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  • Rallye Casinos do Algarve returns to Silves for Spring event

    Rallye Casinos do Algarve returns to Silves for Spring event

    The race dates changed to spring for the first time ever

    – March 7, 2023

    Rallye Casinos do Algarve

    The Rallye Casinos do Algarve will be held in the spring for the first time ever, between March 30 and April 1. With its headquarters at the Hotel Algarve Casino in Praia da Rocha and assistance car park located at Lagoa’s fair and exhibition park (FATACIL), this year, 60 cars will race on dirt tracks across the municipality of Silves.

    Returning to its original format after 28 years, the course will follow part of the old sections of Águas Frias and the world rally track.

    Rallye Casinos do Algarve 2018

    The competition starts on Friday, March 30, with the shakedown/qualifying stage in Lagoa and the redesigned Lagos night super special.

    On Saturday, in S. Bartolomeu de Messines and S. Marcos da Serra, competitors will take part in 8 special classification tests, with a pitstop in the assistance car park in Lagoa around lunchtime.

    The race ends with the city stage in Portimão, with the podium ceremony taking place once again in front of the Hotel Algarve Casino on Praia da Rocha’s main avenue.

    The Rallye Casinos do Algarve 2023 is organized by the Clube Automóvel do Algarve, backed by the Portuguese Automobile and Karting Federation, and is sponsored by Solverde Casinos and Hotels, the municipalities of Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão and Silves and Medronhito do Caldeirão.

    Find out more on the official website: www.rallyecasinosdoalgarve.com

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  • Join the discussion: Portimão Museum welcomes four internationally renowned artists for Painting Symposium

    Join the discussion: Portimão Museum welcomes four internationally renowned artists for Painting Symposium

    Portimão’s Museum welcomes the third International Painting Symposium between March 6 and 11th

    – March 6, 2023

    Four internationally acclaimed artists invite Portimão’s Community to open art discussion at Painting Symposium this March

    The Museum of Portimão welcomes the third edition of the International Painting Symposium, taking place between March 6 and 11 at the auditorium hall, between 9.30am and 6pm.

    This year’s edition invites the exploration of the theme “Freedom and Woman”, welcoming four internationally recognised artists from different cultures and religions to create paintings under topics related to refugees, gender violence and sustainability. Aseel Azizieh, from Jordan, Rasha Deeb, from Syria, Toña Gomez, from Spain, and Kinga Subika, from Poland.

    Portimão Painting Symposium March 6-11, 2023 2

    Over the course of this six-day event, “an artistic, abstract, and modern exploration of the given themes will be conducted in an open atelier format”. According to the organisers, “this will allow for conversation between the artists and the public, who are encouraged to participate and make the most of the symposium.”

    Follow Portimão’s Museum on Facebook for the latest news.

    Portimão Painting Symposium March 6-11, 2023

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  • Monchique celebrates its local heritage and producers with new event

    Monchique celebrates its local heritage and producers with new event

    Monchique City Council reveals its annual events calendar with innovative concepts

    – March 3, 2023

    Monchique City Council reveals its annual events calendar with innovative concepts

    The new 2023 Programme focuses on preserving the council’s heritage, supporting local products and offering rural experiences

    On May 27 and 28, “Vamos à vila” (Let’s go to town) will be the town’s first event. The initiative is a new concept, which will incorporate the famous Feira dos Enchidos (Sausage Fair), typically held in March.

    The municipality has decided to switch up the fair’s format to keep things fresh and give it an updated look and feel. The new format focuses on the unique qualities of local products and on creating a more authentic experience in the rural setting.

    Feira dos Enchidos, Monchique - Sausages Fair Monchique, Algarve
    Feira dos Enchidos (Sausages Fair) Monchique, Algarve

    “Vamos à vila” is also an opportunity for everyone to share their knowledge and the flavours of the hills, with Monchique’s heritage identity being the main highlight.

    This ”Exhibition of flavours and knowledge – Traditional sausages and local products” is now the first major event on the annual calendar, followed by the ”Nights at the Mirante” in August, the ”Walking Festival” and the ”Monchique Christmas” in December.

    For the city council, these events have ”the premise of highlighting what sets Monchique apart. They provide a varied offer, with local products, knowledge, particularities of the municipality, nature tourism, pedestrian routes and the landscape as the basis of this offer”.

    With the municipality’s program there will be an ongoing cultural agenda that goes beyond just the significant dates, promoting other initiatives and providing a range of activities for everyone to enjoy, such as the featuring exhibitions that will take place at the Galeria de Santo António until the end of the year. This shows “the commitment to boost a cultural venue of excellence that was underused”.

    The city council has also announced plans to focus on providing cultural opportunities to children and young people, who will be a priority in the new programme.

