Green Monday marks the beginning of Lent and is celebrated in Cyprus with picnics, outdoor fun and plenty of music and dancing. The day is filled with the spirit of Carnival and some people…

The annual Algarve International Film Festival, (FICA - Festival Internacional de Cine do Algarve), in the town of Portimão, is Portugal's oldest cinema event, dating back to 1972. It centres…

Bergman Week is a celebration of late Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman's work, featuring film screenings, VIP guests, seminars and tours to film locations on Fårö, where the director lived…

One of the highlights of Aberdeen's summer events calendar, the Aberdeen International Football Festival is an opportunity for young boys and girls from around the world to battle it out at…

Protected Ria Formosa Nature Reserve covers 60km of coastline from Tavira in the east to Ancao in the west. Set on a narrow strip of land, it has a labyrinth of sand dunes, lagoons, islets…

For adults and children alike, the Algarve Live Science Centre in Faro is a place of discovery and learning. The exhibits are interactive, encouraging the visitor to stretch the boundaries of…

The Mazatlán Lighthouse is 135m above sea level and perched on the top of an imposing natural formation, a rocky hill that branches out into the Pacific. Look out across the city, the Mazatlán…

The gay part of Faro Island Beach is actually located between this beach and Quinta do Lago beach, in the heart of a natural reserve where migrating birds stop in spring and autumn.