This Saturday, internationally acclaimed textile artist Vanessa Barragão opens her solo exhibition in Lagos
Lagos Cultural Centre will present the solo exhibition “Submerged/Immersed” by the Algarvian Vanessa Barragão – January 19, 2024 The Algarve-born textile artist Vanessa Barragão has shown her work in Portugal, England, Germany, the United States, Taiwan, Shanghai, and South Korea, garnering international recognition online with 577K followers on Instagram alone. Her large audience has become familiar with beautifully...
Lagos Creative Arts Hub hosting Open Day on January 12 and 13 with a series of activities that will last throughout the night
This two-day event will include concerts, performances, exhibits, and workshops – January 11, 2024 Photo LAC – Lagos Creative Arts Hub Facebook Page Lagos’ creative arts hub (Laboratório de Artes Criativas, or LAC), will host an Open Day event on January 12 and 13. From 6pm onwards on both days, there will be a wide range of performances, exhibitions and workshops taking place, all of which showcase the work of...
Lagos could be the starting point of the “longest possible train journey in the world”, according to online travel enthusiasts
Travel and train enthusiasts have unveiled a journey that would pass through 13 countries, starting in Portugal and ending in Singapore – January 11, 2024 Lagos | Photo: Bruno Filipe Pires/Open Media Group Taking the train from Lagos in Portugal all the way to Singapore has now become possible with the recent opening of the Boten-Vientiane railway in Laos. According to a route created on Reddit by the user htGoSEVe, the journey would...
Ferragudo welcomes New Year’s Day with a cold swim
Everyone is invited to participate in the traditional New Year’s Day swim, this year in a new location – December 26, 2023 | Text Michael Bruxo Ferragudo is getting ready to welcome 2024 with its traditional New Year’s Day swim, which challenges those brave enough to a swim in the sea on January 1. Next year’s edition will be held at Praia Grande as opposed to the usual location of Praia do Pintadinho where it has taken...
Lagoa municipality has implemented a new bio-waste collection system
Aiming to recover the biodegradable waste and reducing the large quantities currently sent to landfills, residents and businesses will receive free buckets to help collect bio-waste – December 20, 2023 | Text Alexandra Stilwell The Municipality of Lagoa is implementing a selective bio-waste (food and garden waste) collection system from homes, commercial establishments, restaurants, cafes, school canteens, and Private Social...
Divers found two 300-year-old bronze pulleys in Lagos
Underwater treasures – December 14, 2023 | Text Michael Bruxo Photo: DGPC/CNANS An archaeological campaign carried out in the bay of Lagos between October 9 and 20 uncovered two bronze pulleys that are around 300 years old, with more underwater treasures still waiting to be recovered. After almost five hours at sea, a team of divers from the National Centre for Nautical and Underwater Archaeology (CNANS), together with partners from...
Local Artist Tara Bongard is exhibiting her works in Portimão
The ‘Life Lines’ exhibition will be presented until January 2 – December 12, 2023 Artist Tara Bongard A new exhibition titled ”Life Lines” by local artist Tara Bongard is on display at Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes in Portimão. The exhibition showcases Tara’s most recent graphite drawings of nature in the Algarve and runs until January 2. About the artist Tara Bongard was born in London, England, but her roots are Anglo-Portuguese,...
Lagos New Year’s festivities promise two nights of concerts
Four artists confirmed to perform on the two last nights of 2023 – December 12, 2023 Lagos’ Praça do Infante will bring two concerts to say goodbye to 2023, as the borough’s New Year’s programme has recently been unveiled. On December 30, the iconic Portuguese rock band GNR will take to the stage, followed by DJ Miguel Simões. And on New Year’s Eve, December 31, Portuguese duo Calema and DJ TobyOne will perform. The main performances...
Alma’te: The new Zen therapy space in Portimão
Motivated by her desire to instil daily habits focused on physical and mental well-being in others, Débora Rio has opened Alma’te, offering a wide range of massage and energy therapy services – December 11, 2023 | Text Beatriz Maio Her passion for this field started at a young age. Since she was a young girl, Débora Rio enjoyed giving her mother a massage with body creams after a bath. Later, and driven by her entrepreneurial spirit,...
Marie Patterson explores some local favourites and hidden gems not to be missed in Carvoeiro and Portimão
A tourist at home – December 11, 2023 | Text Marie Patterson | Photos Charlotte Cockayne/Open Media Group With winter around the corner, on this occasion I decide to embrace some local charms which are a little more suitable to the current time of year. My Sunday adventure began at the heart-pounding labyrinth of mystery known as Escape Carvoeiro – an escape room that promised, and delivered, an immersive experience that sparked both...
