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Algarve Daily News15 JunSand replenishment works return safe conditions to much-loved beaches between Quarteira and Garrão
The artificial replenishment of sand along the coast between Quarteira and Garrão has restored a number of beaches in time for the summer season, along one of the most heavily visited stretches of the Algarve coast. However, the benefits are expected to be temporary, according to experts.
Algarve Daily News15 Jun‘Algarve has weak regional development, despite burgeoning tourism economy’: Region trails behind average in key indicators
The Algarve has ranked below the national average across all four of Portugal’s principal regional development indicators in 2024, according to figures published on Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), highlighting persistent structural weaknesses in a region heavily dependent on tourism despite its stron
Algarve Daily News12 JunAlbufeira: 23-year-old British tourist missing at sea on Praia do Peneco, desperate search continues
A 23-year-old British man disappeared on Thursday afternoon, 11 June, whilst swimming at Praia do Peneco beach in Albufeira. Search operations, launched following the alert, resumed on the morning of Friday, 12 June, and continue to involve both maritime and land-based resources.