Take the challenge
Challenge yourself to complete either a five kilometre walk or run, a 10km run, a 20km cycle or a 20km duathalon cycle and run in the fabulous Ria Formosa this
Havana’s chamber of horrors
If you fancy getting dressed up this Halloween and having a great night out too, then Bar Havana in Carvoeiro has just what you need for some spooky fun. On
Teenage smokers targetted
The sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 18 could be banned as part of measures to cut the number of young people taking up smoking. Health Minister,
Murder victim may have been fed to pigs
Scientists from the government laboratory in Lisbon (LPC) have searched the area of Figueira, in Portimão, for clues as to the whereabouts of missing eight-year-old Joana’s body. It has been
The greatest show in the Algarve
AFPOP’s two day Better Living in Portugal exhibition, which took place in the Algarve last weekend, was always going to be a winner, but the size of the win exceeded
Music downloads must stop
Officials at the Portuguese Culture Ministry Inspector General (IGAC) caused panic recently when they ordered the company behind the country’s largest internet radio site to remove all unlicensed music content
Tourists pay for monument upkeep
Visitors to Lisbon’s medieval St. George’s Castle will have to pay a three euro entrance fee from Monday, November 1. Lisbon Câmara approved the measure, which does not apply to
A perfectly dramatic location
When the UK’s ITV television decided to shoot the dramatised version of the story of the British plane-spotters who were arrested in Greece in October 2000, the producers came up
New church locum
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Lisbon has a new locum minister. The Rev. John Young arrived in Lisbon last week to replace Rev. Gordon Oliver – also a
Unwelcome neighbours
There are many official caravan sites across the Algarve where people can legally park their caravans and utilise the services on offer – water, toilet and shower facilities, electricity and