Algarve

A NEW institutional website, www.rtalgarve.pt, has recently been launched by the Algarve Tourism Board (RTA), to complement its existing promotional site, www.visitalgarve.pt The new webpage offers four different menus, provides

DESPITE THE years of anticipation for the first Radiotherapy Unit to open in the Algarve, the inauguration in Faro last Thursday fell rather flat. It should have been a happy,

THE Readers’ Response Survey is something that the team at The Resident always look forward to, as it gives our readers a chance to voice their ideas and comments on

FOURTEEN BEACHES in the borough of Albufeira have been awarded the ‘gold’ status, for having had good quality water for the last five years, by environmental association, Quercus. The vice-president

BLOOD IS a precious commodity, and, here in the Algarve, there is never enough blood in store. Accidents, illnesses and surgery create a great demand throughout the country, so the

AQUAZUL, A developer that recently presented a project to build a five star hotel, 20 luxury properties and 18-hole golf course in the interior of Ria de Alvor, has received

GERMAN SUPERMARKET giant, ALDI, opened no less than five stores in the Algarve and Alentejo regions last Thursday: in Alcantarilha (pictured), Tavira, Portimão, Odemira and Santiago de Cacém. The stores

BARCLAYS HAS recently opened its first branch in Albufeira, in Rua do Município. According to the firm, Barclays intends to reinforce its growing presence in the Algarve region, “by bringing

FARO HOSPITAL’S paediatric unit was among the 19 units from around the country to receive a much-needed donation of new medical equipment, as part of the Missão Sorriso campaign (Mission

CARMEN PIGNATELLI, the Portuguese Secretary of State for Health, recently signed a contract, allowing building to start on the Algarve’s first Centre of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in São Brás