GRAND CHAMPIONS

The Portimão municipal tennis courts will be the venue for the Tivoli Veterans Open this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Entries for the 35+, 45+, 50+ and over 60 categories were

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

FINAL TRY

The Loulé Rugby Club defeated semi-final opponents Famalicão 19-9 in their second leg home tie to reach the sport’s 2nd Division national final. The match will be played in Lisbon

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

CAPITAL ‘STAND UP’

The first ever major stand up paddle competition to be held in Portugal will take place off Faro beach on May 12. The event organised by the Centro Náutico in

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Off-track biking

The 14th Alte BTT Marathon will take place on Sunday, April 29. This year’s edition, which also forms the second round of the sport’s ‘Marathons XCM Sport Zone’ Portuguese Cup,

March 27, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

25th of APRIL

On Wednesday, Portugal celebrated 38 years since the April 25 1974 Revolution, which changed the Portuguese regime from a dictatorship (Salazar’s Estado Novo) into a democracy. Various events took place

March 27, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

At the races!

The International Autodrome of the Algarve (AIA), otherwise known as the Portimão Motor Park, is the venue of the biggest racing weekend of the year to date next Friday, Saturday

March 27, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Bowls club back on track

After the devastating blow of finding the playing surface vandalised at the Vila da Luz bowls club (VDLB) on January 12 and four of the eight rinks destroyed, the club

March 27, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Visit the Caves

A new website has been created by Ideias do Levante association based in Lagoa to promote the natural rock formations and caves that exist along the Algarve coastline. The website,

March 20, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn