Music in the air for Mozart
• The Hohensalzburg fortress in Salzburg THIS YEAR marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Austria has planned a rich and varied calendar of events
Noddy returns to Portugal
DUE TO popular demand, stage spectacular Noddy Live, a show featuring Enid Blyton’s classic children’s character, returns to Portugal this April. The show was first staged in Portugal in December
Now you can play in the new Algarve Golf Cup!
THE PORTUGUESE PGA is organising a new, exciting men’s golf competition, The Algarve Cup, at Pinheiros Altos in Almancil, on Saturday, February 11. This is a team competition for the
Online auction selling easier than ever!
COMING THIS month is a new buying and selling opportunity in Portugal. Many readers will be familiar with the concept of auction selling on the internet and may even have
Orion the Hunter
WELCOME TO the February night sky. This month belongs to the grand constellation of Orion the Hunter. This group of stars lies in the plane of the Milky Way (our
Politicians and hubris
“A MAN’S reach should exceed his grasp,” so poet Robert Browning once wrote. But nothing can justify the delusions of grandeur we are currently witnessing from some politicians. Too many
Portimão Retail Park to open this spring
A NEW Retail Park, hosting a range of major stores, two of which will be firsts for the Algarve, is due to open in Portimão this spring. Boasting a total
Portugal’s winter wonderland
• Snowfall was registered all over Portugal, especially in the north. This picture was taken in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, on Sunday. Photo: Pedro Sarmento Costa/Lusa PORTUGAL’S SURPRISE
Quality furniture, on time, every time
SINCE STARTING out in August 2000, Style Furnishings has grown from strength to strength. Now an established name in the Algarve, it offers a wide range of quality furniture at
Solverde casino group to invest 60 million
DESPITE PORTUGAL’S current economic crisis and the fact that 2005 saw their profits take a slight fall, leading casino group, Solverde, has just announced its intention to invest 60 million