Sagres Oceanography Centre will go ahead
CONSTRUCTION OF the Sagres Oceanography Centre, a centre for research and education in marine and earth sciences, located close to the Porto da Baleeira, will get underway by the end
Surfers endanger swimmers
SOME Beaches around the Algarve are becoming battlefields for control of the waves! On one side, the swimmers are enjoying a dip in the ocean to cool their bodies from
Swim with dolphins this weekend!
DO NOT miss this weekend’s Dolphin Therapy session. Group and individual discussions on Saturday (August 5) will be followed by swimming with dolphins on Sunday. Located near Albufeira. Call Carlos
The mystery of Bath 29
EVERY YEAR on the night of August 29, groups of people assemble on the Algarve seafront, with towels and provisions, to celebrate the tradition of Banho 29 (Bath 29). Peasants
A Tibetan retreat in the hills of Loulé
IT IS unlikely that many people in the Algarve have ever heard of, or visited, Humkara Dzong, a Tibetan Buddhist centre in Moinho do Malhão, one of the highest points
Thousands flock to see snowboarding on the beach
AUSTRIAN SNOWBOARDER Chris Kröll won the 10th edition of the Big Air Sand N’ Snow Portimão 2006, the Portuguese round of the Snowboard World Cup held on Praia da Rocha
Court throws out Portimão Retail Park case
LOULÉ’S ADMINISTRATIVE and Fiscal Court has reached a decision over the action lodged by the Associação Comercial de Portimão, the Portimão shop owners’ association, against Portimão Câmara, over the authorisation
Vehicle tax deadline extended again
FOR THE second time in a month, the deadline for purchasing the Imposto Municipal Sobre Veículos (vehicle tax) has been extended, this time until August 18. The Ministry of Finance
Empty seats at Algarve Rocks
EMBARRASSMENT SURROUNDED the organisers of last Saturday’s Algarve Rocks as less than 6,000 people turned up for the event. It was hoped that the event, which took place at the
Via Algarviana explained
IN THE Resident’s edition of July 7, we printed an article entitled Walk the length of the Algarve, about the Via Algarviana, an ecological pedestrian track, covering a distance of

