Portugal plays UK in new amateurs golf tournament
THE ACADEMY Resident’s Cup, an event aimed at providing a showcase event for Algarve golfers, will take place over 18 holes at Vilamoura’s Vila Sol Championship Course on Sunday, January
Portuguese jazz star to perform in Faro
CELEBRATED PORTUGUESE jazz singer, Jacinta, based in San Francisco Bay in the US, will be performing songs from her new album Daydream at Faro’s municipal theatre, on January 27. Jacinta
Portuguese marry less but spend more on the big day
PORTUGAL’S LARGEST wedding fair of the year, Exponoivos, returned to Lisbon’s Parque das Nações last weekend. The three-day event was the 12th trade fair dealing with everything for the big
Querença welcomes annual chouriço festival this Sunday
FOLLOWING TRADITION, the Loulé village of Querença will, once again, host its annual chouriço festival, due to take place this year on January 15, from 11am, at Largo da Igreja
Refurbishment works in Portimão town centre
WORK TO upgrade the basic sanitation infrastructures and water supply network has begun in Rua do Comércio, Portimão’s main shopping thoroughfare. The work, which is being carried out by Portimão
Regional fund secures new routes to Faro airport
A SPECIAL regional fund has recently been set up to finance the marketing and promotion required to attract more airlines to operate routes to Faro. The fund is the result
Renovating buildings could ease crisis
DOING UP run-down properties could help the government find its way out of the current economic crisis. According to the Associação dos Industriais da Construção Civil e Obras Públicas (AICCOPN),
See clearly with Pulzer
I-Q MED, opticians in Lagoa led by Dr. Versteeg, offer many treatments to correct your vision. However, they are the first practice in Portugal to use the Pulzer solid state
Spanish tour operator awards Portuguese hotels
THE NOVOTEL Verman in Póvoa de Varzim and the Sofitel Thalassa Vilalara in the Algarve, both operated by the Accor Amorim group, have recently been awarded top honours by Spanish
Specialist describes new airport site as unsafe
PORTUGAL’S NEW airport site at Ota has been compared to a rickety baby. Reis Borges, a specialist in airport planning, says that the new site has severe limitations from both