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Gipsy Kings, Calema and HMB confirmed at Feira da Serra

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Gipsy Kings, Calema and HMB confirmed at Feira da Serra

Gipsy Kings, Calema and HMB confirmed at Feira da Serra

Gipsy Kings, Calema, HMB and the project “Recall Amália” are names confirmed for this year’s edition of Feira da Serra, to be held from July 25 to 28 in São Brás de Alportel, and which will have the fig as a product of choice.

Vitor Guerreiro, president of the São Brás Municipal Council, presented the new edition of Feira da Serra on the Lisboa Tourism Exchange (BTL), a “fair that is already a reference in the Algarve summer”, “composed of two dozen thematic areas and a program of animation for the whole family ».

Accessibility for all, security and decrease of the ecological footprint with the utilization of environmentally friendly materials are highlights of the Sierra Fair reinforced in this 28th edition.

As for the musical part, the Calema inaugurate the contest with a show on the first day. For Friday evening, the 26th, the spectacle of the timeless Gipsy Kings is reserved.

On Saturday, the 27th, the animation is on behalf of the HMB, closing the concert program with the performance of the project “Cantar Amália”.

São Brás also took advantage of the presence in BTL to present the III Historical Recreation “São Braz d’Alportel 1914 – A journey in time”, that will happen on May 25.

A Trip in Time for 105 years of Memories is the proposal of the III Historical Recreation “São Braz d’Alportel, 1914″.

Palmares golf course

Feira da Serra

Marlene Guerreiro, Vice Mayor of the City Hall, left the invitation for a unique experience, which takes the visitor to enter History, taste secular flavors, relive the hectic times of the I Republic, so recently implanted and feel the emotion of the moments of elevation from São Brás de Alportel to county.

The Historical Recreating is a biennial initiative, carried out by the municipality, which in this 3rd edition counts on the support of the program 365Algarve and with a huge involvement of the community, in the preparation of a whole program of animation, with live demonstrations of the arts and customs of yesteryear, tasting spaces and countless reasons to travel in time.

Integrated in the Algarve Space, the municipality of São Brás de Alportel was represented on the Lisbon Tourism Exchange from March 13 to 17, highlighting the potential of the territory open to new national and foreign visitors: with new experiences, meet, events not to be missed, candy not to resist and gastronomy to savor.

The flavors of the local gastronomy, the National Road Route 2, the cycle of nature walks, adventure sports, the Calçadinha of Roman origin, the Costume Museum and the Florida Torch Festival are some of the many proposals highlighted.

Top Portuguese Golf Player results / news

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João Ramos. Top Portuguese Golf Player results / news

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Top Portuguese: 24 years old Portuguese professional golf player João Ramos was among the best finishers in a competition of Portugal Pro Golf Tour. He stood in top four in the fifth edition of Palmares Classic in the Palmares golf course with the score of 140 shots aggregate of 2 days where he finished one over and 5 under, 73 + 67 strokes respectively. Out of total prize cash; €10,000, João Ramos’s share was €650.

After the second round, he expressed: “Yesterday I had played well yet botched a few chances. Today I played better and on a blustery day, to make 5 strokes under Par, it’s great. I’m upbeat, I hit enough greens and I made great putts”.

The Oitavos Dunes golf course professional in Cascais had been runner up at the San Lorenzo Classic in Quinta do Lago in December, he finished 3rd in the very second Palmares Classic competition and he stood sixth in the first edition of Penina Classic Golf Championship, along these lines, presently has four top 10 finishes in the time of only two months. These achievements solidified his situation among the best ten pro golfer of Portugal Pro Golf Tour’s ranking.

Palmares golf course

Palmares golf course

João Ramos is the champ for a long time of an Algarve Pro Golf Tour tournament, and he feels that soon he is going to lift his first trophy at the Portugal Pro Golf Tour which is a satellite circuit managed by Portugal’s Professional Golf Association, the British Jamega Pro Golf Tour and the Portuguese Golf Federation.

After a practice round where he scored eight birdies and an eagle, Ramos said confidently: ”It was not this one but rather it will be another”. “It’s always great to have good players here with us,” he included, alluding to the nature of the list of the members, which comprised of 53 players, most notably Luca Cianchetti a former European Champion, who completed number eighth in the competition with the score of 141 stokes; 3 under par.

Oitavos Dunes golf course

Oitavos Dunes golf course

Gian-Marco won the 5th Palmares Classes Championship with his nice score of 6 under par aggregate for 2 days. His 2 rounds finishes of 68 and 70 stokes were well enough for a victory stand. He earned €2000 cash for this winning performance.

Gian-Macro is a 21-year-old Englishman who was playing his first European Tour as a professional as he turned pro a few months ago. He has gained a good appraisal from Octagon Golf; A famous and well-ranked golf care organization.

Although Gian started last round with a triple-bogey, he won the tournament with the lead of 1 stroke from the Sam Connor who is also his countryman. It was the first professional win of Gian which earned him a considerable cash amount of €1,300 along with a trophy.

