Whoever visits Albufeira these days, will notice posters scattered all around the town declaring in English and German, “Bullfight” and «Stierkampf». This means that the 2013 bullfighting season is now open and will take place every Wednesday evening. […] »
It is a story we are hearing far too often these days with the current economic climate in Portugal. All it takes is a few interruptions in the cash flow for a small or medium size business to go under. The epilogue is always the same: seizing of assets. […] »
Her name is Ângela Rita, and she is a 29 year old from Olhão who suffers from diabetes. Her illness has worsened considerably and has got to the point where her sight is now at risk. The solution is an operation costing around 9000€, a vitrectomy, […] »
On Friday, the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) (Portuguese Environment Agency) halted the work on an illegal swimming pool construction on the cliffs, at the Praia Salema, Vila do Bispo. The situation had already been reported by locals to our […] »
His name is Robert Hizee, “the hypnotist”, he comes from Sidcup (Bexley) in the UK and next Monday, 17th of July, he will be in the Algarve for a show at The Fat Cat’s Bar, from 10pm in Albufeira. “I’m over to make a name for myself as a stage hypnotist […] »
The news paper «Der Standart», in their lifestyle section, recently published a photo-report entitled «Eine-schoene-Dosis-Fisch», (A good portion of fish), displaying a number of photographs about the latest Portuguese canned fish fad, restoring […] »
Last Friday, 7th June, the right-wing parties denied a measure presented to the Assembleia da República, (Portuguese Parliament)by the left wing to save what is left of the Museu da Cortiça, ( Musuem dedicated to cork) which at present is in the […] »
After travelling through Portugal, Lygia Clark’s, itinerant exhibition « Caminhando, em busca do próprio caminho» (walking, in search of our own path) will be in Lagos on the 29th and 30th of June, in the Praça do Infante and in the Jardim da Constituição. […] »
A total of 21 new motorized environmental friendly buses and vehicles with better accessibility for those with reduced mobility are the latest innovation recently presented by Faro Council and the company, EVA Transportes. A new minibus circuit has […] »