East Algarve July Issue
Summer is finally here, the kids are off school for three months, and I will probably go a little insane. As Tavira celebrated Saint John’s day in June, I took a stroll around the town, to admire the beautifully decorated streets, and whilst on my travels, visited a couple of places that I hadn’t seen [...]
Miss Tavira crowned
The Final of Miss Tavira was held at the Meeting room night club in Tavira at the end of last month. Once again there was a huge turn out, to see Sofia Gracio (second from right) crowned Miss Tavira, with Elena Cazaciuc (far left) 2nd, and Ines Martins (far right), winning both most photogenic and [...]
Festival Med
Are you going to the Festival Med starting tonight in Loule? Advisable to book early to avoid the queues. You can get tickets at any post office (CTT).
East Algarve Magazine (June 2010)
Well, May has been hectic and flown by, with my husbands, sons and my birthday in succession. We did find time to visit Pego do Inferno, a beautiful waterfall just outside Tavira. If you’ve not been there yet, June is the perfect time to visit. We took a drive up to the restaurant Mesa do Cume, in the hills [...]
East Algarve wind farm
A three-turbine wind farm planned for the Água de Tábuas area of Tavira has been rejected by the government after protests from local residents and environmental organizations such as the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds, … National Wind Watch: News – http://www.wind-watch.org/news/ What do you think? Do you think there should be more wind farms [...]
Miss Tavira
The Miss Tavira contest was held in “The Meeting Room” on Saturday night. Don’t miss the final taking place on the 26th June.
East Algarve Magazine – May 2010 edition
Thankfully, I survived the Easter holidays and normal life has resumed, phew! As recommended by several readers, I spent an afternoon in Santa Luzia, and had a lovely stroll along the tranquil promenade, it certainly lived up to my expectations… beautiful! I met up with bistro owners John and Emma from Mesa do Chefe, Claudia and Tito from Quinta Velha, Restaurante O Monte, and [...]
East Algarve Magazine – April 2010
As promised here is the April magazine in full. If you missed it at one of our delivery locations, you could always download and print it here or just save it and browse through the pages on your computer. The East Algarve Magazine April 2010 is in three parts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
East Algarve Magazine April edition
The April edition of East Algarve Magazine is almost ready and will be out on the streets next week. Here is a quick preview of the cover and as you can see we will be focussing on Fuseta this week, preventing the dreaded mould in your house (after a long wet winter like we have [...]
Golfe Clube de Tavira raises €3500 for children’s home
Club captain Les Emery explains; Each year the captain of Benamor, has the opportunity to choose a charity for his year. If we were going to raise money, I wanted to make sure that the charity benefitted by a decent amount, so I asked the owner of Benamor, Goncalo Dias, if he would donate a [...]