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The PACLIP 2026-2030 is organised into ten strategic axes, responding to criticisms regarding delays in support and 'selective conservation'.
Home Algarve Silves Riverside Walk Silves Riverside Walk Check out the video! By Karla Farias, in Algarve · 8 minutes ago · 0 Comments Silves Riverside Walk - YouTube Tap to unmute Silves Riverside Walk The Portugal News ! thumbnail-image The Portugal News3.
The Algarvensis Geopark has been officially designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, the municipal council of Silves has announced. After years of being classified as an “aspiring UNESCO geopark,” the Algarve’s The post Algarve geopark formally recognised by UNESCO appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home Tourism Beach Day in Armação de Pêra Beach Day in Armação de Pêra Check out the video! By Tereza Pedro, in Tourism · 12 Apr 2026, 12:01 · 0 Comments Beach Day in Armação de Pêra - YouTube Tap to unmute Beach Day in Armação de Pêra The Portugal News The Portugal News3.
Choosing Pêra as a place to live means opting for a calmer pace of life without giving up conveniences. Just a few minutes away is Armação de Pêra, with its The post Why live or invest in Pêra? appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A public parking silo in Armação de Pêra has reopened for the summer season, offering drivers additional parking in one of the Algarve’s busiest coastal areas. The facility, located between The post Paid car park reopens in Armação de Pêra appeared first on Portugal Resident.
They say “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb”. This past spring weekend, lambs and sheep came to Amorosa (São Bartolomeu de Messines), a small The post First sheep show a shear success in Algarvian village appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Among the affected establishments are fuel stations, laundromats, and automatic car washes.
The GNR arrested two men on Thursday suspected of theft and drug trafficking in the municipality of Silves, the police force announced this Saturday.
On the day that celebrates World Artisan Day, it is important to remember those who promote, create, and preserve art. Among them are Ana Silva and José Vitorino, two artisans who work together from São Bartolomeu de Messines, in the Algarve. He builds musical instruments out of cane. She makes toys and household objects from wood or plant-derived materials.
The municipal council of Silves has opened a public consultation process as part of the review of its Municipal Master Plan (PDM), the main document that governs land use and The post Silves launches public consultation on urban plan review appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The GNR is investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Former nurse sentenced to 23 years in prison for the 2020 murder of Diogo Gonçalves in the Algarve.
He was due to receive around 260,000 euros for moral and material damages. The death of Maria Malveiro and the flight of Mariana Fonseca, who was captured in Indonesia last week, resulted in the man not receiving the amount.
Home Algarve A Place to Belong: Silves Valley Community and Social Centre A Place to Belong: Silves Valley Community and Social Centre I recently had the chance to visit the Silves Valley Community and Social Centre ( Centro Social e Comunitário de Vale Silves), and I quickly realised that it’s m
Silves is preparing to host the 10th edition of the Mostra Silves Capital da Laranja (Silves Capital of the Orange Fair), one of the municipality’s flagship events. The fair runs The post Silves gets ready to celebrate its famous orange appeared first on Portugal Resident.
An 83-year-old Dutch woman was found dead after being reported missing on Wednesday morning, after the vehicle she was travelling in was swept away by the current of a stream in Alcantarilha, in the locality of Algoz, Silves.
Silves has declared a “situation of municipal alert” after the River Arade overflowed on Wednesday, following days of intense rainfall, compounded by water releases from upstream dams. From late afternoon The post Silves declares municipal alert after river flooding appeared first on Portugal Resident.
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Water breached the banks this afternoon, leaving several streets flooded.
Authorities are on site carrying out diving search operations in an attempt to locate the victim.
A tragic sequence of incidents linked to the recent bad weather in the Algarve has unfolded since Tuesday, two women being found dead after going missing in Silves. The body The post Update: Second woman found dead in Silves appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The body was found inside the car she had been travelling in.
Home News Flooding in Algarve city Flooding in Algarve city Check out the video! By TPN, in News · 28 Jan 2026 · 0 Comments Flooding in Algarve city - Silves - YouTube Photo image of The Portugal News The Portugal News 2.
Authorities are searching for a woman believed to have been swept away by strong currents after falling into the Arade River in Silves this Tuesday morning. The search is being The post Searches underway for woman swept away by river current in Silves appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Alert was raised at 07:19.
The suspect was spotted by the supermarket's security guard in Messines with several items concealed inside his clothing.
Home News Saving Silves Roman Bridge Saving Silves Roman Bridge Check out the video! By TPN, in News · 11 hours ago · 0 Comments Saving Silves Roman Bridge - YouTube Photo image of The Portugal News The Portugal News 2.
Home Community Wonderful response to Annual Shoebox Appeal Wonderful response to Annual Shoebox Appeal This Christmas, the Castelo de Sonhos charity ( CdeS) has been overwhelmed by the generous response to the 21st annual Christmas Shoebox campaign for the elderly and forgotten folk in the Silves
