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Lagoa Wine Show starts this June 9 and promises four nights of wine tastings, concerts and more

Lagoa Wine Show returns after a two-year break to bring four memorable nights of wine tastings, gastronomic shows and concerts to the Algarve region

– June 9, 2022

After a two year break, Lagoa Wine Show, “one of the most popular wine shows in the south of Portugal”, will return once again, between June 9 and 12, to celebrate the town’s winemaking history and showcase the high-quality wines currently produced in the Algarve.

As organisers say, the event is returning for four nights of “good wine, Algarve gastronomy and the best music”.

The event, free to attend, will take place in the “heart of Lagoa” at Rua Coronel Figueiredo, between 7pm and midnight, and will feature wine tastings, gastronomic events and a daily cooking show featuring a different chef using regional products to prepare mouth-watering dishes.

The Lagoa Wine Show attracts winemakers from all over Portugal, but places special focus on the wines produced in the Algarve.

“The Algarve region is in a phase of increasing notoriety in the wine world, garnering the attention of national and international critics and experts, and earning recognition through several accolades received in wine contests in Portugal and abroad,” says the local council.

The municipalities of Lagoa, Albufeira, Lagos and Silves have even launched a joint bid to be named European City of Wine in 2023. The bid, entitled ‘Algarve Golden Terroir’, will be promoted at the Lagoa Wine Show.

But the event is not just about wine as a line-up of talented musicians are due to perform, including Fado singers Sara Correia (June 9), Luís Trigacheiro (June 10), and Ana Moura (June 12), as well as Flamenco group Sangre Ibérico (June 11).

The wine show will also feature the return of ‘Fado à Janela’, an initiative which sees singers and musicians walking along the town’s streets, stopping to perform at restaurants and even at people’s balconies.

“The 2022 edition of the Lagoa Wine Show is truly special for the people of Lagoa,” says Lagoa Mayor Luís Encarnação.

“This is the first anchor event we organise after a two-year break, thus expectations are high,” added the mayor, inviting everyone to visit “this great show promoting the best wines of the region”.

Source: Portugal Resident Newspaper

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June 9, 2022
Arvad winery to host a gastronomic event with wine, food, art and more!

The ‘Tchin Tchin’ gastronomic event promises wine, great dishes, fado and DJ music, performative showcooking, edible art and more

– June 7, 2022

This June 16, Arvad Winery, in Estômbar, Lagoa, is hosting the ‘Tchin Tchin!’ event , between 5pm and 9pm.

Described as a “celebration of life, pleasures and the senses through unique wines”, the event will shine the spotlight on local winemakers’ wines, regional food and art.

In fact, two chefs will be serving mouth-watering dishes made using exclusively regional products.

Also planned is a series of mini-lectures focusing on Arvad wines, as well as a “gastro-performance” called ‘With Sal’, described as a performative showcooking event focusing on edible art in which participants will be offered a delicacy created by chef/artist Nuno Carrusca.

The programme also features a “harmonisation of Arvad wines with perfumes by internationally-awarded perfumer Miguel Matos”, a Fado recital featuring Tatiana Pinto, Tiago Valentim and Filipe Valentim, several live artistic performances and a DJ set.

The event is organised by cultural association Bóia. Tickets cost €50 per person (+351 919 289 380 | geral@arvad.pt).

Follow Arvad Wine on Instagram for more up to date information about the event.

Source: Portugal Resident Newspaper

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June 7, 2022
Lagoa Wine Experiences 2022 edition happens this weekend
First session of Lagoa Wine Experiences 2022 will happen this weekend

– May 27, 2022

Lagoa Wine Experiences, an event held for the first time in 2021 which opened the doors of local wine estates to wine lovers, is returning this year with its first session taking place on Saturday, May 28, between 10.30am and 6pm.

Participants will meet at the Carlos do Carmo auditorium from where they will be taken to the Quinta dos Vales wine estate in Estômbar for a morning of wine tasting.

Lagoa Wine Experiences 2021

This will be followed by a welcome drink and lunch at Única – Adega Cooperativa do Algarve, while in the afternoon the fun will continue at Morgado do Quintão for more wine tasting.

Tickets cost €45 per person and include the wine tasting experiences, lunch and transport. They can be purchased online at www.ticketline.sapo.pt or at Lagoa’s usual outlets (Carlos do Carmo auditorium, São José convent and Balcão Único).

Says the local council, which organises the event, the 2022 edition has been improved and includes “more winemakers, more sessions, and many novelties”.

Last year, the council said that public interest in the event was “massive with demand strongly outweighing availability”. A total of 223 people took part in the six sessions, which were held at Quinta dos Santos, Única – Adega Cooperativa do Algarve, Morgado do Quintão, Quinta da Palmeirinha, Dona Niza Wines, Arvad Wines, Monte de Salicos and Quinta dos Vales.

Participants:
For more information, contact +351 932 251 515 or turismo@cm-lagos.pt

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May 27, 2022
International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Portimão started today

The competition precedes the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup due to happen on May 27, 28 and 29 at the Portimão Arena

– May 24, 2022

The 29th edition of the Portimão International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament started this Tuesday at the Portimão Arena, preceding the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, which will take place this weekend, May 27 to 29, and offers the opportunity for younger gymnasts to compete in the same arena as the sport’s elite.

