Overtaking Austria
The establishment of a strong tourism focal point in the Douro Valley economic development priority area will help move Portugal to 10th place among the world’s most important tourism destinations,
Parking in Faro
A spokesperson from Faro Câmara has announced that more parking spaces have been created in the city. Apparently, the new parking lot will be situated in the São Francisco area
Pharmacies for region
A new pharmacy has recently opened in Pechão, Olhão. And according to the Minister of Health, Luís Pereira, more pharmacies are to be built in Rogil (Aljezur), Tunes (Silves), Altura
Portimão pipe still awaiting repair
A month after a main water pipe supplying the Barlavento region burst under the newly inaugurated Portimão to A22/Via do Infante access route, there was still no date set for
Promotion hope for local rugby club
After a gruelling season, the Rugby Clube de Loulé senior male team is now in the final phase of the Division II national championship as leaders of their group. The
Riding celebration
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Algarve Riding Club (Clube de Equitação do Algarve). The club started informally in 1984, when a group of horse owners and horse
Service ready for Euro 2004
According to the president of the National Fire and Civil Protection Service (SNBPC), Major-General Paiva Monteiro, his force is fully prepared for this June’s European football championship. Speaking at a
Serra snow bonanza
The 46 snow cannons recently inaugurated on the Serra da Estrela have already produced 31,000 cubic metres of snow after only 242 hours of production. The figures, released by Serra
Simply the best
There were celebrations at Vale do Lobo this week as the resort was voted the best luxury development in the world, beating entries from top resorts in America, Spain, Portugal,
Strike hits hard
Public workers held the latest in a series of strikes over the government’s labour law reforms and recently announced salary freeze last Friday, and hit the Algarve’s health and education