Author: Portugal Resident

THE SOCIETY for like-minded artists, who want to get together to exchange ideas, listen to professionals, create new pieces and chat about their passion – art – is holding its

THE ALGARVE is the only region in Portugal where the number of births has risen in the past five years. Dr. Rui Lourenço, the president of the Administração Regional de

Have you won? CONGRATULATIONS GO to Ian O’Brien from Porches and Ann-Marie Walker from Albufeira, who have each won a pair of two-day passes for the Algarve Summer Festival! They

MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society, led by Anthony Pattison, travelled by coach from Albufeira to the Setúbal wine producing area, south of Lisbon, recently. Their first visit was to

DROWNING IS the second highest accidental killer of children, after road traffic accidents, in Portugal. It is estimated that at least 30 children die each year from drowning. A study

THE DOING Business in Portugal seminar was just what new and established businesses needed. Hosted by Chris Plumb, director of Platina Consultancy, the seminar, recently held at Hotel Náutico in

THE EXHIBITION and sale of handicrafts and regional products has had a strong impact on the developing economy of the Algarve. One of the main events showcasing these such products

FARO CÂMARA has announced that it is against the reduction in opening hours of the Service of Permanent Attendance (SAP) at the Faro Health Centre, imposed by the Ministry of

HIDDEN AWAY above Lagos in the Herdade do Funchal, a rare piece of rock memorabilia has been preserved, although in quite an unusual form. An autograph of The Beatles’ guitarist,