EU a priority in USA’s spy programme
Information concerning the European Union was one of the priorities of the USA’s spying programme, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel, which cites alleged documents provided by former National
Fado concerts
Portugal’s traditional Fado music can be heard every Wednesday night until September 4 in Tavira. The new generation of Fado singers will be performing at 10pm in the city’s Coreto
Historic centre facelift to boost business
Major improvement work to make the historic centre of Vila Real de Santo António more appealing to shoppers, residents and visitors is being carried out at a cost of €1.5
New sports
Lagoa Câmara has spent in excess of €40,000 on equipping the Jacinto Correia municipal sports pavilion with a new interchangeable playing surface. The facility, which was inaugurated in 1989, has
Nursing home
Lagoa Câmara is making an additional €500,000 available to help with the completion of a nursing home being built in Ferragudo. The municipal authority said the installation of additional equipment,
Parachutists home
A property has been offered to the Algarve’s parachutist association by Lagoa’s municipal authority and will serve as the 10-year-old organisation’s headquarters. The decision was fuelled by the municipality’s objective
Algarve real estate agent reveals key to success
Algarveeliteproperty is a government-licensed estate agent (AMI – 8721) managed by multi-lingual staff with a proven track record in both property management and real estate sales, both in Portugal and
Dolphins have memory of an elephant
Dolphins are able to recognise the signature calls of their own species even after being apart for 20 years, according to a study from the Proceedings B magazine. The discovery
Eurozone’s southern delights drawing UK property buyers
Knock-down property prices in southern Eurozone countries continue to attract property-buyers from the UK, with interest in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece getting noticeably stronger during the second quarter of