Algarve

MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society gathered at the Pestana Levante Hotel in Armação de Pêra recently to taste six Riesling wines, from the private cellar of the society’s new

IN 2006, the Algarve’s 16 borough councils will collectively spend a total of around 700 million euros. With the exception of the budget plans for the borough of Lagoa, for

• Acrobats performed at the Estoril Casino stand MORE THAN 900 exhibitors, representing over 40 countries, took part in the 2006 edition of Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa (BTL), the

THE ALGARVE Archaeological Association (AAA) is holding a talk by Dr. Micael Cremo, entitled ‘The Discoveries of Carlos Ribeiro – A Controversial Episode in the 19th Century European Archaeology’, on

MANY READERS of The Resident have found the Easy Call telephone cards to be of excellent value and convenient to use. We are, therefore, pleased to announce that in February

A NEW Feira Nova supermarket has recently opened in the Penha area of Faro, bringing the total number of stores in Portugal to 30. Owned by the Jerónimo Martins Group,

• From left: Manfred Matysik, president of Bailliage de l’Algarve, Willemina Zudervelt, Maître de Table, and Vincent Nas, Maître Rôtisseur, at Restaurant Vincent A MEMORABLE ‘Dîner Amical’ was held recently

A REPLICA of the Best Golf Destination in the World 2006 award, recently given to the Algarve by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), was presented to President

RESPECTED PORTUGUESE journalist, Paulo Lavadinho, has set up Tele 7, a TV production company with offices in Gambelas, Faro, with the aim of creating a dedicated regional television channel for

AFTER LAST year’s widely covered ‘Top 20 of the World’, Channel 4’s programme A Place in the Sun narrowed the list to Europe and focused purely on capital gain. And,