Students praised for Faro’s Academic Week
PRESIDENT OF Faro Câmara, José Vitorino, greeted students at Faro’s recent Academic Week and praised the Associação Académica’s organisation of the event that saw performances from music stars including Alanis
Wine society travels to northern Alentejo
TWENTY-SEVEN members of the Algarve Wine Society travelled to the northern Alentejo recently for a two-day visit of three vineyards. Members stayed in the fortified, medieval, hilltop town of Marvão,
Algarve hosts major gardening exhibition
LAGOA’S FATACIL exhibition ground is to host ‘Algarve Jardim’, a brand new fair focusing on flowers, gardening, plants, equipment and swimming pools, taking place between May 25 and 29, from
Câmara warns of con men
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA is warning the general public about con men posing as Câmara employees, who are carrying out a scam to persuade residents in the area that they need to
Guia Chicken Festival returns this August
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA has confirmed its support for the organisation of the 18th Guia Chicken Festival (Grande Festa do Frango da Guia), which will take place on August 5, 6 and
New Portuguese star for VdL Grand Champions
PORTUGAL’S ALL time greatest tennis player, Nuno Marques, has announced he is to take part in this year’s Vale do Lobo Grand Champions, the popular tournament on the Delta ATP
RTA birthday books for President and Arnold Palmer
HÉLDER MARTINS (pictured left), the president of Região de Turismo do Algarve (RTA), the Algarve regional tourism board, recently presented the President of the Republic, Jorge Sampaio, and golfing legend,
Algarve promoted in France
BOA ESPERANÇA vessel recently left Lagos Marina on route for Saint Tropez to promote the Algarve to the French as a desirable tourist destination. The trip is a joint initiative
Douglas and the healers
INTERNATIONAL HEALER and medium, Douglas Ballard, returns to the Algarve on June 5, but this time he has a special mission apart from his popular individual sessions of healing and
Jamiroquai to perform at Sunrise Festival
ACCORDING TO the list of European tour dates just published on Jamiroquai’s official website, the group will perform in the Algarve on August 13 at the Sunrise Festival. The event

