Taste some Top Wines and Craft Beers with the Algarve no Copo Event
Portimão welcomes Algarve no Copo Wine Event this August 25-28 – August 19, 2022 Portimão is hosting regional producers with their top beverages to promote regional drinks. Held in the city’s 1º de Dezembro garden, “Algarve no Copo” will allow visitors to taste some of the region’s most famed beverages and new creations, including wines, liqueurs, craft beers and juices. Sponsored by Vinhos do Algarve and the Algarve Tourism Board,...
Silves’ biggest Summer Event will bring visitors back to the Middle Ages
The long-awaited Medieval Fair returns with over 100 exhibitors from all over the world, Medieval tournaments and taverns, and entertainment for the whole family – August 8, 2022 Due to take place between August 10 and 20, the event will allow visitors to experience “A Day In History” – in other words, what life was like when Silves and the Algarve were ruled by the Moors. The town will be decorated to look (almost) like it did in the...
Second edition of the Living in the Algarve seminars was a great success
Future events have already been announced to happen in Lisbon and the USA – June 27, 2022 The second edition of the Living in the Algarve seminar events was another success, and organisers are planning a next stop in Quinta do Lago and plans announced to stage further events in Lisbon and the USA. The Open Media Group, publishers of Inside Carvoeiro magazine, staged their second ‘Living in the Algarve’ event at the Cascade Wellness...
Ocean restaurant receives highest award from Boa Cama Boa Mesa guide
Vila Vita Parc’s Ocean restaurant was awarded the ‘Platinum Fork’ for the fourth year straight in the ‘Boa Cama Boa Mesa’ restaurant-hotel guide – April 19, 2022 With two Michelin stars, Vila Vita Parc’s Ocean restaurant, headed by chef Hans Neuner, has been awarded a ‘Platinum Fork’ for the fourth year straight in Expresso’s ‘Boa Cama Boa Mesa’ restaurant-hotel guide. And the five-star resort in Porches also...
New Ferragudo Hotel aims to showcase “Authentic Algarve Experience”
Between land and sea: the new Brícia du Mar Hotel in Ferragudo – April 7, 2022 A new rural hotel has just opened in Ferragudo, Lagoa. Brícia Du Mar is located between the countryside and the sea in Vale da Areia, just a short walk away from stunning beaches and the picturesque village of Ferragudo. The four-star hotel boasts 56 rooms — 44 studios with a kitchenette and 12 standard rooms — as well as a restaurant, an event area, two...
The Algarve’s visiting flamingos through the lens of Craig Rogers
As Flamingos make their return to the Algarve, wildlife Photographer Craig Rogers tells us more about this peculiar animal – April 7, 2022 We often associate Flamingos with warm tropical climates, so it may surprise you that here in the Algarve, winter is the best time to view these odd but beautiful birds in the coastal wetlands. To be precise, the species of Flamingo found here in Portugal is the Greater Flamingo which although very...
Wines with a View: explore the region’s wineries with tours, wine tastings and more
Algarve Views has a simple goal: to showcase the Best the Region has to offer by bringing together Wine, Food, Nature and Culture – April 7, 2022 To combat seasonality in the region, Algarve Views is the brainchild of visionary Andreia Ferreira, who worked at Lagoa’s Wine Cooperative. She witnessed the gradual growth of wine production in the region, at a time when there were few wineries here. With a degree in Marketing and a...
Revisiting the hidden treasures and new flavours of Quinta dos Santos
Inside Carvoeiro revisits Quinta dos Santos to Discover their New Flavours – April 7, 2022 It was 2018 when the dos Santos family, originally from South Africa but with Portuguese roots, opened their stunning creation. Quinta dos Santos, an eight-hectare property located in Sesmarias, Lagoa, is better known for its artisanal beers, wines, and even olive oil. However, behind the gates of the whitewashed buildings, you’ll find treasures...
Arvad Wines is the “New Kid on the Block” in the Algarve Wine Scene
Arvad Wines: A new vineyard with ancient history – April 7, 2022 On a property by the Arade River, running along the riverbanks, Arvad is a winery made of history. Inaugurated in 2016, the winery rolls over 50 hectares of land, including nine hectares of vines, which are exposed to the winds from the north and the Algarve sun. “A Mediterranean climate with Atlantic influence”, the terroir consists of calcareous clay soil. The Algarve...
“Carvoeiro Living: Reflections of a life in the Algarve”
Inside Magazine’s Publisher, Bruce Hawker reflects on over 40 Years of Living in Praia Do Carvoeiro – April 7, 2022 My first memory of Carvoeiro is of arriving here at the age of seven with my parents, in the summer of 1974 for a family holiday, at a time when few foreign tourists visited the Algarve, considering that the country was only just emerging as a democracy after the bloodless “Carnation” revolution a few...
