Portugal

Portugal is the third country in Europe, after Spain and Italy, with the largest amount of land burnt this year. Until the end of last month, around 77,000sqm of forest

by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com Two simultaneous exhibitions exploring the life, art and impact of the legendary Portuguese Fado singer Amália Rodrigues opened in Lisbon on Monday. The two exhibitions, one

Recent intrigues and partisan frosty relations between the Prime Minister José Sócrates and the President of the Republic, Áníbal Cavaco Silva, had an unexpected spin-off for the Monarchists. Despite the

Two works of art by British painters, valued at between 5,000 and 10,000 euros each, were stolen from a property in the Caramujeira area of Lagoa. One of the paintings,

A report published by the European Commission in Brussels on retail financial services has been critical of the way banks inform and advise their clients. Some of the specific problems

By LIZ GRIFFITHS liz.griffiths@mmspublishing.com A British resident has spoken of her shock at the lack of signs informing visitors to wash their hands after petting animals following a visit to

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com A British couple in their 70s were violently robbed in their home in Penina, near Portimão by three masked men on the night of September 22.

The third round of the Medis Copa Iberica veterans’ tennis circuit will visit Vilamoura at the end of this month. The annual event featuring top male and female players from

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com A project for a new aerodrome in Portimão council around two kilometres south of the Algarve Motor Park is currently being studied. A map, which was

Coimbra stadium in northern Portugal has been confirmed as the last venue to end U2’s 360º European tour in 2010. The Irish group, which kicked off their European tour on