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Afro Nation returns to the Algarve: A major boost for tourism and the local economy

Afro Nation returns to Portimão for next five years

Since its launch in Portugal in 2019, Afro Nation has grown into a global cultural phenomenon, attracting music fans from across Europe, Africa, North America and beyond. The festival, held

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Best Beaches in the Algarve: The Resident’s guide to Portugal’s most spectacular coastline 

Algarve beach crowned best in Europe

Stretching for more than 150 kilometres along Portugal’s southern coast, the region offers a remarkably diverse beach experience. From the wild, windswept shores of the western Algarve to the calm,

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Portugal’s growing role in Europe’s drug trade – and the police successes fighting back

Portugal’s strategic location on Europe’s Atlantic coast has made it an increasingly important gateway for international drug trafficking networks seeking to move cocaine and other narcotics from South America into

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Portugal’s wild places – new exhibition at Galeria Côrte-Real

Richard Suckling

Unique in his ability to work with pastels, Richard’s pictures make use of their unusual properties. With a limitless range of pigments, each pastel stick consists of a powdery mineral

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Portugal Charity Network meeting highlights business awareness for charities

Cheryl Smith

The event provided an opportunity for attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and discover new volunteering opportunities while continuing the Network’s current Business Awareness Focus initiative. A highlight of the meeting

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Portugal airport strike causes major flight disruptions as hundreds of services cancelled

The industrial action had its biggest impact at Lisbon Airport, where nearly 100 arrivals and departures were cancelled throughout the day. Porto Airport was also heavily affected, with close to

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“Vast majority of Portuguese are working” – Government downplays impact of general strike

“Vast majority of Portuguese are working” – Government downplays impact of general strike

Portugal’s Labour Minister, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, has downplayed the impact of Wednesday’s general strike, insisting that the “vast majority of Portuguese are working” and that disruption in the

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Breakthrough cancer injection to be tested in Portugal after “unprecedented” trial results

Breakthrough cancer injection to be tested in Portugal after “unprecedented” trial results

A groundbreaking cancer treatment hailed as one of the most promising advances in oncology is set to be tested in Portugal after delivering what experts described as “unprecedented” results in

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