Milestone musings: Four horsemen and a holy trinity
I am celebrating quite the milestone here, today. This piece – the latest outpouring of well-meaning, Portugal-loving opinion – marks my 100th effort of such, giving me a little pride
Foreign millionaires “flock to Portugal” – 2025 wealth migration report
Portugal among 10 most attractive destinations for world’s super-rich Portugal is rapidly establishing itself as one of the 10 most attractive destinations in the world for foreign millionaires. According to
Operation against armed right-wing militia justified security ‘blanking’
Questions over ‘omission’ of chapter from internal security report explained Portugal’s two main security observatories said today that the police operation against an armed far-right militia – apparently plotting to
Deaths in Portugal from contaminated water sources at “highest rate since at least 2010”
Over 500 deaths recorded in 2023 – INE Deaths attributed to contaminated water sources and lack of hygiene have been increasing in Portugal, with 518 deaths recorded in 2023, according
Portugal’s iconic EN2 route named ‘International Route of the Year’ in Spain
The EN2 is the only road in Europe that crosses a country in its entire length The famous Estrada Nacional 2 (EN2), which stretches from Chaves in the north to
Lisbon patriarch welcomes back priest who sent ‘inappropriate messages’ in Whatsapp group
Messages were sent to pupils of Colégio São Tomás da Quinta das Conchas, in Lisbon The Patriarchate of Lisbon announced today that the priest, suspended three years ago for exchanging
Blackout in Spain and Portugal – cause finally pinpointed
The power outage lasted for more than 10 hours Spain’s government has finally released the exact cause of a total power cut that brought Portugal and Spain to a standstill
Foreigners ‘buying fewer homes in Portugal’
Home purchases by foreigners fall to ‘lowest relative weight since 2021’ Home purchases by foreigners accounted for only 5.1% of the total in the first quarter of this year, the
Lisbon falls to 60th position in list of ‘best cities to live in’
“Lack of security” reason for falling four places from last year Lisbon fell four places in the list of the best cities to live in, dropping to 60th position. The
Portuguese “most afraid of use of nuclear weapons/ third world war, etc.”
European opinion poll shows how tuned in countries are to changing times An opinion poll conducted in 12 European countries shows that the Portuguese – habitually seen as tolerant people