Portugal

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 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

THE PORTUGUESE PGA is organising a new, exciting men’s golf competition, The Algarve Cup, at Pinheiros Altos in Almancil, on Saturday, February 11. This is a team competition for the

A NEW Retail Park, hosting a range of major stores, two of which will be firsts for the Algarve, is due to open in Portimão this spring. Boasting a total

• Snowfall was registered all over Portugal, especially in the north. This picture was taken in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, on Sunday. Photo: Pedro Sarmento Costa/Lusa PORTUGAL’S SURPRISE

SINCE STARTING out in August 2000, Style Furnishings has grown from strength to strength. Now an established name in the Algarve, it offers a wide range of quality furniture at

AFTER YEARS of experience in the family business in Holland, Ruud Kip started his own company in the Algarve 10 years ago. Bemlimpo focuses on the cleaning and treatment of

DESPITE PORTUGAL’S current economic crisis and the fact that 2005 saw their profits take a slight fall, leading casino group, Solverde, has just announced its intention to invest 60 million

FOR THE second consecutive year, a project on nutrition, entitled Sopalândia (Soup Land), has been launched at schools in Loulé, in an effort to promote the consumption of fresh vegetables