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Madrugada in the Algarve
The Madrugada Associação has provided palliative care and support to over 100 people and their loved ones in the Algarve since 2009. They are based in Praia da Luz, and they offer support throughout illness and beyond, to people in … Continue reading
Algarve Art
New Website, Algarve Society of Artists and Algarve Art! Magazine Launched You might have been wondering what we have been up to lately as the blog has been a bit quieter than normal (sorry about that – normal service is … Continue reading
Posted in About us, Algarve, Art, News and information, Photography
Tagged Algarve, art, Culture, exhibition, News, Photography
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The Living Statues come to life again
The Rua 25 de Abril and the Largo 5 Outubro in Lagoa were once again filled with the magical spectacle of the Living Statues at Christmas. The Estátuas Vivas no Natal project is now in its third year of visiting Lagoa, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Photography
Tagged Christmas, Culture, events, Lagoa, Photography, Portuguese people
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Palm Beach Restaurant Exceeded our Expectations
We are big fans of the Holiday Inn Algarve, so we were obviously intrigued to hear they were responsible for refurbishing the old and dilapidated Palm Beach snack bar right on the beach at Armação de Pêra. Dave was asked … Continue reading
Best Expat Blog Portugal Award
Well that was a nice surprise yesterday – we received an e-mail from MoneyTransferComparison.com letting us know that we had won their award of ‘Best Expat Blog – Portugal’ for 2017! Here’s what they posted about our award: Well how nice is … Continue reading
Posted in About us, Algarve, Beaches, News and information, Photography
Tagged Algarve, awards, beaches, events, News, Photography, reviews
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REFOOD Volunteering
This is a guest article by Christine Holmes, supporting the REFOOD Programme here in the Algarve. Why would you not? Volunteer that is! It’s all a big plus as far as I’m concerned and I’ve been doing it for 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Algarve, Eating out, News and information
Tagged Charity, eating out, Food, restaurants
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Sagres at Sunset
Sagres is the most westerly town of the Algarve and is an impressive display of enormous cliffs and vast beaches, with the pounding of the waves from the Atlantic Ocean and the accompanying cooler temperatures – usually carried along by … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Places to Visit
Tagged Animals, beaches, birds, events, exhibition, Photography, Walking, weather
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