November Sunset

Praia do Carvoeiro is very beautiful in any period of the year, this I realized when I went there again this year, for 6 days in November. As I expected a cold and grey atmosphere I was very surprised spending beautiful and warm days with beautiful sunsets like this...

The history of Carvoeiro

On www.carvoeiro.com I found some very nice and old pictures about Carvoeiro in 1936.

This picturesque fishing village, with a long history of settlement, has grown over the last decades into the main tourist area of the concelho. It has a number of fine beaches protected by clifts.

There are traces of Roman habitation and naval activity in the area. There has also been a long history of pirate and enemy military assaults on the coast, and a number of naval battles here, most notably the battle in 1544 between a squadron of ships under D. Petro da Cunha, and the Turkish corsair, Xarramet.

According to historical sources, the name of the village derives from “Caboiere,” an old name for a hamlet of fishermen from the Islamic-medieval period. For most of its history, fishing was the mainstay of the local economy.

However, from the 1960s onward, tourism gradually became the economic base of the area, with many new hotels, apartment complexes, shops, roads, and a significant improvement in the infrastructure.

Webcam - Praia do Carvoeiro

Can you not be in Carvoeiro right now, but are you still wondering what is going on at the Praia do Carvoeiro or you simply want to see the live weather in the little fisher village. Then you should frequently have a look at the Carvoeiro Webcam.

The Webcam in the Palacio do Cone Ice-Cream shop is uploading a picture every minute 24 hours a day. Enjoy!

Shocking: German Couple Dead

A GERMAN resident was found dead in his ex-wife’s swimming pool in Carvoeiro on Monday morning after allegedly having attacked her with a knife.

Birgit Peinoff, 46, was stabbed in her left side several times at her villa by her ex-husband Peter Peinoff, who was 53. A spokesman from Barlavento hospital told The Resident: “The woman suffered a pneumothorax but is out of danger and recovering in the surgery wing.”

The spokesman also confirmed that Peter Peinoff was found dead in the swimming pool and is now in the hospital’s morgue. According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã, Peter Peinoff stabbed Birgit while drunk, before drowning in the villa’s swimming pool.

The GNR said they were unable to divulge any information surrounding the incident but it has been reported in Correio da Manhã that Peter and Birgit Peinoff had marital problems caused by his drinking and violence, which he had allegedly received treatment for in the past.

Tyres slashed
A resident who knew the couple, but asked not to be named, told The Resident: “I did not hear of any conflicts between the couple. They have lived in the Algarve for several years and owned a butchers’ in Lagoa called Quinta das Salsichas.” The tyres of Birgit’s Mercedes, that had been in the garage, had also all been slashed. A GNR spokesman told The Resident: “The car tyres could have been knifed by the man to stop his ex-wife from escaping.” According to Correio da Manhã, there were no witnesses because the houses and villas which neighbour Birgit’s property were all empty at the time this incident occurred. A spokesman for the PJ told The Resident: “The Polícia Judiciária is investigating the case, but we cannot reveal any further details.”

At the time The Resident went to press, the German embassy had not been alerted to the incident, and was therefore not offering assistance.