American singing sensation Michael Bolton will be starring at a gala concert at the Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufiera on August 1. Tickets cost from 250€ including cocktails and a sumptuous buffet. Call: 289 500 360 for details.
GREAT DEALS / ÓPTIMOS NEGÓCIOSJuly 2010
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Visitors and residents to Monchique will be able to enjoy the traditional sights and sounds of the "Pauliteiros e Gaiteiros de Miranda" on July 31. This group of traditional dancers from northern Portugal, will perform from ...
World music festival in LagoaAugust 5,6,7
World Music festival "Sons do Atlântico" will be held in Sra. da Rocha, Lagoa, on August 5, 6 and 7. The festival will open from 7pm each night with live entertainment and stalls selling a range of arts and crafts as well as ...
Silves Medieval FairAug 7 - 15
Residents and visitors to Silves will be able to travel back in time and experience the tastes, sights and sounds of the 13th century as the city hosts its sixth medieval fair between August 7 and 15.
Visitors to the fair ...
Grand Champions TennisAugust 10-13
Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Henri Leconte and Greg Rusedski are among the former stars who have played at this tournament, an official fixture on the ATP Seniors Tour held at Vale do Lobo's Tennis Academy - the largest facility ...
Anastacia in concertAugust 17
Known as ‘the little lady with the big voice,’ Anastacia will be performing her unique combination of soul, rock and pop from 10.30pm on August 17.
Manta Rota in the Algarve’s eastern Vila Real de Santo António County will be hosting its annual “7 Suns 7 Moons” international music, street theatre and arts festival between July 7 and August 19.
Live entertainment programme ...
Fatacil 2010August 20-29
Lagoa’s annual arts and crafts, tourism, agriculture, commerce and industry fair, known as Fatacil, will be celebrating its 31st anniversary this year between August 20 and 29. Hundreds of stalls will be exhibiting a diverse ...
Jamie Cullum in concert - AlbufeiraAugust 22
British jazz sensation Jamie Cullum is due to perform a concert at the Balaia Golf Village in Albufeira. HIs repertoire will include songs from his back catalogue as well as his most recent album "The Pursuit".
Carvoeiro's annual celebrationsAugust 28-29
Carvoeiro will be hosting its annual religious celebrations on August 28 and 29 in honours of Our Lady of Incarnation.
More details soon to be released.
Sand sculpture festivalUntil Sept
Visitors and residents in the Algarve can once again be amazed at the Fiesa International Sand Sculpture Festival, which will open this weekend in Pêra. Each year, sculptores from around the world create an fantasy world out for ...
Prospekter på NorskOctober
Vernon eiendomsmeglerbyrå har operert på Algarve-kysten i 30 år, og er derved et av de eldste i bransjen. Byrået er statsautorisert og er et portugisisk aksjeselskap.
Den pittoreske landsbyen Carvoeiro ligger mellom to åser.
Portugal in Top 10 places to visit list
Portugal has been chosen as one of the 10must -visit tourist destinations worldwide in 2010 by Lonely Planet.
The world famous tourist guide to countries and cities has included the country in it´s "Best in Travel Guide" for ...
Algarve the new Hollywood
The Algarve will soon become a chosen destination for film production with the initial stage of its cinema studios due to be completed by 2011. Portimão Town hall and the Algarve Film Commission are behind the project entitled ...
Algarve picks up top awards for....
Regional tourism has received a boost by picking up the Best National Tourism Region award at the Annual Tourism Gala in Lisbon recently.
The event organised by Portuguese tourist newspaper Publituris and held at St Gorge ...
Investors look to Portugal for quality
According to Simon Perks, Deputy General Manager of the London Branch of Santtander Totta bank. When it comes to buying a holiday home, Portugal is synonymous with quality and British and Irish non –residents view the country as ...
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Property markets are cyclical. There are highs and lows with upward and downward tendencies in between, all of which can be influenced by a variety of factors. In the Algarve, the market is susceptible to the knock-on effect of ...
Survey findings on second homebuyers
A survey focusing on the residential tourism market conducted this summer by the Lisboan- based travel and tourism consultancy ILM-THR chief Executive Officer, Andrew Coutts, said the findings and conclusions of the survey were ...
Global Currency Exchange
SAVE MONEY TODAY!
Vernon Estates have teamed up with a well known currency broker, Global Currency Exchange Network (GCEN), to provide an additional service for all our clients – helping to save time and Money on all ...
