Faro can be important tourist destination
Faro’s Câmara President believes that, if the city uses its imagination, it could soon become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Algarve. José Vitorino was speaking at
Pop legend live on the beach – EXCLUSIVE
Thousands of Sir Cliff Richard’s devoted fans are expected to travel to the Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira next Saturday (August 20) for a free concert to celebrate the city’s 500th
Pêra project launched
The first stone of a charity-funded old people’s home was laid recently at a festa in Pêra and blessed by the Bishop of Faro, Dom Manuel Madureira Dias. Silves Câmara
Strategic vision for tourism
Minister for Tourism, Telmo Correia, has stressed the need for a “strategic vision for the Algarve” and recognised that the country’s major tourist attraction is experiencing difficulties. The minister was
Tropical Algarve
This weekend, the Algarve will host the first ever Caribbean festival to be held in Portugal. Festa Caribe 2004 is being run by veteran Caribbean festival organiser Christoph Höver, along
Roman epic comes to town
Kirk Douglas was a courageous rebel and Laurence Olivier was a malevolent Roman general. The year was 1960 and the film was Spartacus, an epic motion picture that won four
Western Algarve target
Information from the British Secret Service, MI6, suggests that the Al-Qaeda terrorist network could be preparing to attack merchant navy ships and that Cabo São Vicente in the Algarve is
PM relaxes in the Algarve
Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, has been enjoying the Algarvean sun (and unseasonal rain!) at Quinta do Lago. However, in a break from tradition, it is believed that, this
Government slammed in fire post-mortem
José Vitorino, President of Faro Câmara, has expressed solidarity with the region’s fire victims and claimed that “regional autonomy” for the Algarve would have prevented the catastrophe. The câmara leader
Brit hits jackpot
English holidaymaker Eamonn O’Neil, 44, described himself as “euphoric” after winning over 148,000 euros in Vilamoura Casino recently. O’Neill won the 148,659.08 euro jackpot, after putting just nine 20 cent