Zoomarine hosts groundbreaking research
Zoomarine park, near Albufeira, opened a special research laboratory this week for the study of molluscs and their link to cures for life threatening diseases. The initiative is a joint
Flower power
Hazel (Sally) Dawson’s 2005 flower calendar is the perfect gift for romantics as each month features a flower. And her elegant and beautiful birthday and anniversary book will make anyone
No to tolls
Everyone on the EN125 All of the region’s business associations, including ACRAL, NERA, CEAL, AIHSA, AHETA, the RTA and the Junta Metropolitana, are poised to boycott the Via do Infante
RTA brings out the big guns
In a major change of strategy, the Algarve tourism board (RTA) has rejected around 2,500 requests for funding from organisations across the region and will spend next year’s budget on
Scouts tackle shameful rubbish
A total of 453 Scouts collected 11 tons of rubbish along the edge of the EN125 national road last weekend. The event, organised by the Junta Metropolitana do Algarve (AMAL)
Working together
Dr. António Carlos Patrício, the Regional Director of the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), and the Governador Civil do Distrito de Faro, Sr. José Valentim Rosado, visited the AFPOP
Advertising Algarve attractions
Portugal’s main tourist destination, the Algarve, is being promoted simultaneously on three of the most prestigious European television channels – CNN International, BBC World and Eurosport. The latest campaign, which
Barringtons bazaar
Wednesday, December 8 – a public holiday – is the date for just about the biggest Bazaar in the Algarve, at Barringtons in Vale do Lobo. Open to the public
Court convicts 18
After several delays, the corruption trial, involving 25 guards from Albufeira transport brigade who rocked Portugal and disgraced the GNR service, was finally concluded last week. The hearings began more
Holidaymaker drowns
A British holidaymaker has died while attempting to swim off the coast of Praia da Galé, in Albufeira. According to eyewitnesses, the 54-year-old woman, who has not been named, insisted