Swim with dolphins this weekend!
DO NOT miss this weekend’s Dolphin Therapy session. Group and individual discussions on Saturday (August 5) will be followed by swimming with dolphins on Sunday. Located near Albufeira. Call Carlos
Court throws out Portimão Retail Park case
LOULÉ’S ADMINISTRATIVE and Fiscal Court has reached a decision over the action lodged by the Associação Comercial de Portimão, the Portimão shop owners’ association, against Portimão Câmara, over the authorisation
The mystery of Bath 29
EVERY YEAR on the night of August 29, groups of people assemble on the Algarve seafront, with towels and provisions, to celebrate the tradition of Banho 29 (Bath 29). Peasants
Empty seats at Algarve Rocks
EMBARRASSMENT SURROUNDED the organisers of last Saturday’s Algarve Rocks as less than 6,000 people turned up for the event. It was hoped that the event, which took place at the
Thousands flock to see snowboarding on the beach
AUSTRIAN SNOWBOARDER Chris Kröll won the 10th edition of the Big Air Sand N’ Snow Portimão 2006, the Portuguese round of the Snowboard World Cup held on Praia da Rocha
Enchanting Moorish nights return to Cacela Velha
CACELA VELHA, in the borough of Vila Real de Santo António, is once again the setting for another Noites da Moura Encantada (Nights of the Enchanted Moor) event, taking place
Vehicle tax deadline extended again
FOR THE second time in a month, the deadline for purchasing the Imposto Municipal Sobre Veículos (vehicle tax) has been extended, this time until August 18. The Ministry of Finance
England
Big moves AT BOARDROOM level, the battle for control at Aston Villa has turned into a three-way tug of war. Early favourite, American billionaire, Randy Lerner has seen his first approach
Via Algarviana explained
IN THE Resident’s edition of July 7, we printed an article entitled Walk the length of the Algarve, about the Via Algarviana, an ecological pedestrian track, covering a distance of
European cups
Nearly there IN THE second qualifying round of the Champions League, Hearts, Dynamo Kiev, Fenerbahçe, Steaua Bucharest and Dynamo Zagreb all scored convincing first-leg victories that should see them safely