Play top quality golf all year round at Europe's number one golf destination in the Algarve region, Portugal. The Algarve offers only the best in golf courses with many designed by top notch international architects. Vale de Milho, Pine Cliffs and Royal Golf course are just a few of t
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Portugal hopes a new 200 million euro (149 million pound) circuit being built in the Algarve tourist region can bring Formula One back to the country.
Circuit director Paulo Pinheiro told Reuters on Monday that one F1 team had already booked the 4.7 km track in the south of Portugal for a
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Get to Know Portugal
Portugal, in Southern Europe, shares the Iberian peninsula at the western tip of Europe with Spain.
Geographically and culturally somewhat isolated from its neighbor, Portugal has a rich, unique culture, lively cities and beautiful countryside. Although it was once one of
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Lisbon airport
Lisbon's international airport is currently situated at Portela de Sacavém, only 7km to the north east of the city centre. Indeed, the proximity of the airfield to the city is such that aircraft on final approach from the south-west inappropriately pass ov
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Tips in Lisbon
One of the traditional liquors in Potugal, is Ginjinha, made from a sort of cherry. The most famous (and the best) is the one from Alcobaça, but tradition shows it being drunk in Óbidos and in central Lisboa, specially in S. Domingos square, R. Portas de S. Ant
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Useful information on Portugal
A holiday trip through Portugal can be a delightful experience. Portugal is a small country neighbour of Spain but is a country full of character and some many differences. The major resort areas, such as the Algar
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Guide to Driving in Portugal
Although Portugal's road safety record is not the best, huge improvements have been made over the past few years and it is safe to drive taking, of course, the necessary defensive mesures. If you drive with caution you can enjoy beautiful road trips in Portugal and discover all its beauty. When d
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New Year’s celebrations across the Algarve
NEW YEAR’S Eve will be celebrated across the Algarve with a wide variety of free public concerts and fireworks displays.
Albufeira, Quarteira, Faro and Monte Gordo, among others towns, will soon be preparing stages for open air parties on W
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Crisis: Imagination is the secret weapon
Discounts of up to 25%, complimentary massages and closing the heated pools during the low season are some of the creative devices being used by the Algarve luxury hoteliers to get round the crisis. To deal with the global financial and economic crisis, most of the Algarve’s
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Quinta do Vale new Five-Star Hotel
Already firmly on the map thanks to its peaceful eastern Algarve riverfront location, low density luxury homes and impressive Severiano Ballesteros- designed 18-hole golf course – Quinta do Vale has seen its image boosted even higher with the news that Sol Meliá will manage the res
read further [ + ]Algarve to apply for marine research lab
The Algarve University is looking to build a marine research laboratory by 2012, to be included in a European network of research centres, part of a project developed by the university. Adelino Canário, the Director of the Sea Sciences Department at Universidade do Algarve, spoke of the un
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Ryanair opens 39th base in Faro
Ryanair has announced that it would open its 39th base at Faro, Portugal, in March 2010 with 6 based aircraft and 14 new routes (28 in total) being launched.
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