Algarve

OCCUPATION RATES at hotels in the Algarve were up in August this year when compared to the same month in 2004, according to data just released by the Associação de

THE ASSOCIATION for Protection of Animals in the Algarve (APAA) is pleased to announce that Georgie Saffin, an international show judge and member of the Portuguese Kennel Club, will be

Saturday, September 24 and Monday, September 26 Let’s walk along the cliff tops! This is a two hour circular walk that is relatively easy underfoot. All are welcome, just come

THE DEMOLITION of the two giant towers in Tróia last week symbolised the end of Torralta, a project from the 70s that was aimed at mass tourism – once advertised

FOLLOWING SOME years of expectation on the part of the people of Salir, Loulé Câmara is finally going ahead with the building of a fire station in the village. The

WITH THE summer over, Let’s Walk begins a new season of walks that will encompass the whole of the Algarve. The walks are open to everybody and, as always, the

PRESIDENT OF Loulé Câmara, Seruca Emídio, was expected to receive the National Council of the Future Award at a ceremony yesterday (September 15) in Coimbra, at the Associação Nacional de

A NEW painting holiday course is to be hosted by renowned Irish artist, Frank Clarke, this October in Praia da Luz. The course will run from October 15 to 22

AURA GALERIA de Arte recently opened its exhibition, ‘Sacre Bleu’, of new paintings by Johannes Kohlrusch, with a difference. The gallery was blacked out and guests were invited into a

WORLD FAMOUS flamenco guitarist, Paco de Lucia, returned to his roots at the end of last month to play a sold out concert in Castro Marim, the birthplace of his