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Local Algarve news, and International news in English. As part of the change to the rules, Faro City Council announced yesterday that it will start charging tourist tax all year round, increasing it to €2 per night in high season and €1 in low season, a measure that began on 1st November.
Faro Council is to redevelop the city's riverside area
1 day ago · Editor 12 November 2024. Faro City Council have approved a project which involves an investment of 3 million euros, for the redevelopment of the riverside neighbourhood. The tender for the urban requalification of the riverside area in Faro has been launched, with an expected execution period of around 2 years for the work to be completed.
Covid-19: A clear restrictions update for all municipalities
Jul 23, 2021 · Get to know the rules in force in the 145 affected municipalities. In the Algarve, the municipalities of Tavira, Vila do Bispo and Vila Real de Santo António all increased the risk level to 'Very High', joining 9 other municipalities in the region that already had the …
Algarve under orange weather warning from Friday, due to rain …
Oct 10, 2024 · The Algarve and Beja will be under an orange weather warning from Friday due to rain and thunderstorms, starting from around 3:00 am. By Saturday, the level decreases to yellow warning from 3:00 pm onwards. The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a moderate to high risk meteorological situation, and the yellow warning when there ...
Algarve irrigators call for restrictions to be eased after recent rains
Editor 02 April 2024. Algarve irrigators are calling on the Government to ease restrictions on water consumption within the agriculture industry, imposed due to the drought affecting the region, after the level of reservoirs rose thanks to the rains over Easter. Macário Correia, from the Association of Beneficiaries of the Sotavento do Algarve ...
No shortage of water 'guaranteed' in the Algarve, even with ...
May 31, 2024 · The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, guaranteed today that, even with restrictions being eased, the Algarve will have water for consumption, but the Government will be attentive to “if it is necessary to tweak here and there”.
Nearly 15% of the Algarve population are foreigners
Dec 20, 2021 · Nearly 15% of the Algarve population are foreigners. According to the provisional results of the 2021 Census, released last Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), foreigners currently make up 5.3% of the population residing in Portugal, but 14.7% in the Algarve. The number of foreigners residing in Portugal grew 40.6% compared to ...
Tourism: overnight stays hit a new historic high in Portugal
Jan 4, 2024 · Throughout 2023, Local Accommodation (AL) gave a lot to talk about, w ith the Government claiming that this short-term home rental business contributes to the rise in housing prices in the country, it decided to tighten the clampdown on the activity with Mais Habitação, a package that came into force on October 7th. Despite the controversies, AL establishments continued to attract Portuguese ...
6 Algarve municipalities at maximum risk of rural fire
Oct 4, 2023 · According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the danger of rural fires will gradually worsen from now until Saturday, following the rise in maximum temperatures.