Save forests
CÂMARAS ACROSS Portugal have organised a project for volunteers to protect forests. In Sintra, this project is called ‘Prevention and Vigilance of the Serra de Sintra’.
Serious warm-up
THIS WEEKEND sees the first major tests for two of Portugal’s biggest clubs with the seventh edition of the prestigious Guadiana Tournament in Vila Real de Santo António. The three-way
Silves Medieval Fair this weekend
DON’T MISS the Silves Medieval fair, which started yesterday (Thursday) and runs until August 15 in the historical town centre and Al-Mutamid Park. This year’s fair promises to be bigger
Street death
A MAN was beaten to death in a Lisbon street after being chased out of a bar by three men. It is understood that the victim, a 30-year-old African man,
TAP record
For the first time in its history, TAP transported more than 30,000 passengers per day on July 27, 28 and 29. On July 27, some 30,417 people travelled with the
Ten new luxury hotels planned for the Algarve
PLANS FOR 10 new luxury hotels in the Algarve have been unveiled by the Prime Minister, José Sócrates, and the Minister for the Economy, Manuel Pinho. The projects, together entitled
The Madeleine Fund
A QUESTION on many people’s lips is, what exactly is the Madeleine McCann Fund? According to the fund’s own website, it is a “non-charitable, not-for-profit company, which has been established
The most expensive apartments in Portugal
AN EXCLUSIVE hotel in Estoril is being demolished to make way for a development of luxury apartments worth more than 100 million euros plus. The Hotel Estoril Sol has been
Underage flight conflict
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com TWO CHILDREN aged 11 and 16 were not allowed to board an easyJet flight from Faro to the UK because they were too young to travel
Vasco da Gama Tower to be ‘green’ hotel
WORK HAS begun on incorporating Lisbon’s Vasco da Gama tower into a new luxury hotel for the Sana Group. The 21 floor Torre Vasco da Gama Royal Hotel is to