Algarve Daily News30 OctSilves gears up for the ‘Impossible Climb’, as 30 riders take on a near-vertical hill
Thirty Portuguese and Spanish riders will take on a 110-metre hillside, with gradients of more than 80% in places, at the 23rd Subida Impossível (Impossible Climb) competition, which returns to Silves on 8 November.
Algarve Daily News6 OctSilves: Meet the shepherd and four-legged maintenance crew who keep Amendoeira Golf Resort in good trim
Every day, shepherd André Gonçalves leads his flock of sheep and goats across hundreds of hectares of the Amendoeira Golf Resort in Alcantarilha, part of the Algarve's Silves municipality, giving the courses a rural trim under the curious gaze of visiting golfers.
Algarve Daily News5 OctTwo men arrested in Silves after posing as CTT postmen to steal parcels
Two men, aged 19 and 26, have been arrested by the GNR in Silves on suspicion of fraud, after allegedly collecting a series of strangers’ parcels from CTT, Portugal's postal service, the force said in a statement. The suspect were caught with goods worth about €3,500, the GNR says.
Algarve Daily News3 SeptDutch owner of Fábrica do Inglês Cork Museum signs archival collection into the hands of Silves Council
Silves Town Council today formally took custody of the documentary and archival collection of the freshly-opened Cork Museum, following the signing of a donation agreement by the company that acquired the property, 16 years after the museum shut its doors.
Algarve Daily News28 Jul‘The burqa law comes to Silves’: Anglo-Portuguese author Isabel Stilwell slams Silves Cathedral over conservative dress code
Anglo-Portuguese journalist and author Isabel Stilwell, 66, has alleged that she was prevented from entering Silves Cathedral after being told her exposed shoulders and knees breached the monument's dress code.
Algarve Daily News23 JunSilves’ Cork Museum at iconic Fábrica do Inglês to open to public on 11 July: Bookings available after 16-year closure
Visitors can now register to attend the reopening of the Cork Museum, which will welcome the public once again on 11 July, developer Carvoeiro Branco announced today, 23 June.
Algarve Daily News15 JunAlgarve municipalities under very high rural wildfire risk, expected to remain elevated all week
Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel and Tavira were placed under a very high rural wildfire risk warning this Monday, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).