Amazing Spider Man 2
April 17, 2014 Directed by: Marc Webb; Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx; Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy; Age: + 12; Time: 142 min Spider-Man’s most important battle
3 Days to Kill
April 17, 2014 Directed by: McG; Starring: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen; Genre: Action | Crime | Drama; Age: + 12; Time: 117 min In this heart pounding action-thriller,
Natural essence of Dão
I seem to be on a bit of Dão run at the moment, the region that is still most undeservedly out of fashion but keeps surprising me with genuinely interesting
Sweet tooth heaven in Alcoutim
Billed as the “sweetest event to take place in the municipality”, Alcoutim’s Feira de Doces d’Avó (grandmother’s sweets fair) is back for its 9th edition between April 18 and 19
Cancer surgeries delayed over lack of medical gowns
Cancer surgeries have had to be delayed because doctors don’t have clean gowns. This latest ‘shock’ exposing the effects of austerity cuts on the health service came this week at
The top socially-accepted drug
Alcohol is a socially-accepted drug, consumed every day in enormous quantities; a chemical substance that affects the body and mind, and is not considered “bad” by the general public or
1,000 in Portugal at risk of Chagas disease
It has an unusual name – due to the surname of its founder – but the insidious Latin-American Chagas disease now threatens as many as a 1,000 people in Portugal.
Ebola strategy
Braced for an encounter with the deadly Ebola virus, Portugal’s director general of health Francisco George says the country is prepared and has a strategy in place. Only last month,
Alcoutim celebrates mountain gastronomy
Alcoutim will be hosting its first-ever gastronomy festival entitled ‘Sabores da Serra ao Rio’ (Flavours from the Mountain to the River) from this weekend to May 18. In an initiative
Mercedes event a much-needed boost for Algarve hotel
Albufeira’s Herdade dos Salgados welcomed more than 15,000 Mercedes-Benz’ delegates who took part in the ‘Global Training Experience 2014’ to learn about the legendary car brand and its latest models.