Lusitânia Shop pays Tribute to Finest Portuguese Products
Lusitânia Handmade Gift Shop handpicks the finest handmade contemporary pieces from around 40 artists – December 7, 2021 The Lusitânia Handmade Gift Shop opened its door in Carvoeiro, right before the COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over Portugal. After travelling all over the country and Europe, Lagoa-native Tânia Silva wanted to bring to her community a different concept of traditional craftsmanship. “It’s a project...
Discover a Unique Art Oasis designed by Artist Eric de Bruijn
Created by Dutch artist Eric de Bruijn, “Ana Ana” is a unique space where art and hospitality come together in multiple forms – December 7, 2021 Imagine a home where a creative studio, an art gallery, large entertaining spaces, and comfy guest rooms coexist in a peaceful urban setting. This is Ana Ana, Eric de Bruijn’s artistic habitat. Once an industrial building, now a serene oasis Located close to the riverfront...
Become a Remote Winemaker and Produce your Own Wine in Lagoa
New winemakers are reaping the fruit of their investment at Quinta dos Vales thanks to a unique project – December 7, 2021 It has been a little over a year since Quinta dos Vales’ exclusive The Winemaker Experience project was officially launched. Since then, 13 wine-loving couples and individuals have embarked on an exceptional adventure, which sees them become winemakers, producing wine to their taste by either renting or...
New Art Gallery & Teaching Studio opened by a Local Artist
First Class Art, an Art Gallery by Karen Wride, showcases oil paintings from Nature to Figure studies – December 6, 2021 Karen Wride fulfils her life-long dream of opening her own art gallery featuring her work alongside her talented daughters, opening her First Class Art Gallery, which is a bright and airy artwork space in Guia featuring eclectic pieces by Karen Wride, from oil paintings depicting scenes from around the Algarve...
The History Behind Silve’s Unique City Stone
Lady in Red: Silve’s Reddish Stone can be seen everywhere in the city, including the Castle – December 6, 2021 Silves sandstone is a distinct and unique stone that can be found in several constructions in and around the town, including its imposing castle. It is extracted from a quarry in Vale Fuzeiros by a local family who has owned it for at least 100 years. It all started with José Joaquim, in Vale Fuzeiros It all...
World-Renowned Architects Gathered for a Project in Silves
Celebrating Contrast: World-renowned Architects travelled across the Globe to create a Contemporary Development in the Heart of Silves – December 6, 2021 Five Bridges Silves is a contemporary piece of architecture comprised of 20 duplex apartments. Each apartment is connected by ‘five bridges’ — cleverly integrated within the structure and extremely distinctive — through the access corridor to each unit. In addition to the new,...
Putting Ferragudo on the Map: New Gastrobar elevating the Scene
Two entrepreneurial brothers are elevating the local seafood scene with a brand New Gastrobar based in their former family home – December 3, 2021 João and Pedro were born and raised in Ferragudo. They lived with their mother, brother, and father (also a restauranter) in a three-bedroom townhouse that the family owned since 1987. Growing up, the pair would often dream of having their own restaurant together, and little did they...
Winter Brunch makes a Return at Bela Vita Bar & Brasserie
Perfect Sunday Brunch with Parisian Flair and Genuine Traditional Algarve Flavours – November 24, 2021 Vila Vita has announced the return of the “B2 Brunch” to the Bela Vita Bar & Brasserie, in Porches, known for its “Parisian flair and genuine traditional Algarve flavours” The “B2 Brunch” at the Bela Vita Brasserie offers a variety of healthy dishes every Sunday from 12.30pm to 4pm. The menu features dishes such as Croque...
Festive Season at Vila Vita with Special Theme this Year
“Tropicaliente – a sensorial tropical experience in all its splendour, with warm and vibrant emotions” is this year’s inspirational motto for Vila Vita’s Festive Season – November 23, 2021 This year, Vila Vita’s Festive Season starts with a warm inspiration of tropical experiences, with a proposition to “stir your soul and fuel those hidden deep beats in Tropicaliente style”, with Nature as one of the...
Crops of the convent
Two years after our first visit, Inside returns to Convent’Bio to bear witness to its evolution – July 6, 2021 Anyone driving by Lagoa has certainly noticed the white building on the right-hand side of the road. It is the old Convento do Carmo de Lagoa, a convent founded in 1551 under the influence of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, and which is now home to Convent’Bio — a project inaugurated in 2019 and created...
