Super Bock Super Rock festival moves to Lisbon
It’s official: the 2015 edition of Portugal’s hugely-popular Super Bock Super Rock music festival will take place at Lisbon’s Parque das Nações between July 16-18 – and already English indie
Fatal stabbing at Lisbon’s five star Corinthia Hotel
Lisbon’s five star Corinthia Hotel was the scene of a fatal stabbing last weekend when a Cape Verdean kitchen worker is reported to have taken exception to taunts from a
Investigators swoop on Lisbon Pharmacies
On a busy day for the capital with the railways on strike and journalists camping outside Campus de Justiça for news on the latest case of political corruption, PJ police
Traffic misery as rain and wind beat down on Lisbon
Scores of road accidents, widespread flooding and endless traffic misery has been the consequence of the horrendous weather conditions currently bearing down on Lisbon. In the space of less than
Rush-hour carjacking on Lisbon’s busy A5
Commuters watched in disbelief yesterday morning as carjackers made off with a Range Rover in the middle of rush-hour traffic, bundling the terrified driver into the back seat. The attack
EasyJet to launch ‘low-cost’ air link between Lisbon and Azores
British ‘low-cost’ airline easyJet has announced its plans to launch a new air link connecting Lisbon to Ponta Delgada in the Azores by the end of the year. It will
Lisbon’s WineMarket 2014
Wine lovers have a good reason to plan a weekend break in Lisbon next month as the capital prepares to hold the Adegga WineMarket 2014, attended by some of the
Lisbon Mayor forging ahead with plan to tax tourists
Despite the ribbing he received in Parliament from Economy Minister Pires de Lima last Friday, Lisbon Mayor António Costa is forging ahead with his plan to tax tourists who visit
Halloween horrors haunt Lisbon’s Metro
Anyone using Lisbon’s (usually very handy) Metro this evening should carry a cross and a large supply of garlic. In commemoration of yet another ‘horrid Halloween’, the blue line of
Pistol road rage in rush-hour Lisbon
A man was arrested in rush-hour Lisbon this week after threatening another driver with a gun. The incident followed “a traffic argument”, according to police, and was all the more