LOW COST flights from Norway to Faro
Søk Fly - Billigst fra Oslo nå Algarve – Faro (FAO) Kontakt : www.norwegian.no
Kundeservice Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Oksenøyveien 10A Postboks 115 1330 Fornebu Org.nummer: NO 965 920 358 MVA ...
New holiday letting law
New holiday letting law
It will come as relief to private owners who let their properties has been clarified. Owners must register their property at the local town hall, with the appropriate documentation and accompanied by ...
Land Registry Office Costs to be reduced By 50%...
50% reduction on the Land Registry Office.
The costs of the bureaucracy are going to reduced by 50%, and all real estate transactions will have from now on a fixed cost, starting on Monday the 21st of July.
New Lisbon airport./ Novo aeroporto de Lisboa.
Recent numbers have indicated that by the next year Lisboan airport will be leading with 14 millions passengers, reaching their maximum capacity in 2014/15 with an amount of 17 millions passengers per annum.
Energetic Performance Certificate
Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) are being introduced to help improve the energy efficiency of buildings. To give information on how to make your home more energy efficient and reduce carbon dioxide emissions If you are ...
PORTUGAL'S ROADS GO GREEN IN 2011!
PORTUGUESE CONSUMERS should be able to buy an environmentally friendly electric powered car by 2011.
That is the plan announced by Prime Minister José Sócrates who signed a pioneering protocol in Lisbon with Renault-Nissan.
UK passports no longer issued in Portugal
Now that the UK passport issuing service in Lisbon has been closed, all British passport applications from both Portugal and Spain are being handled by a single centre, the British consulate-general in Madrid.
Residency in Portugal - what you need
Non-Portuguese who wish to be permanent residents in Portugal must, apply for a residence permit (residência) through an office of the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras. There are two such offices in the Algarve: Faro & ...
FOREIGN DRIVERS – CONDUTORES ESTRANGEIROS
Changes in the law, effective from 1st January, enable foreign visitors to drive in Portugal on national driving licenses for up six months, providing they are over 18 years old. After six months an update form, with a Portuguese ...
MEDICAL & HEALTH - SAÚDE
Residents who contribute to the state social security scheme are entitled to free treatment at the state district hospitals in Faro, Portimão and Lagos, or at any of the local heath centres (centros de saúde), which deal with ...
Attention to alterations!/ Atenção às alterações!
New rules for annual car inspection.
The annual mandatory car inspection is now to be done on the day the license plate was issued instead of the date of the registry. The inspections can be done 3 moths prior to the date ...
Fitness centre "Vida Positiva" offers you several arts to treat and train your body and soul. Starting with RELAXING MASSAGE, PILATES, YOGA and ....
PEACEFUL PORTUGAL / Portugal o país mais tranquilo
Portugal is in the ninth most peaceful country in the world, according to the Gobal Peace Index that studied 121 countries from Algeria to Zimbabwe. It was the firs study to rank nations around the world according "to their ...
QUALITY, STYLE AND FUNCTIONALITY....
....are importante matters all around your home.
We can help you to make your home as your dream home.
We offer you a very high level of sevices (furniture, lighting, curtains, crockery, linen, inside decoration, artistic ...
IMT - Property purchase tax
IMT (property purchase tax)
which was formally known as the SISA is now payable on a sliding scale of 2% - 8%on all properties valued at more than €87,500.
5% for rural land and 6.
ATTENTION DEVELOPERS:
We have plots of land with approved projects for large developments, throughout the Algarve - Information and prices on request:
The Algarve won golf tourisms most prestigious awards. It was voted the best Golf Destination of the year by IAGTO´s “specialist golf tour operators”. The following criteria’s were considered:
- Customer ...
New exciting developments, for a sound growth investment
If you are looking to buy in the Algarve either for residence or investment purposes, now is the time to do so…..
Look no further than buying on a development either still under construction or on an already established ...
four owners scheme (1/4 shares)
For a relatively small investment you become part owner of a freehold property which is yours to enjoy through out the year on a rotating basis. The scheme is very simple. With three other independent parties, you own a ...
Opening a Portuguese bank account
Santander Totta / Barclays / BPI / Banif are banking in Portugal.
One of their key areas of expertise is Mortgage, investment funds, personal finance, car finance, etc.
Black-listed Offshore Property Companies
As from December 2003 house owners who held their properties in any of the 83 blacklisted tax havens – Gibralter, Guernsey, etc… faced, and continue to face, enormous financial penalties if they remain registered in these ...
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