Marina links with hotel
Portimão Marina and the Espírito Santo hotel group are negotiating a commercial agreement that they hope will help to conquer new foreign markets. Both Manuel Espírito Santo, the head of
Mile High Strike
Barringtons is hosting a wine tasting and dinner on Friday, January 30, featuring wines supplied by one of the Algarve’s wine companies, WineMine, and selected by expert wine consultant Paulo
More travel
According to Víctor Filipe, president of the Portuguese Tourism and Travel Agencies Association (APAVT), more Portuguese people are travelling outside the eurozone, preferring destinations that give them more value for
Murder in Messines
A 76-year-old man was found shot dead in his home in Messines by two of his friends recently. A spokesman for Messines GNR initially stated that the victim, Francisco Martins
Agency at Awards
Fred Phillips, the founder and managing director of leading national design consultants Atelier do Sul was invited to be one of the select jury at this year’s prestigious PRISMA Awards,
New Câmara building
Lagoa Câmara workers recently celebrated the 231st anniversary of the authority’s existence and the opening of a new headquarters in the town. Secretary of State for Administration, Dr Miguel Relvas,
Bitter almonds
Following last year’s low-key opening of the new Algarve Stadium and this month’s last-minute cancellation of football’s Winter Cup, the Algarve’s Regional Tourism Authority (RTA) has suspended the running of
Portugal safe for children
According to a study recently conducted by a North American organisation, Popular Connection, Portugal is currently in the top ten countries for children to live in. This is excellent news
Bomb threats across region
Schools and courts in the region appear to be the target of a spate of telephone hoaxes in which the caller claims that he has planted a live bomb in
Queen Mary 2 arrives
The biggest steamship in the world, the Queen Mary 2, arriving in Madeira recently. But despite the celebrations, the regional authorities were on high alert and were briefed to heighten