The low crime rate is one of main reasons why thousands of British tourists flock to Portugal's Algarve all year round, but after two Welsh dads were stabbed and seriously injured in separate incidents months apart, just how safe a holiday destination is it? Both men were on stag weekends in the popular resort of Albufeira, and both were attacked after they got separated from their friends.
Alex Evans was "left for dead" for around an hour between some cars and a rubbish bin on May 15. The 33-year-old has no memories of the attack itself but when he woke up in hospital he was told he'd been robbed and knifed three times in the stomach. You can read about how he is trying to get over the attack here.
And Joel Collins, a 35-year-old dad of four was stabbed at the beginning of July and remains in Faro hospital while his family struggle to get information about what exactly happened.