Today’s competition features 70 junior and 31 senior gymnasts, representing 19 countries, including Israel, Bulgaria, the USA, Romania, Germany and Hungary.

Tomorrow, May 25, the day will begin with the clubs and ribbons show by the senior gymnasts, followed by the protocol ceremonies. The Finals will start later, with organisers expecting “a tight competition with high levels of difficulty and beauty”.

The awards ceremony will mark the end of the 29th edition of the Portimão International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament.

As for the gymnasts, the presence of the Hungarian gymnast Fanni Pigniczki is eagerly awaited, as she was present at the Tokyo Olympics. Olympic champion Linoy Ashram will also be present, not competing herself but as the coach of the Israeli team.

As for the Portuguese delegation, we have gymnasts Lara Silva, Elisabete Seletcaia, Beatriz Veraeghe, Madalena Lages, Matilde Castro and Sofia Amorim at the senior level, and Carolina Freitas, Maria Leonor Baptista, Oleksandra Huzak, Sofia Banakh, Anamar Couto, Joana Ferreira, Mafalda Santos, Bruna Tavares and Carlota Araújo in the junior level, with the vast majority taking their first steps in the top international competitions.

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May 24, 2022
Lagoa Wines shine at Wine Cities Competition
ARVAD Wines’ “Touriga Nacional” and Quinta dos Vales’ Marquês dos Vales Grande Escolha, both produced in Lagoa, were awarded the Grande Medalha de Ouro (Grand Gold Medal) and the Medalha de Ouro (Gold Medal) at the Wine Cities Competition (Concurso Cidades do Vinho)

– May 16, 2022

The event was held between May 5 and 8 at Setúbal’s Hotel and Tourism School and included a 30-strong jury of experts tasting 346 wines from 55 municipalities.

Once again, the Algave wines were in the spotlight, this time with ARVAD (Grand Gold Medal) and Quinta dos Vales (Gold Medal).

As Lagoa’s Mayor Luís Encarnação stated, “It is, without a doubt, another clear sign of the good quality of wines in the Algarve, and in particular Lagoa.”

Grande Medalha de Ouro (red wine)
- Arvad Touriga Nacional 2019 (Arvad, Lagoa)
Medalha de Ouro (red wine)
- Reserva 2019 (Barranco do Vale, Silves)
- Vida Nova Reserva 2018 (Adega do Cantor, Albufeira)
- Marquês dos Vales Grande Escolha 2015 (Quinta dos Vales, Lagoa)
Medalha de Ouro (white wine)
- Reserva 2020 (Barranco do Vale, Silves)
The full list of award-winning wines can be found on the contest’s website.

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May 16, 2022
Next “Living in the Algarve” Live Seminar coming to Lagos on June 15
Following the success of the first Living in the Algarve seminar event held at the Tivoli Carvoeiro Hotel on April 14, the organisers have now announced a further two dates and venues for this year.

– May 6, 2022

Cascade Wellness Resort, Lagos

The next event will take place at the Cascade Wellness Resort in Lagos on June 15 and is organised by the Open Media Group, publishers of the Portugal Resident newspaper and Essential Algarve magazine amongst other titles.

To book your free seats click here: www.livinginthealgarve.pt

The Lagos event is expected to attract strong interest with three well-established local businesses having joined forces with the organisers and event partners.

Drª Maria Alice Pestana, representing Luzdoc and Medilagos, will be speaking on healthcare issues for foreign residents, adding another dimension to the event.

The property side of this event will be in the hands of one of Lagos’ leading names in real estate and tourism, Casas do Barlavento, with CEO and founder Luís Ledo giving a presentation on the local property market.

Helping to promote the event at a local level is Lagos-based community magazine Tomorrow Algarve.

The local partners join Blevins Franks, the Sovereign Group, Rosado Advogados and AFPOP (largest association for foreign residents in Portugal) who also all took part in the Carvoeiro event.

Visitors to the seminar events can expect to come away with a wealth of useful information on all aspects of living in the Algarve. Between them, the panel of speakers has vast hands-on knowledge covering all aspects of Algarve life and, at the end of the presentations, an informal Q&A session is held, after which guests can enjoy tasting some local wines and meeting representatives from the various companies.

Two identical seminar sessions are held at 11am and 3pm and attendance is free of charge requiring pre-registration online.

What you can expect to learn from the next seminar session:
- Practical information about living in the Algarve
- How Portuguese taxation can effect you as a foreign resident
- Information about residency (especially for UK and other non-EU nationals)
- How the Non Habitual Residency tax scheme works
- Legal aspects about buying a property
- Healthcare advice
- Information on the property market
The above are just a few of the subjects to be covered. Follow Living in the Algarve on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and future events.
First LITA event, Tivoli Carvoeiro Hotel, April 14th 2022

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May 6, 2022
Algarve to host its second Swimrun competition, this time in Lagoa

Lagoa Swimrun will take place throughout the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail

– May 3, 2022

On May 8, Swimrun Portugal is returning to the Algarve for its second year, this time in Lagoa, kickstarting the sports season.

