New initiative offers FREE unlimited train travel for students in secondary education

NEW INITIATIVE OFFERS FREE UNLIMITED TRAIN TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS IN SECONDARY EDUCATIONIn an initiative by Movijovem in partnership with CP – Comboios de Portugal, the new “ANDA Knowing Portugal” program promises to take young people who finished secondary education in 2023 and those who will complete it in 2024 and 2025 to travel around our country from north to south, for seven days, free of charge.

PSP speed radars in January - a heads up!

PSP SPEED RADARS IN JANUARY - A HEADS UP!Discover the places in the Algarve where PSP radars will be in January. The Faro area is one of those that will also have police focus on speed control in January. 

Portugal: Flu surge puts more pressure on hospitals

PORTUGAL: FLU SURGE PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON HOSPITALSPortuguese newspaper, Diário de Notícias, has reported that flu has come back in force this winter, leaving people seriously ill and filling up hospital emergency departments.

'Polar air' is set to arrive on Thursday, bringing lower temperatures

'POLAR AIR' IS SET TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY, BRINGING LOWER TEMPERATURESA mass of polar air, originating in the Scandinavian region, will invade the north of the Iberian Peninsula later this week, cause further drops in temperature on Thursday.

New state-of-the-art weather radar is now operating in Loulé

NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART WEATHER RADAR IS NOW OPERATING IN LOULÉThe Algarve now has a state-of-the-art radar with dual polarization technology, offering significant improvement in weather surveillance and forecasting.

Faro: Earthquake recorded 35 km south-southwest of the city

FARO: EARTHQUAKE RECORDED 35 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE CITYAn earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded this Sunday at 3:34 pm, with its epicenter located approximately 35 kilometres south-southeast of Faro.

Tourism: overnight stays hit a new historic high in Portugal

Porto, river Duoro and bridge at nightAL establishments continue to attract tourists, registering 10.8 million overnight stays in 2023 up until November, a new historic high.

Train strike means 65% of scheduled trains were suspended

TRAIN STRIKE MEANS 65% OF SCHEDULED TRAINS WERE SUSPENDEDThe strike by Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) workers today led to the cancellation of 284 trains out of 438 scheduled (64.8%) by Comboios de Portugal, between 00:00 and 10:00h.