Algarve could join slow cities route
FOUR LOCATIONS in the Algarve could soon become part of the ‘slow cities’ route, a concept born more than a decade ago in Italy, with a core aim of preserving
New models to appear on catwalk at Fnac
FNAC IN Algarve Shopping, Guia, will be the venue for a catwalk show featuring 15 models who have recently completed the NModels professional training course. The event will take place
Algarve doctor accused of profiteering from sick
ACCORDING TO a recent report by SIC television, a female doctor from the Hospital do Barlavento Algarvio (HBA) in Portimão has allegedly been exploiting recently deceased and terminally ill patients
New routes for 2006
WITH THE emergence of the Russian market, there are prospects for the creation of new routes from Russia to Faro airport in 2006, according to the Algarve tourism board (RTA).
Aljezur, tourist destination for the blind
ALJEZUR IS to become the first tourist destination in the Algarve with the facilities to receive blind and partially sighted visitors. According to Aljezur Câmara, the council project proposes the
Say no to fur!
LAST MONDAY (February 13) saw simultaneous protests against the use and trade of animal fur staged in front of Chinese embassies and consulate buildings in 32 different cities across the
First multipurpose facility in Algarve for Lagoa
PARCHAL, IN the council of Lagoa, will soon be home to the first multipurpose event venue in the Algarve. The Pavilhão do Arade, which will boast an area of almost
German man found dead next to River Arade
THE BODY of 59-year-old German, Klaus Riebandt, was found next to the River Arade, close to Quinta de Mata Mouros, three kilometres from Silves, on February 1. The cause of
Mining project for Castro Marim and Alcoutim
MINING COULD begin in the Algarve boroughs of Castro Marim and Alcoutim and Alentejo borough of Mértola, if initial exploration reveals the presence of ores. The extraction activities would be