Portugal

THE CAR park on Avenida de Liberdade in Albufeira appears to have become a favourite spot for heroin addicts. Shop owners and residents have repeatedly complained to the câmara, but,

By Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com Torrential rain across the region over the past two weeks has flooded numerous homes and damaged several towns. In Vila Real de Santo António alone, at

Portugal’s leading consumer rights association, DECO and the Association for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal (AFPOP), will be hosting an informative seminar entitled Consumers’ rights, which will be held

THE COLÉGIO Internacional Vilamoura (International College of Vilamoura) has been placed among the 10 best secondary schools in Portugal. The school achieved impressive rankings in several national newspapers, including second

If you bought a new boat over 7.5 metres in length, paid IVA or VAT in any EU member state other than Portugal and had the boat delivered direct to

The Escola Internacional São Lourenço will be holding its annual Winter Fair on the school grounds in Almancil on Sunday, November 19, from 11am until 3pm. There will be a

TIME OF My Life, the play by Alan Ayckbourn is back. After its successful run at Paderne’s Casa do Povo, the A Portada Theatre Group will, once again, be performing

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com International supermarket group, Carrefour, headquartered in France, opened its doors to the public on October 27 in spectacular style at the Portimão Retail Park. A global