07 March 2011
Alexandre Solleiro is the CEO for Tivoli Hotels and Resorts considered, two years in a row, to be the best hotel chain in Portugal by Publituris, one of the main Portuguese magazines for tourism. In a recent interview for Air& Business Travel News (ABTN) Solleiro talks about the Portuguese hospitability industry, revealing that presently the Tivoli Hotels and Resorts manages […]
07 March 2011
Portuguese race walker Ines Henriques won the women’s IAAF Race Walking challenge in Chihuahua, Mexico, March 6. Henriques, who headed the Portuguese delegation, took the lead from the start followed closely by Australian champion Claire Tallent. After staging the IAAF World Race Walking Cup last year, Chihuahua hosted 137 athletes from 13 countries, including 124 locals, […]
06 March 2011
Dozens of pre-Christian hypogea were found in the islands of Terceira and Corvo in the Azores , according to the president of the Portuguese Association of Archaeological Research (APIA), Nuno Ribeiro. The old monuments are believed to be over 2000 years old. There are also indications that there may be additional hypogea sites on the island of […]
06 March 2011
LAGOA, the Luso-American Gallery of Antiquities, Inc., reopened to the public on Saturday, March 5, at its new location in a Queen Ann Victorian edifice, located at 291 High St, inFall River (MA). The LAGOA Gallery, curator Dr. Stephen L. Cabral , has promoted and exhibited a variety of works by established and emerging Portuguese-American artists. It […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Organizations, Scholarships
06 March 2011
For the budget-conscious traveler, Lisbon offers the best hostels in the world . Voted first, second and third best worldwide, for the third consecutive year, three hostels in Lisbon snagged top honors in the 2010 “Hoscar,” the world’s most prestigious hostel awards, for “excellence in the budget accommodation industry,” A survey online, conducted by Hostelworld.com, interviewed more […]
Posted in Travel
05 March 2011
According to a just released Portuguese Housing Market survey, due to falling demand, residential property prices in Portugal fell further in January. Algarve is the region suffering the worst conditions in the whole of Portugal, the survey reveals. In the Algarve, where the real estate market is heavily oriented towards second homes, prices and price […]
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