Lisbon new bus station
Lisbon’s bus station, located for six years in Arco do Cego, has moved to Sete Rios. The new terminal is expected to serve more than 6,000 passengers and 200 buses
New casino for Lisbon
Building work is finally going ahead on Lisbon’s future casino, nine months after the original plans were agreed. Estoril Sol Enterprise purchased the Pavilhão do Futuro, located at the old
New road for Albufeira
Albufeira Câmara President, Desidério Silva, and the Minister for Public Works, Jorge Costa, recently held a meeting in Albufeira, to discuss proposals for a new road, intended to lessen traffic
Algarve bids to win tourists
Due to the disappointing tourism figures recorded this summer, Hélder Martins, the president of the Algarve Tourist Board (RTA), and the director of Faro airport, Correia Mendes, were in talks
Olhão library gets go-ahead
A new library is set to open, within a year, on the site of Olhão’s former hospital. The President of Olhão Câmara, Francisco Leal, said the works, budgeted at 600,000
Bakker honours the brave
As part of the 60th commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem, which took place in Holland on September 18, Britain’s Prince Charles received a sculpture of ‘Pegasus’, the symbol of
Open up your heart 2004
By Bob Hughes The team at Holmes Place health club organised a fitness event on the green in front of the Belém Tower recently. It proved to be an excellent
Barroso hails ‘Lisbon strategy’
Former Portuguese Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, has sought to restore what he calls the European Commission’s ‘capacity for leadership’. The newly appointed EU Commission President, due to take over from
PM calls for war on poverty and despair
Addressing the UN General Assembly for the first time as Portugal’s Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisation’s role in the fight against global terror, but he also
Bridge check
Faro Câmara President, José Vitorino, recently announced that the bridge linking Faro city to Faro Island is currently being analysed by specialists. He said that studies and tests are being