Half-marathon in Castro Marim
FOR THE second consecutive year, athletes will be taking to the streets of Castro Marim and Altura for a half-marathon, taking place on April 2. The event is being organised
Handcycling championship takes place in Quinta do Lago
THIS SUNDAY (March 26) welcomes the International Handcycling Championship of the Algarve to Quinta do Lago, an event organised by PARASPORT – Associação de Promoção do Desporto Adaptado, an association
Helping your business stay in touch
EVEN THOUGH we live in Portugal, where the lifestyle is one of relaxation and stress-free living, for local business the task of keeping existing clients or getting new ones can
horseracing
Cheltenham report THE SEASONAL National Hunt highlight is over for anther 12 months, the Irish army returned home happy, the bookmakers considerably richer, and nine of the competitors paid with
Knight Frank launches in the Algarve
ON MARCH 6, a well-known estate agent in the western Algarve changed its name and UK association. Nick Sadler, who has been the main drive behind the Hamptons International brand
Knowing what to sow and when …
AS NEWCOMERS to the Algarve, one of the most difficult aspects of vegetable growing is knowing what to sow and when. The golden rule is to talk to your neighbours
Let’s hear it for lamb!
A SPECIAL event to celebrate traditional dishes made with lamb is being hosted from April 10 to 16 by the Região de Turismo Planície Dourada, an area in the Alentejo
Lisbon golf valued for quality of courses
A SURVEY of foreign golfers carried out by the Observatório do Turismo de Lisbon (the capital’s tourism observatory) concluded that the great majority of respondents saw the technical quality of
Loulé council plants trees on World Forest Day
WORLD FOREST Day (March 21) was celebrated in Loulé with various activities organised to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection. Loulé Câmara enlisted the help of local schoolchildren
Milosevic and the psychopathic nature
HE MAY have cheated a verdict, but Slobodan Milosevic died a loser. That was how American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, one of the most important figures to engage Milosevic during the