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...
Magic for the whole Family at the Portimão’s Christmas Fair
Two entrepreneurial brothers are elevating the local seafood scene with a brand New Gastrobar based in their former family home – December 3, 2021 Portimão will become an authentic Christmas Village, with the recreation of several attraction areas inspired by the festive season, crossing the Christmas universe with fantasy moments for the whole family, between December 1 and January 6. Under the motto “Portimão, a...
Portimão outdoor exhibition explores history of arts, crafts and jobs
Saturday (July 24) will mark the opening of a photography exhibition showcasing the “history of the arts, crafts and professions of Portimão” at the town’s riverside square Praça Manuel Teixeira Gomes. The exhibition has been put together by the Grupo de Amigos do Museu de Portimão (Friends of Portimão Museum, or GAMP) with the support of the local council, the parish council and Portimão Museum It is the fifth outdoor exhibition...
Algarve’s F1 dreams come true
Portimão’s Algarve International Racetrack has been officially confirmed as the venue for the F1 Heineken Grand Prix Portugal between October 23 and 25 – July 30, 2020 The confirmation has been widely celebrated as the kind of good news the region has been desperately waiting to hear. Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes said at a press conference to officially announce the long-awaited return of Formula 1 racing to Portugal after a 24-year...
Grand Prix finally confirmed for Algarve
Almost a month since A Bola sports newspaper broke the story that Portimão’s Algarve International Autodrome (AIA) would be hosting the first Formula One races in decades, the news has been ‘confirmed’, says the paper, with the 26th Portuguese Grand Prix set for October 4. An official announcement “will be made very soon”. Say reports, Portugal ‘won through’ after races were cancelled in Montreal, Canada, due to the pandemic. The last...
Portimão is the 2019 European City of Sport
Sports fans can enjoy a vast array of events this year Windsurfing World Championships©Rafal Czepulkowski Our neighbouring city Portimão has found its place on the map and will be hosting hundreds of sporting events to honour their European City of Sport status. Earlier this year, the opening event attracted over 4,000 people along with several of Portugal’s most iconic athletes, including former Olympic champion Rosa Mota, who is...
Perfectly Stela
Abstract art for all Well-known in the Algarve art scene, Stela Barreto is a colourful, friendly, authentically creative artist and teacher preparing for a solo exhibition at the Galeria de Arte in the Lagoa Adega (winery) from April 2017. As she prepared for the exhibition at her Portimão studio, Atelier 34, she described the long journey, via classical training, which has lead to her love of expressionism and abstract art. Aged...
Floating fun, a first in Portugal
Hovertrack Portugal brings three fabulous hovercrafts to Portimão Some people take the expression “New Year, new beginnings” to a whole new level and it’s safe to say that for Nuno and Fernanda Mourão, opening their dream, Hovertrack Portugal, on December 31, 2016 fits that phrase perfectly. The first of its kind in Portugal, with three hovercrafts on site and an ever- changing track, the hovertrack has been purposebuilt and the...
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST BRINGS HISTORY BACK TO LIFE Artist Rosário O’Neill was born in Portimão and has now returned to her hometown, where she has since opened an atelier, interior design studio and shop, in the heart of the city centre shopping area, with good friend and colleague, Maurícia Patrício. Having gained a degree in economics and entered the professional world, Rosário began to find a little spare time and was able to join a...
PORTIMÃO CELEBRATES 90 YEARS AS A CITY
Music, theatre, sports, literature and citizenship all featured heavily in the programme that aimed to celebrate Portimão’s 90 years as a city. The official anniversary may have been on December 11, but celebrations took place over a fortnight and marked a number of other milestones within the city. The programme, which “aimed to evoke the past, celebrate the present and, above all, look to the future, giving...
