Possible Side Effects
Sponsored by Griffin Bookshop griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com Possible Side Effects By Augusten Burroughs Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs A laugh out loud collection of short stories based on Burroughs’s past experiences
Quality of life
Portugal has been ranked joint 16th in a league of the world’s best places to live. The Quality of Life League compiled by US travel magazine International Living, listed 191
Rates due to soar
WATER, DRAINAGE and waste management rates are due to rise substantially in some areas of the Algarve this year, as câmaras struggle to recoup millions of euros. In some cases,
Senior walks
Vila Do Bispo have organised a series of walks challenging the more senior residents of the area entitled Caminhada Sénior (Senior Walk). The first walk will take place on February
Takeover announced
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY group Sonae Sierra has purchased two shopping centres in the Algarve, bringing the company’s total to 43 worldwide. The group acquired Modelo shopping centre in Albufeira and Continente
The Algarve trembled
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com IN THE wake of the earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, which occurred on February 12, at 10.36am, the Algarve and other regions reflect on
The end of an era
PORTUGUESE FOOTBALL legend, Luís Figo was in Lisbon on February 12, to launch the fifth annual Coca Cola Cup, a football tournament for children. Figo took the opportunity to confirm
Toss your pancakes for charity
A PANCAKE Day extravaganza is being held at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra on February 20. Pancake races will begin at 11am on the beach, in front of
TV crew descends on villa in Santa Bárbara de Nexe
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com CHANNEL 4’s Selling Houses Abroad programme sent a TV crew to the Algarve this week to film the makeover of a villa close to the village
Tête à Tête
Sponsored by Griffin Bookshop griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com Tête à Tête: The Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre By Hazel Rowley They are one of the world’s legendary couples.