...
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Meet Sami, Zoomarine Algarve’s newborn dolphin
Zoomarine Algarve has announced the birth of a male bottlenose dolphin, marking a significant milestone as the marine park celebrates its 35th anniversary this year Named Sami, the calf was born on June 2 at around 2pm to mother Luna and father Hugo....
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Queen rocks Vale do Lobo
Queen Sensation brings the music of Queen to Vale do Lobo this Saturday, July 18, with an unforgettable sunset concert on the golf course.
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Electric trains arrive in Algarve
Train travel across the Algarve is set for its biggest improvement in decades, with electric trains due to operate along the entire railway line from July 19, bringing direct services between Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António for the first time in...
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Algarve targets premium tourism
Tourists from cooler and more northerly European countries began to arrive en masse, attracted by the Algarve’s stunning, uncrowded beaches, a sunny climate, and, for a wealthier clientele, the region’s soon-to-be-famed golf courses. Many of these...
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Green Map opposition
Portugal’s renewable energy “Green Map” is facing growing opposition from councils and residents worried about landscapes and heritage.
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