This week a new exhibition is being launched. The theme is “Seascape”. The launch will take place at the São Bras Museum. The Algarve Photography Group “is a remarkable, fun and dynamic group of people who have come together to share what they love doing and that is taking good photos”, says Mary McClay the…
It is that crazy week that happens once a year and that involves you wearing a red nose. This year you can watch the event and have your own fun along with other red nosers at the Bela Romao Croquet Club near Tavira. The club opened its doors in June 2012 and since then, has…
Transition Tavira is part of an international movement to encourage sustainable use of local land, as well as a way of creating community gardens. Some groups use Permaculture methods and or organic practices. The group in Tavira have been working on some land near Santa Rita, for a few months. The land was provided by Tavira…
Knitters are a community. When they get together they share patterns, wool, chat and all the good stuff. This is what happens anyway, at the Algarve tricot knitters group, when they get together. It’s not a large group, so there is space for more people to come along. They usually meet in São Bras Alportel. …
On Sunday 10th March in the Casa do Povo in Santa Estevao, a few people met together to listen to the Brazilian storyteller Thomas Bakk. He is a passionate, funny, clever storyteller who engages the audience by occasionally involving them in the story. He tells stories, with his body and face. He has a big…
Boules is a popular game, usually played on Saturday afternoons and Sundays across the Algarve. Sometimes called Pétanque or Bocce (Italy) the games can be sub-divided into two categories based on typical throwing technique, either throwing or rolling. Balls are usually thrown underhand not overhand as in baseball. On Sunday 10 March, the East Algarve…
Paulo Viegas is not only a member of the Algarve Photography group, but he is also the powerhouse behind the photography group f/18, based in the eastern Algarve. One of his many passions is a boat called the Golfinho, which has for a few years been lying on the beach in Cacelha Velha. It’s an…
As part of the Mare de Contos Festival there are two storytellers in Tavira this week. Tim Bowley an Englishman living in Spain, will share some traditional stories at Pessoa Cafe on the, 8th March at 9pm. At 10:30pm on the 8th, at CENAS, the Brazilain Thomas Bakk will share some more stories. He will…
Here are a few photos from International women’s day in Tavira. In the library this morning there was a display of books. There was also a tree with cards and ribbons ready and available, so that people could write on the card and celebrate a woman that has meant something to them. The photos after…
A three-day conference organised by the Mediterranean Garden Society, started on Friday 1st March at the Pine Cliffs Sheraton Hotel near Albufeira. The Conference is called Friends and Foes in the Mediterranean Garden. Roy Lancaster was the key speaker on Saturday. He is a British gardener and broadcaster, known for his work on the long running …