Globe exhibition
Around 70,000 people have visited the exhibition ‘Encompassing the Globe – Portugal and the World in the XVI and XVII centuries.’ The exhibition, currently at Lisbon’s Museum of Arte Antiga
Taking the plunge
Unbeaten Amadora claimed the outright lead in the national water polo championship following a hard-fought 4-4 draw between rivals Salgueiros and title co-favourites Portinado from Portimão. Further down the table
‘Clown face’ gang hoax causes panic in region
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com Concerns among readers over text messages and emails warning people about a violent gang operating in the region have led the Algarve Resident to contact the
Realtors approve of race track
The region’s race track has been an undeniable success since it opened exactly a year ago next month. But has it also been successful in raising the Algarve’s real estate
Craig Jones remembered with statue honour
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com Craig Jones, the former Parkalgar-Honda rider who died tragically in August last year following a race at Brands Hatch, was commemorated with the unveiling of a
Contact with foreigners is vital
Carlos Silva Gomes, Civil Governor for the Algarve, spoke exclusively to the Algarve Resident’s ELOISE WALTON about his role, his contact with the foreign community living in the Algarve and
Portugal’s new government sworn in by President
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com President Cavaco Silva stated that the minority PS government headed by José Sócrates could count on his cooperation at the official swearing in ceremony of the
Gonçalo Amaral to lose book profits
The Civil Court of Lisbon has ordered that all profits Gonçalo Amaral made from his book about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann should be seized. The Truth of the Lie
Detox retreat
A detox retreat is being held in the spa of Vila Sol Algarve and Renaissance Spa & Golf Resort in Vilamoura from November 27 to 29. A team of alternative
Portuguese experts help in new dinosaur discovery in the Sah
Fossilised remains of a new type of sauropod dinosaur have been unearthed by an international team of palaeontologists, including two Portuguese researchers from Lisbon University, during an excavation in the

