Eat & Drink
Guest DJs on the beach, Thursday to Saturday 15:00–18:30, plus Sunday-dinner live music 19:00–22:00, at Praia Dourada Beach Club until mid-September.
Advance booking is advised — fb@vilavitaparc.com or +351 282 310 100.
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Vila Vita Parc Resort & Spa
Where summer finds its soundtrack. Throughout the summer, Praia Dourada Beach Club & Restaurant becomes the perfect setting for the best hours of the day by the sea.
From Thursday to Saturday, between 15:00 and 18:30, guest DJs bring carefully curated music to liven up your beach afternoons — the ideal moment to enjoy the sun and the sea with the perfect soundtrack. On Sundays, dinner takes on a special dimension with live music between 19:00 and 22:00, creating the perfect atmosphere to close out the weekend by the sea.
Sessions run until 12 September. Reserve your table and join for an unforgettable evening.
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Psychotherapy, counselling and life coaching practice of Molly Chan-Heyes, based in Porches with sessions in the Algarve or online.
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Father-and-daughter pottery studio and shop near Porches, hand-making platters, bowls, tiles and prints since 1981.
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Silves' whitewashed old bridge and the riverside beneath the castle, best at low tide when egrets stalk the Arade mudflats. Everyone climbs to the red castle; far fewer linger on the river. The multi-arched Ponte Velha, medieval on older foundations and long nicknamed the Roman bridge, still carries foot traffic across the Arade, and the banks around it are Silves at its most local: anglers, café tables, market mornings and storks clattering on the chimneys. At low tide the river drops to channels where egrets and waders feed, with the castle and cathedral stacked above the whitewash behind. Cross to the south bank in late afternoon for the view back over town, then take a table near the municipal market as the light turns orange.
A quiet municipal park at Estômbar where freshwater springs meet the tidal Arade, with a tide mill, boardwalks and a stone amphitheatre. Sítio das Fontes is where Lagoa locals go for Sunday picnics while visitors queue for boat trips a few kilometres downstream. Springs bubble into a pool beside the restored tide mill, boardwalk paths loop through marsh and woodland, and egrets and waders work the estuary flats. A small amphitheatre built into the hillside hosts occasional concerts. It is an easy, level wander rather than a hike, which makes it a good outing with children or grandparents in tow. Follow the signs from Estômbar village; late afternoon brings the best light over the marsh, and picnic tables sit under the trees.
Beautiful viewpoint, walking trails, AND beach. Truly a wonderful gem.
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Lagos marks its Municipal Day on 27 October in honour of its patron São Gonçalo de Lagos, with flag raising, a formal session and cultural activities from 09:00. Free; the full programme was still to
ACTA brings its staging of the Sermon of Saint Anthony to the Fishes to the Cineteatro Antonio Pinheiro in Tavira, in a morning performance.
Five days of music, workshops, a plant sale and a small 5k/10k charity run at Fazenda Compadres near Aljezur, in support of Comadres and the women and children they help.
