Ria Shopping (new shopping centre close to the Chasfa apartment) is now open - only a 5 minute walk away.  It has a large supermarket, plus electrical store, book shop, toy shop and various clothes and shoe shops. There's even a go-karting circuit in the basement!

Annual seafood festival in Olhao in mid August 2012.

Fuseta and Armona beaches (both on Armona island and reachable via the ferries from Olhao or Fuseta) are nominated in this year's Seven Wonders - Beaches of Portugal competition (2012).