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The Portugal News2 Oct

Algarve beach hides a 70-million-year-old volcanic past

Anyone who has spent time at Praia da Luz will probably recognise the dark rock formation rising dramatically from the otherwise pale cliffs at the eastern end of the beach.

Algarve Daily News24 Sept

Brueckner admits to selling drugs just 150m from apartment on night of Maddie McCann’s disappearance

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, has admitted that he was around 150 metres from the apartment where the British girl was staying in Praia da Luz on the night she disappeared in 2007. The German national, however, has again denied any involvement in her disappearance.

The Portugal News26 Aug

Traditional midnight sea swim returns to the Algarve

The Festa do Banho 29 returns to Lagos and Praia da Luz on 29 August, bringing music, entertainment and one of the Algarve’s most unusual summer traditions.

Portugal Resident17 Aug

Lagos keeps centuries-old “Banho 29” tradition alive

One of the Algarve’s most distinctive summer traditions returns to Lagos and Praia da Luz on August 29, when locals and visitors will once again celebrate the Festa do Banho The post Lagos keeps centuries-old “Banho 29” tradition alive appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News29 Jul

Madeleine McCann case returns to Portuguese television in new crime series

More than 19 years after Madeleine McCann disappeared from Praia da Luz, one of Portugal's most closely followed criminal cases is returning to television.