Seeking out creativity
SPACES ARE still available for this year’s Arte Viva, the festival of art and music that will take place on the weekend of July 15 and 16 at São Brás
St George’s Day raises money for São Brás Bombeiros
A CHEQUE for the sum of 525 euros was presented to the president of São Brás Bombeiros by the members of the Tavira Lawn Bowling Club. The club raised the
Sweet potatoes
SWEET POTATOES are popular in many parts of the world, including the US and the Caribbean Islands. They are a favourite ingredient for cake-making in the Algarve and, thanks to
The future’s Bright …
AUSTRALIAN WINEMAKER Peter Bright, 53, studied winemaking at Roseworthy Agricultural College. He first visited Portugal in 1974. He joined João Pires in 1979, overseeing the development of the new winery,
The sacrifices of war
PRESIDENT BUSH visited Baghdad last week to meet Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki. His visit coincided with a brief period of optimism following the assassination of the leader of al-Qaeda
Wine society enjoys a Magnum of Mozart
A MAGICAL evening of music, wine and food, organised by the Algarve Wine Society’s vice-president Michael Berger, in conjunction with the Cortes de Cima winery, was held recently at the
Wolf Valley Charity Day raises money to help needy causes
THE ANNUAL Wolf Valley Charity Day, which took place at Vale do Lobo on June 10, surpassed itself yet again. The final counts are still being made but the amount
World’s largest solar power station in Alentejo
CONSTRUCTION WORK has begun near Serpa, 200km south of Lisbon in the Alentejo, on what is set to be the world’s largest solar power station. When it is fully operational,
A car for any occasion
IT’S BEEN 38 years since Manuel Caldinha sat in the gardens in the centre of Albufeira contemplating what he should name the car rental company he was about to open.
A little corner of paradise
ESTALAGEM QUINTA Jacintina is the newest five star hotel to open near Quinta do Lago. As the fruit of many years planning and hard work by Brian and Monica Pullin,