German, Dutch and Irish tourists compensated for a downturn in the number of UK holidaymakers last year- the Algarve’s hoteliers’ association chief blames Brexit.
Beer slurpers in Portugal managed to guzzle 8% more last year as the economy improved, the weather stayed finer for longer and thirsty tourists flooded into the country.
Ireland's Dáil Éireann, the country's lower house of parliament, voted 78-48 last Thursday to push forward with a bill to stop the government from issuing new contracts for onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration.
The death last August of a woman from Belarus, mown down by an accellerating tourist boat as it left a cave at Padre Vincente beach, Carvoeiro, was due to unnecessary speed and lack of warning signals.
Superjudge, Carlos Alexandre, said he is available to appear as a witness in defence of the environmentalist singled out by pulp producer, Celtejo, to pay €250,000 in compensation for besmirching the company’s name.Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service has decided that the results of the water analyses taken from the Tagus river will remain a 'secret of justice' and will not be revealed, for the timebeing anyway.
The 44th edition of the Volta ao Algarve bicycle race will be covered live and broadcast to 120 countries.
According to the Portuguese Cycling Federation, millions of homes will be able to watch 60 to 90 minutes a day of the racing with Eurosport 2 and TVI24 covering the event in Portugal from the 14th to the 18th of February.
The GNR has arrested and detained a 26-year-old man for conning people out of money and for the illegal possession of a firearm.
