Culture
Faro: artists opened studios to public
Between October 16th and October 18th, Faro’s designers, creators and artists opened the doors of their studios to the public to showcase their creative works throughout the city in a more intimate and convenient way. ”This year we invited 29 artists, but we only repeated half of them. The others are new,” the […]
Read MoreAlgarve: fall in tourism due to Covid-19
For the Algarve region, April and October are the months with the highest number of tourists. However, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, 2020 will be a different year. In this case, the Algarve Hotel and Tourism Enterprises Association (AHETA) released to the media statistics on the Algarve tourism industry between August and October […]
Read MoreCartagena: La Mar de Músicas wins top award
The “Sea of Music” festival in Cartagena won the best Spanish cultural program award at the virtual Iberian Music Festival awards ceremony. Cartagena was recognized for the work and programming of the festival, and was compared with other festivals held in Spain and Portugal in 2019. The award will be awarded to the best […]
Read MoreGreece: Stolen religious icons repatriated
A 19th-century religious icon depicting the baptism of Christ, along with eleven other icons stolen in 2005 from the Dormition of Our Lady Visokos Church in Kalouta, in the central Zagori district on Ioannina Island, was recently repatriated to Greece from the United Kingdom. As announced by the Greek Ministry of Culture, the twelve icons […]
Read MorePortugal: Madeira’s roads network is excellent
Pedro Fino, the regional secretary for infrastructure and equipment, said that Madeira’s roads are exemplary in terms of planning, financing, construction, modernization and maintenance, while emphasizing that “safe and reasonable” traffic is allowed. “Madeira’s rugged terrain has always been a major obstacle to population mobility, but in the past two decades, people have made great […]
Read MoreThe authentic recipe of fabulous Baklava
This is a simple and authentic recipe for making Baklava, the most popular dessert in Greece. Ingredients Philo Doug 16oz / 450gr Butter 14oz / 400gr 1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon Powder 1 Tablespoon Ground Clove Walnuts 10 oz/300 g Almonds 4oz/100gr For Syrup Sugar 21 oz / 600 g Sugar 600 g granulated sugar […]
Read MorePortugal: Ferragudo to celebrate its 500th anniversary
In 2020, Ferragudo will celebrate the 500th anniversary of Queen D. Leonor’s status as a village. To celebrate this date, the Lagos City Government and Ferragudo Diocese Council have decided to prepare a series of activities that will be carried out throughout the year, including those that will begin at the end of this month. […]
Read MoreItaly to lose half tourists in 2020
A survey published by Istituto Demoskopika showed that due to COVID-19, Italy will lose half of its “tourists” this year. The survey shows that the number of tourists will drop by 52.5% to 173.5 million, and the number of tourists will drop by 51.1% to 48 million. The survey is based on data from […]
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