Luxembourg as a financial centre
THE GRAND Duchy of Luxembourg may be a small country physically, but it is one of the most prosperous countries in the world measured by GDP to the population. It
MED Festival already in planning for 2006
THOUSANDS OF visitors flocked to Loulé’s recent six-day jamboree, the “Festival MED” Mediterranean Festival. Indeed the event was such a success, surpassing all expectations, that Loulé Câmara, the organising body,
MDMA swoop bags record haul
FOLLOWING MONTHS of surveillance, Lisbon Polícia Judiciária have arrested a 50-year-old man from Torres Vedras and seized 9,200 grams of the drug MDMA – the active substance in ecstasy –
Motorbikes flood south
THIS FOUR day event is large and loud! Faro is resounding to the rumble of engines for the 24th International Motorcycle Meeting, which runs until July 17. Around 40,000 bike
New image for Loulé’s main roundabout
WITH THE objective of upgrading the image of one of the town’s key areas, Loulé Câmara has recently been remodelling the centrepiece of the Largo Gago Coutinho roundabout, situated close
New life for Armação de Pêra sea front
PLANS WERE revealed recently for the renovation of the old sea front casino at Armação de Pêra (Algarve). The casino, which for many years remained completely disused, currently hosts a
New opening hours for Sintra’s parks
SINTRA’S PARKS are the subject of new opening hours, following a recent announcement by the câmara. Parque da Liberdade, which surrounds Volta do Duche in Vila de Sintra, will be
Of lions and strange fiction
The first World Cup mascot was England’s “World Cup Willie” in 1966. Forty years later, the latest official mascots also feature a lion called “Goleo”, who is accompanied by a
Porcupine Tree to perform in Portugal
BRITISH GROUP, Porcupine Tree, has announced it will perform at the Vilar de Mouros Festival on July 31. The band began their tour of Europe on July 3 with a
Portugal’s enlightened despot celebrated in Oeiras
OEIRAS WAS in a party mood last weekend celebrating the annual ‘Festa Pombalina’, which marks the life and works of Portuguese statesman Marquês de Pombal. Oeiras Câmara organised various pageants,