Traditional fair comes to São Brás this weekend
São Brás de Alportel will be hosting Feira da Serra this weekend (July 28, 29 and 30), a festival of sounds, traditions and flavours from Serra do Caldeirão. This popular
Turtles to be returned to the sea
AFTER DECADES in captivity, three turtles are going to be returned into the ocean in September. Biologists from Zoomarine in Guia have been training the animals to survive by their
Uproar over delays at Paderne tollbooths
The Algarve Hotels and Resorts Association (AHETA) has accused the company responsible for Portugal’s highways, BRISA, of “providing a bad service” to users of the A2 (Lisbon-Algarve) road. AHETA claims
Using a company to own Portuguese property Nº1
Direct vs company ownership This is the first in a five part series about using companies to own Portuguese property. 1) Direct vs company ownership 2) Buying an “offshore” company: White
Van Gelder accuses water company of “disrespect”
Águas do Algarve, the region’s water supply company, has been criticised by Sander van Gelder, chairman of the Vale do Lobo Group, for mismanaging its project to reinforce the water
2007 World Rally Driving Championship in the Algarve
THE PORTUGUESE rally will once again be included in the World Rally Driving Championship in 2007, after having been excluded from the world circuit by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)
A family affair
IF YOU are looking for a traditional family restaurant, then Casa Nostra in Portimão is certainly the place to visit. Head chef, Marcelino, started working in restaurants at the age
A Madsummer Night’s Dream … what a performance!
A CROWD of over 120 people, including a generous sprinkling of toddlers dressed as fairies, goblins and Teletubbies, were thoroughly enchanted on Monday July 3, by the open air production
A new church is born
ONE HUNDRED and one people attended the first service of the All Saints’ Anglican Church Algarve, on Sunday, July 16. Led by the Reverend Eric Britt, former Chaplain of St.
A world of entertainment solutions
GONE ARE the days when a CD player and BBC TV were enough to keep us entertained. Now there is a never-ending list of entertainment possibilities on offer and consumers