Unemployement rate will only drop in 2014
The unemployment rate in Portugal is expected to continue increasing in the last six months of the year, with a slight decrease taking place only by mid-2014, according to the
Portuguese wine production increases by 7%
The wine production in Portugal is expected to increase around 7% in Portugal to a total of 6.7 million hectolitres (one hectolitre is the equivalent to 100 litres), according to
A guided tour of luxury
The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) is hosting a guided tour and lunch aboard the luxury cruise ship MSC Opera on September 19. With the departure taking place from the
Alcantarilha stream drained to avoid floods
An unusual downpour of rain in Armação de Pêra on August 29 led local authorities to drain the Alcantarilha stream into the ocean, in order to avoid further inundations which
And then there was the Cayman
By Guilherme Marques The 911 is at the very core of the Porsche brand. I think it is safe to say that for as long as Porsche keeps its doors
Creating beauty from tragedy
By Natasha Donn
Discover Albufeira
Albufeira’s new appliance for smartphones and tablets, entitled CityApp, has been available for download for two months. It allows residents and tourists the chance to use their smartphone and discover
Tagus Region opens its doors to visitors
This weekend (September 7-8), the doors of 18 cellars in the Tagus wine region will be open to visitors for the fourth consecutive year. As part of the programme of
Top shelf whites 4 – BAIRRADA
Nossa Branco By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Carrying on my route south looking at Portugal’s very best white wines, this week’s region is Bairrada, where the Pato family are something of
Barnacles delight 6.000 visitors
Approximately 6,000 people visited Vila do Bispo’s barnacles festival (Festival do Perceve), which took place between August 23-25 at the S.Vicente school, and washailed a success. The star of the