Category Archives: Algarve

Safe Village – Safe People

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

The “Safe Village – Safe People” programme has been launched which outlines self-protection measures for the population in the event of a rural fire affecting people and their homes. Following a recent meeting between Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) and the … Continue reading →

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10 Year Permanent Residency

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

Can it really be five years ago that we blogged about gaining our 5 year Certificado de Registo?! – see this post – R is for Residency – for more information about that process, as if you are a national … Continue reading →

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Loulé Carnival 2018

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

The Oldest Carnival in the country – and surely the best! Loulé Carnival is back in town and it is as vibrant and colourful and lively as ever. This year the dates were moved to the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Madrugada in the Algarve

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

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 →

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Algarve Art

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

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 →

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Best Expat Blog Portugal Award

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

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 →

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REFOOD Volunteering

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

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 →

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