AS HAS BECOME THE CUSTOM CALDAS DA RAINHA WILL UNVEIL A MAJOR NEW ATTRACTION ON CALDAS DAY - MAY 15TH

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Insurances:

Acidentes Pessoais - Desporto, Cultura e Recreio / GENERALI Apólice nº 5 10000435 000 Responsabilidade Civil Geral / GLOBAL Apólice nº 202015549
Assistencia em Viagem Empresas - Portugal e Estrangeiro / Europ Assistance Apólice nº 1000176
Seguro Automóvel - (Por moto com sidecar) / FIDELIDADE-MUNDIAL Várias apólices

Murders lowered substantially (194 to 133), rapes (341 to 306), jewellery shop hold-ups down to 98, bank robberies (139 to 108) and charges of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (673 to 662) also registered a decrease.

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Eight wireless hot spots (points of access to the internet) were
installed recently in Caldas da Rainha, permitting free of
charge use of the internet. With another two in Obidos, that
makes ten hot spots local to Lagoa do Obidos.

Praia del Rey and Silver Coast Holiday Villas

The healthy beach program also covers the beaches of Nazare, Vale Mitao (Lourinha) Santa Rita Norte, Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras) e Consolacao, Supertubos, Gamboa, Cova de Alfarroba, S. Bernardino e Baleal Sul (Peniche).

Cooperation between the Vodafone Foundation, the Navy, the Office of Water, the Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity, the National Institute for Rehabilitation and the Blue Flag Association of Europe, will include the beach at Foz do Arelho, in Caldas da Rainha.

This program aims to contribute to increasing the safety and quality of the environment on the beaches, as well as the accessibility to the disabled.

Major security equipment wll include jet-skis for rescue and watch towers. It also creates a network of mobile communications accessible to the public, mobile phones provided to rescuers and a telephone number to each beach post covered by the program.

Details in Portuguese.

Silver Coast Holiday Villas

From today (Tuesday 25th March) and up to the end of the month, in the restaurant Romy at Praia del Rey Marriot Golf there will be a "Semana gastronómica dedicada a Itália", an initiative of the Hotel Marriott and it's chef executive, Jean Paul Capitaine. Principal plates will be from Giorgio de Chirico, the chef of restaurant Prego, in Paris, and member of the Professional Association of Chefs of Italy.

Details in Portuguese.

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# Shared heated pool (with kids pool and showers).
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# En Suite Super King Master Bedroom / Bay View
# 2 En Suite King Size Doubles / Bay Views
# 1 Twin bedroom
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Finished to a high standard just a year ago Casa Albire has not been offered for rental before and offers good value for parties of up to eight. There is an attractive fitted kitchen/dining room, a spacious lounge with seating for eight and two ground floor bedrooms both with their own bath/shower rooms. There are two further en suite bedrooms on the first floor. Outside is a spacious lawned back garden, patio with bbq and table and chairs for outside dining.

Average temperatures recorded this past summer are 0.5 degrees below established figures since records began, making it the coolest summer in continental Portugal since 1987.

Taking into consideration only this century, between 2001 and 2007, the difference in temperatures measured in summer is even greater, with this summer 1.9 degrees cooler than other summers.

This was also the first summer since 1997 to have not recorded a heatwave.

The last heatwave in Portugal took place last year and brought higher than usual temperatures for 14 consecutive days.

This year, no heatwaves have been recorded, through the first fortnight in July was the closest the country has come to reporting one this summer.

The Met Office classes a heatwave as being when temperatures are five degrees above the average for a period of six consecutive days.

The summer of 2007, which ends on September 21, has recorded an average temperature of 20.7 degrees, whereas the temperature between 1971 and 2000 was 21.2 degrees.

Four of the five hottest summers since records began (1931) have occurred since the year 2000. The summer of 2005 was the hottest ever, followed by those of 1949, 2004, 2003 and 2006.

Health authorities recently reported that there have not been increased mortality rates this summer that could be attributed to hot weather. In 2003, a total of 2,700 are reported to have died as a result of scorching temperatures.

In the north, sea temperatures have been as low as 14 degrees, while in the Algarve, the water is two to three degrees cooler than usual at a current average of 19 degrees.

This drop is explained primarily due to wind currents, which have kept the warmer Mediterranean waters away from the Portuguese coastline.

As far as rainfall is concerned, the Met Office describes this summer as having been "rainy" with values 50 percent above average.

The month of June was the 11th wettest month since 1931, and the wettest since 1987, the Met Office said.

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You will learn how to handle the board in the water, where you should position yourself at sea, how to lie on the board, how to paddle to catch your waves, and how to stand. You will also learn techniques to clear the break-point and surge to the crest of the wave.

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Crab salad with coconut and curry leaves (Salada de caranguejos)
Serves 4
By Mark Hix
Published: 21 July 2007

# Ideal for families.
# Master bedroom (king size bed/en suite bathroom/balcony).
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# Spacious living room with Satellite TV & DVD/CD player.
# Fully equipped kitchen.
# Dishwasher, microwave & table seating 6.
# Utility room with washing machine & tumble drier.
# Additional downstairs shower room with WC.
# Built in barbecue, table, chairs & sun loungers.
# Shared Pool.
# Parking.

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Why Lisbon remains a forgotten gem
By Laura Latham
Published: 13 June 2007

Judge it against whichever capital city you choose – for a cosmopolitan holiday destination, Lisbon ticks all the boxes. It has prime waterfront, beautiful palaces, ancient winding streets and a lively cultural heart.