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  • Intimistic Concert at the Morgado do Quintão wine estate this Friday

    Intimistic Concert at the Morgado do Quintão wine estate this Friday

    Enjoy a glass of wine to the sound of a harp and flute

    – February 8, 2023

    This Friday, February 10, at 7pm enjoy an intimistic concert at the Morgado do Quintão wine estate in Lagoa.

    The gentlness of Ravel’s songs, and the different nuances of Britten’s music, among other musical treasures, will be performed by Portuguese musicians Luísa Vaz Pinto (Mezzo-soprano), Rute Gomes (flute) and Inês Cavalheiro (harp).

    Programme:

    • Ballade du coeur qui a tant battu de Louis Sauter
    • 8 Folk songs de Benjamin Britten
    • The Salley Garden de John Corigliano
    • Entr’acte de J. Ibert
    • La lettre du jardinier de Marcel Tournier
    • 5 Melodias gregas de Maurice Ravel
    • The Gipsy and the Bird de Julius Benedict

     

    The concert is part of the “Ciclo de Canto” (Singing Cycle) cultural programme by the ARTIS XXI organisation which hosts concerts across all of the Algarve region and aims to acquire a portative organ.

    Entrance to the event is free, however, a contribution to the ARTIS XXI will be asked in order to attend the event. Seats are also limited.

    For more information about the event, visit ARTIS XXI’s Facebook and Instagram or contact +351 965 202 529.

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  • Al-Mutamid Festival returns to Silves and Lagoa

    Al-Mutamid Festival returns to Silves and Lagoa

    February brings back the annual Arab music festival Al-Mutamid

    – February 6, 2023

    February marks the return of the Al-Mutamid Music Festival, which will bring traditional Arab music to several towns in the Algarve and further north.

    This year’s festival will feature performances by “different groups specialised in the sounds of Al-Andalus, but also the music and dances of the Middle East, Maghreb and Eastern Mediterranean”.

    The performances will be held in Lagoa and Silves which were once part of the territory “formerly known as Al-Andalus during the time of Al-Mutamid”.

    Carlos do Carmo auditorium

    Lagoa will host a performance by the Sufi Soul Ensemble – which comprises performers from Tunisia, Morocco and Syria – at the Carlos do Carmo auditorium on February 25. Tickets can be purchased here (www.bol.pt) or at Fnac, Worten, Ctt, El Corte Inglés.

    Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre in Silves
    Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre in Silves

    Monia Abdelali from Tunisia will perform at the Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre in Silves on March 11. Tickets can be purchased here (www.bol.pt) or at Fnac, Worten, Ctt, El Corte Inglés.

    The event is described as a tribute to King Al-Mutamid, the son and successor to the King of Seville, Al Mutadid. Born as Muhammad Ibn Abbad in Beja in 1040, Al-Mutamid was named governor of Silves when he was just 12 years old, having ascended in 1069 to the throne of Seville, “the strongest kingdom among those that were created in Al-Andalus after the fall of the Cordoba caliphate”. In 1088, he was dethroned by the Almoravids and fled to Agmat, south of Marrakech, where he would die in 1095. His grave, which remains preserved until today, has become a “symbol of the most beautiful times of Al-Andalus,” organisers Ibérica Eventos say.

    For more information, visit Al-Mutamid Music Festival‘s Facebook page.

    By Michael Bruxo

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  • Silves Orange Festival returns this February for its seventh edition

    Silves Orange Festival returns this February for its seventh edition

    “Orange Flavoured Weekend” returns to Silves in recognition of the region’s reigning fruit

    – January 19, 2023

    “Orange Flavoured Weekend” returns to Silves in recognition of the regions reigning fruit Photo by Philippe Gauthier, Unsplash - Festival da Laranja 2023

    The city of Silves is hosting the seventh edition of the “Fim de Semana com Sabor a Laranja” (Orange Flavoured Weekend), between February 10 and 12.

    The three days will be entirely dedicated to gastronomy made using the queen of the orchard, highlighting the unique quality of oranges and other citrus fruits produced in the municipality of Silves, recognised for their sweetness, extra juiciness and exceptionally delicate aromas.

    With the Orange Flavoured Weekend, the Municipality of Silves aims to attract visitors and encourage the consumption of this juicy fruit.

    Organe Flavoured Weekend, Silves 2023 - Festival da Laranja 2023

    The region’s reigning fruit will also be highlighted on . In order to participate, restaurants in Silves must present a dish made with orange on the days the event takes place. They will also have to include at least one drink produced in the municipality (wine or beer made in the Silves Municipality) on their menu and a dessert made with the citrus fruit.

    To confirm their participation, restaurants must fill in the registration form and send it to capitaldalaranja@cm-silves.pt. Both the registration form and participation rules can be downloaded here.

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