Pink balls raise thousands
Parque da Floresta recently hosted the Pink Ball Golf Competition to raise money for the Mobile Mammography Unit for the Algarve and succeeded in raising 7,008.93 euros. Following two days
POLIS plan for Tavira
A protocol signed between Parque Expo 98 and Tavira Câmara is set to re-define the urban environment of the city with a plan that aims to integrate economic, social, environmental,
Religious tourism promoted
The northern city of Braga says religious tourism accounts for 40 per cent of the city’s lodging and restaurant revenue. TCR Desenvolvimento e Promoção do Turismo Cultural e Religioso is
RTA pays homage to Figo
International footballer, Luís Figo, will be honoured during a ceremony to be held at the start of the eagerly awaited football clash between Portugal and England, scheduled to take place
RTA plans revealed
With a proposed 2004 budget of 12.727 million euros, the Algarve’s Regional Tourism Board, the RTA, is counting on the Euro 2004 football championship to give tourism in the region
Singing the ‘Janeiras’
‘Janeiras’ are traditional Portuguese January carols that are sung by people of all ages, as they go from house to house wishing their neighbours a happy New Year. People give
Sting set to star
Sting is the latest artist confirmed to play at the Rock in Rio-Lisbon Festival, set to take place between May 29 and 30 and June 3 to 6 at the
Sun out for golf party
Floresta Park Golf Club held its Christmas competition at the end of last year and, to the delight of all, after the previously appalling weather, the sun shone on the
Thanks for the help
We would like to thank all the people who have supported our events in aid of victims of the fires and Bombeiros de Silves (which are still ongoing). There are
That was the year that was…. Algarve Resident, December 5
Paul Ablett presents an optimistic view of the 2001 property market in Portugal. He concedes that the German and Dutch buyers will decline, but believes that UK and Irish buyers