Ice cream route
Travel through São Brás de Alportel this month tasting local homemade ice creams as you go as part of the Gostos D’Agosto summer programme of events. A route through the
Troika completes its first three monthly evaluation
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The International Monetary Fund/ European Central Bank/ European Commission ‘Troika’ has given the thumbs up to Portugal in its first quarterly assessment of the country’s austerity
Campaign to protect tourists launched
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com A new campaign to help raise awareness and to increase the support of tourists who become victims of crime while on holiday in Portugal has been
Domestic service in Portugal
By Dr. Eduardo Serra Jorge features@algarveresident.com In his column, Lawyer Eduardo Serra Jorge from lawyers firm Eduardo Serra Jorge & Maria José Garcia – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., will be
Child’s play
The 2011 edition of the innovative Oceânico World Kids Golf Championships offering world ranking points for the first time proved a great success. More than 100 players between the ages
Portuguese Tour
Cycling’s Tour of Portugal headed north from Lisbon last Thursday with a largely domestic peloton. By Tuesday Spain’s Jose Tonitio had become the first foreign winner after finishing the fourth
China in their hands
Brothers and fellow Algarve golf pros Ricardo and Hugo Santos teamed up for the first time since their amateur days to represent Portugal at the European World Team Cup qualifying
Recession affects exports
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com A fresh round of turbulence in the international financial markets could threaten Portugal’s lifeline – its exports. The current market instability has been caused by the
When Europe is run by Neros, is it surprising our cities bur
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com In the late 1970s, at the height of the punk rock phenomenon, a little-remembered cult film directed by Derek Jarman, called Jubilee, hit the cinema screens.
Into the fray
Portimonense recorded their first victory of the new season, albeit in a local friendly. Coach João Bastos was particularly impressed with new signings Sérgio Organista, scorer of the only goal

