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The idea of making a Web site for Praia do Carvoeiro came to me in March 1998. We have
been running the Ice-cream parlour on the main square in
Carvoeiro since 1988 and from the first day it have been obvious that visitors to the area (and
residents alike!) had few means of getting information about the town.
www.carvoeiro.com is a very
unofficial Web site and do not receive any form for financial
(or other) support from neither local authorities or tourist organisations. It is just a humble
attempt to thank our customers and visitors!
The intentions however is not to make a glorified postcard! It is my hope to get more
locals involved in the Web site and thus give a true reflection of our town, share our everyday
life, concerns and hopefully give something back to the society of which we are all a
part.
It is no secret that the work involved in creating a site like the present is rather
time consuming, especially when you have to learn the "mechanics" as you go along. To read the
comments (over 16.000 October 2003) in the
forum and the previous guest books however, makes it
all worthwhile!
The most important though, is user
feedback, suggestions, criticism and I do
not get enough! It would of course be tempting to say that it's because it's not all
that bad, but I have a feeling that it could be a lot better! Our town deserves it!
The Web site has grown steadily over the past four years and
it has been a tremendous satisfaction to see the number of unique visitors
climbing from none to over 3.000 per
day (average June
2003).
If you're a local business owner, or rent out your holiday home, you should consider
advertising on this Web site, no where else will you be
able to pinpoint such a large number of people genuinely interested in Carvoeiro... and no where
else will anyone find a larger collection of information about Carvoeiro.
All local Charities and their upcoming events are included free of
charge!
The newsletter is going out to more than
2.300 subscribers (June 2003), I am
always interested in receiving material to be
used.
Thanks for your support!
Steen Jakobsen
webmaster@carvoeiro.com
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