Algarve

PORTUGUESE NATIONAL champions, Armindo Araújo and Miguel Ramalho were successful in winning the Rally de Portugal last Saturday, an international rally sponsored by Portugal Telecom that took place over three

THE ALGARVE Wine Society succeeded in getting three of the top vintners of the Northern Alentejo together in the Algarve for a tasting of their products at the Hotel Garbe

ALCOUTIM’S MUNICIPAL Civil Protection Services staged a special safety awareness day for pupils of the borough’s nurseries and primary schools, as part of the commemorations for World Day of Civil

FOLLOWING RENOVATION work, the Moinho Branco de Cachopo (white windmill of Cachopo) is now back in action. Tavira Câmara spent over 65,000 euros on the restoration project, which involved renovating

AS PART of the Programa de Marchas Passeio Algarve 2005/2006, a programme of public walks along the Algarve region, developed by the Instituto Nacional do Desporto (national institute of sport),

Disappointed but not defeated: property rental licensing row continues ACCORDING TO those who attended the meeting on March 15 at the Direcção-Geral de Turismo (DGT), the general directorate for tourism,

FOR THE second consecutive year, athletes will be taking to the streets of Castro Marim and Altura for a half-marathon, taking place on April 2. The event is being organised

THIS SUNDAY (March 26) welcomes the International Handcycling Championship of the Algarve to Quinta do Lago, an event organised by PARASPORT – Associação de Promoção do Desporto Adaptado, an association

WORLD FOREST Day (March 21) was celebrated in Loulé with various activities organised to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection. Loulé Câmara enlisted the help of local schoolchildren

STATISTICS WERE released by Tavira Câmara this week revealing the number of foreign pupils currently studying at the borough’s schools. The current trend of emigration to Portugal by nationals from