Algarve resort at millionaires fair in Holland
VALE DO Lobo participated, once again, in Holland’s leading luxury consumer show, the Miljonair Fair, in December. Marketed as the event for the luxury lifestyle, the fair, organised by Yves
Algarve Wine Society tastes German Riesling wines
MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society gathered at the Pestana Levante Hotel in Armação de Pêra recently to taste six Riesling wines, from the private cellar of the society’s new
Algarve’s Câmaras will spend 700 million euros in 2006
IN 2006, the Algarve’s 16 borough councils will collectively spend a total of around 700 million euros. With the exception of the budget plans for the borough of Lagoa, for
An essential addition to your library …
Complete Mediterranean Wildlife by Paul Sterry THIS IS a deservedly popular book, which has been a bestseller at the Griffin Bookshop and was sorely missed when it became out of
As good as new
UNTIL NOW, the best way to clean your car of the famous Algarve dust has been a trip down to your local, self-service jet-wash or a while-you-wait service at the
BTL bigger and better each year
• Acrobats performed at the Estoril Casino stand MORE THAN 900 exhibitors, representing over 40 countries, took part in the 2006 edition of Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa (BTL), the
Captivating Cuba
• El Nicho waterfalls, one of Cuba’s best kept secrets CUBANS SAY it’s always a good time to visit their homeland. Located just off the coast of southern Florida, between
Carmo Cathedral and Santa Justa elevator join forces
• Santa Justa Elevator VISITOR NUMBERS to Lisbon’s ruined Carmo Cathedral have increased by 35 per cent, following the re-opening of a passageway linking the monument to the Santa Justa
Cavaco Silva is Portugal’s new President
ANÍBAL CAVACO Silva won a landslide victory against his presidential opponents in the race for Belém last Sunday. Garnering an impressive 50.6 per cent of the vote (2,745,491), the former
Cheap meat has a lot to answer for
OVER THE centuries, livestock farming has suffered from occasional outbreaks of disease from which animals have died, their loss accepted as part of the outgoings. With an upsurge in world