Algarve

RENOVATION work on Estoi Palace has been delayed until January 2007 by the National Tourism Company (Enatur). When details of the proposals to restore the historic palace were first announced

THE BIRTHRATE in the Algarve continues to rise, according to statistics for 2005 released by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). Portugal’s national institute for statistics registered 4,950 births in the region last year,

A GROUP of animal loving volunteers from Vale da Telha have opened the doors of New 2 You, Aljezur’s first charity shop, to raise money for abandoned, sick and injured

The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, held in Portimão’s new ExpoArade fairs and exhibition centre at the beginning of the month, kept audiences enthralled. Gymnasts from around the world gave impressive floor

SOME OF the best riders in the world are currently taking part in the Seventh International Show Jumping Championship of Portimão, at the Centro Hipico de Belmonte. The event continues

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FAMILY FASHION retailer, C&A, is to open its first store in the Algarve next month. Due to open in mid October at the Forum Algarve shopping

PLANS ARE in place for the construction of an 80-room, three star hotel at Faro airport on available space to the north of the car parks. Although negotiations with the airport

Express buses originating from the Algarve are not abiding by the rules set by the General Directive of Land and Water Transports (DGTTF), says a drivers’ union. Since the accident

PORTIMÃO IS playing host to in-line skaters from around Portugal this weekend, to raise awareness of the sport, which proved so popular in the early 90s. Since the turn of

A Portuguesa – Jazz Bar/Restaurant, in Praia da Rocha, recently hosted a palette of extraordinary Latin Jazz. Anabela Vieira, the owner of the establishment was as elated as her many