A New Year’s solution
MANY PEOPLE take up resolutions in the New Year, with three-quarters planning to get fit. Pilates studio owner Michelle Goyens wants to make sure that resolution turns into a solution.
A safe place in the sun
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com IT IS an undeniable fact that the purchase of a home in the sun is one of the biggest and most important investments people can make.
The eyes have it
OF OUR five senses, eyesight provides 80 per cent of the information we receive. Since the human eye is one of our most highly developed organs it is important we
Protecting your children and your pool
PURE POOLS has been operating in the Western Algarve since the early 90s. Carrying out the majority of work for the main contractors, Pebble Pools, Oceânico, Vigia and Alma Verde,
A league of their own
Twin brothers Marc and Edwin Wentink have created the perfect partnership by merging their skills to offer the highest level of service to find solutions for customers’ electronic needs. Eighteen
Not just for Fools and Horses
SITUATED ON the quaint cobbled street of Rua António Barrosa in the centre of Lagos old town, the Fools and Horses pub has become a favourite and permanent fixture for
The Orange Sky’s the limit
ORANGE SKY has experienced incredible growth and expansion in the field of architecture, projects and management, in the time it has been operating in the Algarve. Orange Sky architects combine
Your goal for sportswear this Christmas
DESTINATION Football, which was established in 1989, is considered by many to be the premier football store in Portugal. With a wide range of leisurewear and footwear by the market
Variety is the spice of life
Sandra Breuseker has run the successful furniture store Ma Maison in Lagoa since March. Originally from Holland, she has been in the Algarve for 11 years and lives with her
If you like pies you’ll love Borley’s
BORLEY’S PIES has been operating in the Algarve since the 1960s. In September, the company expanded with the opening of a factory in Aljezur, which aims to preserve the Borley