Algarve Events – February

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The 45th Tour of the Algarve by Bicycle. Algarve Events - February

Algarve Events – February

Algarve Events: The February edition of Guia Algarve is covered with cycling, ballet, and Algarvia’s juicy orange. Guia Algarve is a publication which suggests more than 100 events covering February; the shortest month of the year in the region.

The guide of the Tourism Region of Algarve stated: “Among the music, theater, exhibitions sports fair and dance and suggestions of the program; 365 Algarve, any cultural excuse is good to go from door to door, among the friends or even alone.”

“The 45th Tour of the Algarve by bicycle” is the most prominent item, from 20th to 24th of February, which fills the roads with the winners of the 2018 world, European, and Portuguese rankings tournaments.

On Saturday, 2nd Feb. The Ballet Carmen will be staged on Teatro das Figuras in Faro. Carmen’s music is composed by Georges Bizet and Español de Murcia will interpret it. This story describes the relationship between a sergeant Don Jose and a Gypsy Carmen.
Faro nearby golf courses: Quinta do Lago North, South & Laranjal

Orange Capital, Silves, makes the Algarve’s protagonist. It will be the 3rd municipality exhibition. It will last between 15 to 17 February on the famous points of the city. Along with musical entertainment by Cuca Rosetta (15th Feb. at 21:30), António Zambujo (16th Feb. at 21:30) and Fole’Percussion (17th Feb. at 16:30), there will be exhibitions from people from different fields like citriculture, agriculture, confectionery, gastronomy, and handicrafts.
Silves nearby golf courses: Silves

Cuca Roseta

Cuca Rosetta

The month starts with ”Confessions Tour” by singer Aurea, On 1st of Feb, at 9:30 pm, in the municipal auditorium of Lagoa.
Lagoa nearby golf courses: Gramacho, Vale da Pinta.

Kátia Guerreiro, a fado singer will also perform live on her new album named ”Semper” on Saturday, 2nd Feb, at the Cultural Center of Lagos, at 9:30 pm.
Lagos nearby golf courses: Palmares, Penina Championship, Morgado, Alamos.

The month follows with other records, in other tones, for different musical tastes. First of all, with the performance of Daniel Kemish at the Lethes Theater in Faro (2nd Feb, 9:30 p.m.), with the V International Festival of Baroque Music in Faro, from 2 to 23 February in various places of the county (beginning at 21: 30), with the Chinese opera “The Generals of the Yang Family”, will be performed on 11th of Feb. at 9:30 pm, at the Arade Congress Center (Lagoa), with the 18th Al-Mutamid Music Festival, 8-23 Silves, Loulé, Lagos, Albufeira and Olhão, at 21:30.

On the stage of the performance, drama ”Waning Room” brings together seven characters united by a common stalemate: the desire for change without however changing for fear of the new. Will be held at - Teatro Municipal de Portimão on Saturday, 2 at 9:30 p.m.
Hotels in Portimão: Tivoli Marina Portimão, Penina Hotel Golf & Resort, Pestana Alvor Atlântico.

Among the 15 exhibitions, attention turned to ”Symbolus” by Sofia Baptista, in the municipal gallery João Bailote, in Albufeira, in which the artist traverses the symbols of values and personal origins through painting.
Hotels in Albufeira: Real Bellavista Hotel & Spa, NAU Salgados Palace Hotel, Muthu Oura Praia.
Golf Courses nerby Albufeira: Salgados, Pine Cliffs

Symbolus by Sofia Baptista

“Symbolus” by Sofia Baptista

On the other hand, from February 9 to 17, the Chocolate Week takes place in the Municipal Market of Loulé, to sweeten the gourmand visitors of the Algarve.
Hotels nearby Loulé, in Vilamoura: Dom Pedro Vilamoura, Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, Vila Galé Ampalius, Crowne Plaza Vilamoura, Hilton Vilamoura Hotel.
Golf Courses nerby: Pinhal, Laguna, Millennium, Victoria, Old Course, Vila Sol.

And for lovers of outdoor activities, the «Guia Algarve» highlights the Biennial of Nature Tourism, from 22nd to 24th February, in the Multipurpose Hall of Aljezur, with the motto of sustainable tourism.

Time for the unique experiences of the cultural program «365 Algarve», with several premieres to mention. On the first day of the month, the DeVIR Meetings begin, with the international collective exhibition «Le Dessin de Presse dans Tous ses États (Part 1)», in the former Town Hall of Lagos.

On the 5th of February, at 9:30 pm, Cine-Teatro Louletano “Elastic” will open a crossroads of theater and music from a collection of poems by Algarvian authors that mix with the text of Sarah Lemmonnier and João de Brito.

And, the signature of 365 Algarve, the International Piano Festival of the Algarve will take Antonio Rosado to play “West Side Story” (9th Feb. at 9:30 pm) and Pedro Burmester to revisit the Fantasia Choral Fantasia for piano, choir and Beethoven’s Orchestra (16th Feb. at 9:30 pm, at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro).