Algarve

VARIOUS SUMMER activities, to suit all ages, are currently taking place at Faro Island Beach. The programme of activities is being organised by the Centro Náutico and is set to

COUNCILS ACROSS the Algarve are rejoicing at the new electricity network connection between Tunes (in the borough of Silves) and Estoi (in the borough of Faro). This new link promises

THE NEW youth hostel in Aljezur will open to the public in August 2007. Situated next to the beach at Arrifana, on the west coast of the Algarve, the hostel

This year, the Agência Regional de Turismo do Algarve will invest close to one million euros in the promotion of the Algarve’s golf courses to both the Portuguese and European

THIS YEAR saw the commencement of the Parque da Floresta Charity Fund, set up to run throughout the year, raising money at every available opportunity for local charities in the

THE ROTARY International slogan for the year 2006/7 is ‘Leading the way’, and the Rotary Club of Silves is certainly typifying that in more ways than one. Rotarian Isabel Flores

Will Rios steal McEnroe’s crown this year? THIS YEAR’S all-star line-up has just been announced for the annual Vale do Lobo Grand Champions Millennium bcp tournament, taking place from August

THE ALGARVE Wine Society celebrated the arrival of summer, and the close of its successful spring calendar, by throwing a Summer Party on the evening of July 2. The venue

SEAVISION, A motor yacht management company based in Vilamoura Marina, recently held a phone-in competition on Algarve’s Kiss Fm radio station, in which listeners could win various prizes. Ayli Tait

Special police force assists tourists visiting Algarve The GNR is doing its bit to help tourists in need in the Algarve this summer. Forming part of the Tourist Support Patrol