Student artworks’ exhibition at Lagoa’s Lady In Red gallery
For the fifth year running, Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) is holding an exhibition of the Students Prize Portugal to showcase the 30 finalists’ student artworks of this year’s competition. Secondary
Medieval Days just round the corner in Castro Marim
It’s almost time for the 23rd edition of Medieval Days, a hugely popular medieval fair held every year in Castro Marim. Making its return after being cancelled for two years
Brits with lives on hold due to bureaucratic incompetence
Dear Editor, Quite right! When I travelled from London to Lille (France) on Eurostar three weeks ago, my passport was stamped by the French with the simple explanation that France
Drought: Douro grape harvest starts early as berries dry up
Harvesting is carried out by immigrants who help to fill the labour shortage that affects the region. The grape harvest started earlier than usual this year in the Douro valley
Armed forces to shadow Russian warships sailing through waters
The Portuguese armed forces are going to accompany two Russian warships in the Portuguese water in the coming days, bound for the Mediterranean, the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA) said on Sunday, noting that
Vila Real wildfire spreading quickly, motorway closed
“I’m worried. The wind won’t let up … we’re going to have a very complicated night”, the mayor said. A fire that started in Portugal’s Alvão mountain range, in Vila Real, “is
Lisbon-Porto mainline train services halted as fire spreads
Train services on Portugal’s Northern Line between Lisbon and Porto were cut on Sunday between Fátima and Albergaria due to the reignition of a fire between Ourém and Aveiro. The
‘Motion – Autos, Art, Architecture’ – Requiem for a dream
Norman Foster says goodbye to the combustion era with an exhibition that goes in search of the soul of the automobile. And finds it. I am perfectly aware that this
Paragliding tragedy in Madeira: instructor and companion die in crash
Two paragliders – an instructor and companion – died on Friday in an accident during a flight near Madalena do Mar, on the island of Madeira, a source from the
Heatwave: Government declares alert from midnight Saturday due to risk of fires
Mainland Portugal is bracing for its third heatwave of the summer Portugal’s minister of internal administration, José Luís Carneiro, announced on Friday that the whole of the country’s mainland will