Exchange of your driving licence for a Portuguese one. Beware!
Dear Editor, I am 66 and, upon returning for good to Portugal from Switzerland in October of last year, went by the rules and started the procedure to exchange my
We love our pets but dogs in Serra e Mar-Monte Canelas are very special!
Having got back from a vacation out of the country, we are back to the joys of waking up early in the morning with a cup of coffee, sit outside
Citizenship process delays
Dear Editor, My Portuguese husband and I have been living abroad for the past seven years but need to return to live in Portugal to be close to his elderly
Re: Algarveâs first Mediterranean Botanical Garden inaugurates in Querença
Dear Editor, With reference to the piece in the March 9 edition of the Portugal Resident âAlgarveâs first Mediterranean Botanical Garden inaugurates in Querençaâ: I have received messages asking about
Bureaucratic Tourism
Dear Editor, SEF and the Portuguese Minister for Tourism have finally revealed the true reason for the apparent delays for those requiring a biometric photograph for their ResidĂȘncia card. The
Re: âAn outstanding Alicante Bouschet from the Algarveâ (âWine Talkâ column, April 28, 2022)
Dear Editor, âThis is a wine of great depth of colour with extreme blackberry fruit on the nose, mingling with hints of mint and tobacco.â And that is all the
âAlagoas Brancas protects Lagoa from climate crisisâ
Dear Editor, In response to the latest injunction in favour of the Alagoas Brancas, the Lagoa Mayor says that the CĂąmara ârespects and will always respect any decision from LoulĂ©âs
SEF has been overtaken by PR experts
Your article in The Portugal Resident about SEF expanding appointments made me laugh. I have a TĂtulo de ResidĂȘncia that expires on December 16. Some time ago I listened to
Graffiti and tagging
Dear Editor, I am retired and from the US. I recently purchased and renovated an apartment in Graça (Lisbon). This is not an Airbnb; it is for my personal use.
Via Verde contravenes EU law on equality
Dear Editor, No EU country charges any foreign national vehicle differently for driving its highways. This is tantamount to âHighway Robberyâ. I am a regular tourist in a Spanish-registered car with a