The global phenomenon of Swimrun already counts more than 700 races in various European countries, with more than 8,000 “finishers”. The sport started in Sweden in 2006 with the “Otillo” race (meaning Island to Island), which started off as a bet between friends who embraced the challenge of racing between the islands of Stockholm’s archipelago, swimming between them in a total distance of 75km, including 10km in open waters.

Portugal soon caught up with the new sport along with other countries around the world, and in June 2017 hosted the “Arrábida Swimrun” – the first Swimrun competition in Portugal, where more than 200 athletes participated.

This May 8, the race will start at Ermida da Senhora da Rocha, where athletes will race throughout the trails of the 7 Vales Suspensos (Seven Hanging Valleys Trail) which was recently awarded as the Best Hiking Destination in Europe, and later will pass through the Caminho dos Promontórios, arriving at the picturesque fisherman’s village of Ferragudo.

Lagoa Swimrun will have a standard distance of around 27km, starting at the Ermida da Senhora da Rocha, and a Sprint distance of around 12km, starting in Carvoeiro. Both will end in Ferragudo.

The following formats are available for anyone interested in participating:

– Team participation (duos), which accounts for the Swimrun National Circuit qualifications

– Individual participation.

The Sprint distance is solely for individual participation.

For those interested in participating, visit Swimrun Portugal‘s website.

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May 3, 2022
Silves Castle awarded with “Regional 5 Stars Award”

The iconic structure joins seven others in the region distinguished with this award

– May 3, 2022

Silves’s Castle received once again the “Regional 5 Stars Award” in the category “National Monuments”, being one of the seven icons selected for the Algarve region, alongside the Cataplana dish, the Algarve orange, the region of Estoi, the Ria Formosa Natural Park, Praia da Rocha Beach and the Monchique hills.

“It’s a great pride to have the Silves’s Castle win once again,” stated Silves mayor Rosa Palma. It is also a double win for the borough, as among the winners of the ‘Portuguese Traditional Products’ is the Algarve orange, with half of its production coming from Silves.

The “Regional 5 Stars Award” measures the degree of quality and satisfaction that products, services, and Portuguese original brands provide to customers. The awards’ evaluation follows the criteria of the five main variables that influence customers’ purchasing decisions.

Winners were selected through national voting, with citizens invited to select what Portugal has best via an inquiry.

In this edition, 425,000 Portuguese customers voted across 912 brands and national icons.

Source: Barlavento Newspaper

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May 3, 2022
New four-star boutique hotel opened in Monchique

The new four-star boutique hotel in Monchique has already been recommended by the prestigious Condé Nast guide

– May 3, 2022

Former D. Carlos Regis Hotel becomes Pure Monchique Hotel, a four-star boutique hotel promising to create a “paradise between the mountains and the sea”.

Pure Monchique Hotel is set within the small beauty spot of Caldas de Monchique and is one of the four hotels that are part of the Villa Termal Caldas de Monchique Spa Resort.

The hotel opened on April 21 following the complete revamp of the former D. Carlos Regis Hotel. It boasts 22 rooms and suites and is managed by Unlock Boutique Hotels.

In a statement to the press, Unlock Boutique Hotels says the hotel has been recommended by the prestigious Condé Nast Johansens guide (Condé Nast 2022—2023) and has also obtained the coveted Biosphere Sustainable Tourism certification.

“It is a new way of discovering and living the Algarve in the mountains, enjoying the sunrise with the chirping of birds, mild evenings, warm summer nights or the comfort of winter near the hotel bar’s fireplace, always surrounded by green nature,” the statement reads.

Miguel Velez, CEO of Unlock Boutique Hotels, says the group recognised the untapped potential of Monchique early on and that its investment has helped strengthen Monchique as a “high-level and unique destination”.

“It was always a goal of shareholders to renovate the Pure Monchique Hotel, because it is without a doubt an exclusive product and which deserves to offer a quality service,” said the CEO.

“Being exclusive in the Algarve, we wanted our guests to feel the synergies (of the area), enjoy the surrounding natural beauty, the fantastic alkaline waters, as well as the comfort and service of excellence, which is what Pure Monchique offers.”

Velez also said the group will continue to invest in the “quality and exclusivity that characterises us and which makes this hotel a unique space that our guests will want to return to.”

The hotel features the Pure Bar & Restaurant, which serves snacks and drinks as well as exclusive dishes from the ‘Unlocking Portuguese Flavours’ concept, and boasts panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.

Spa Termal with one of the most alkaline waters in the world

Guests can also enjoy the facilities at the nearby Villa Termal, such as the ‘Spa Termal’ which uses Monchique’s famous 9.5 pH water (described as “the most alkaline water in Portugal and one of the most alkaline in the world”), its outdoor pools and its bars and restaurant serving traditional food.

There is also a wealth of outdoor activities to enjoy, from hikes along the Monchique-Alto da Fóia trail, which connects Monchique to the region’s highest peak, to bike rides.

Caldas de Monchique

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May 3, 2022