Robotics fair
PADERNE SPORTS Pavilion will hold this year’s National Robotics Festival between April 27 and 30. The event, now in its seventh year, is in association with Albufeira Câmara and the
Schools revered
ACCORDING TO Education Minister, Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, the Algarve is probably the region which has done the most to modernise the country’s school system. Speaking at a press conference
Spring mountain fair
TAVIRA’S CITY centre will be celebrating culture, tradition and innovation from April 27 to April 29, when the Câmara and the Associação In Loco unite to hold the ninth annual
St. George’s Day
COME AND enjoy St George’s Day with family and friends at Don Camillo Italian restaurant on Saturday, April 21. The evening will be packed full of entertainment, fellowship, good food
São Brás in full bloom
SÃO BRÁS de Alportel hosted its annual Hallelujah Procession on Easter Sunday, forming part of the Festival of the Flower Torches, one of Portugal’s oldest religious celebrations. Locals worked through
Sócrates tight-lipped
PRIME MINISTER José Sócrates refused to be drawn into comments over the controversial issue of his university qualifications from the Indepedente University. According to various reports in national newspapers, the
Take risks and succeed
By: Chris Graeme chris@portugalresident.com TAKING PERSONAL responsibility was the only way the Portuguese could move forward according to CDS-PP presidential candidate Dr Paulo Portas. Dr Portas was addressing members of
Ten year celebrations
PORTUGUESE BANDS Terrakota and Blasted Mechanism are headlining Loulé’s Academic Week, a week long party organised by university students, taking place at the Parque Municipal from April 24 to April
Underpass ready this month
WORKMEN ARE now putting the finishing touches to the Marquês de Pombal underpass tunnel beneath the city centre, a project which was initiated by former Lisbon Mayor, Pedro Santa Lopes,
Welcome back Shakira
Four years after her sell out concert in Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, a first time event in the history of the arena, Columbian singer Shakira once again sang to a