German investors buy prime Lisbon building
A prime Lisbon city centre office building on Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo has been sold by the Portuguese fund ECS Capital to the German fund Deka Immobilien. Torre das
Underground Roman Galleries of Lisbon to become year-round attraction
The extraordinary subterranean Roman galleries of Lisbon are to become a year-round attraction. The city council recently announced that all those “who always wished they could visit the Roman Galleries
Five injured in bus crash in central Lisbon
Five people had to be treated in hospital this morning after a bus collided with a delivery vehicle in Rua da Prata, in Lisbon’s Baixa district. According to reports, the
Lisbon Naval cadet, 22, collapses and dies on 6km run round base
A 22-year-old Naval cadet has collapsed and died during a physical education session, involving a 6km run round Lisbon’s Almada Naval base. Say reports the young man fell at the
Titan the Robot delights guests at Queen’s Birthday Garden Party
The Algarve was well represented at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Lisbon last week to celebrate the Queen’s 93rd official birthday. Ambassador Chris Sainty and his wife Sarah welcomed hundreds
Lisbon to host first Global Exploration Summit to be held outside of USA
Some of the world’s brightest minds will be taking part in the Global Exploration Summit, a massive science exploration gathering which will be held in Lisbon between July 3 and
Zero trotintolerance
He may have been having a ‘fun time’ but a 25-year-old tourist seen ‘riding an electric scooter (trotineta) erratically’ through the fashionable Baixa district of Lisbon on Sunday was brought
Kronos invests €100 million in residential complex in Lisbon’s Parque das Nações
Spanish developer Kronos Homes has purchased the last available plot of land for housing in the Parque das Nações area of Lisbon to build a residential complex with over 200
Going underground
My favourite art gallery in Portugal is on the walls of the stations of the Lisbon Metro and I am nearly half way through the journey of visiting all 56
‘Mini-USA’ arrives in Lisbon: two soldiers arrested for robbery and aggression
With some papers trumpeting the size of aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and naval destroyer USS Forrest Sherman – between them carrying 5000 military on a four-day break following NATO