Two men stabbed close to Sintra train station
Two men were stabbed in the early hours of Sunday morning near a taxi rank at Rio de Mouro railway station, Sintra, outer Lisbon. As with so many stabbings in
Head of surgery, 10 surgeons resign from Amadora/Sintra hospital
Mass walk-out centres on reinstatement of âwhistleblowing doctorsâ The director of the General Surgery Service at the Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit (ULS) has resigned and ten surgeons have given in
Indian man confesses to killing wife in Sintra
A man described as an “Indian immigrant in his 40s” has confessed to killing his wife in the municipality of Sintra. According to Correio da ManhĂŁ tabloid, the man called
Monserrate Palace in Sintra loses two vases of âelevated valueâ in break-in
A break-in during the early hours of Tuesday saw Sintraâs exquisite Monserrate Palace lose at least two vases of âelevated valueâ. Few details have been given about the incident, which
Red deer return to Sintra-Cascais Natural Park after 500 years
Eleven Iberian red deer were reintroduced into the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park last night (due to a seven hour hold up due to the wildfire that hit the A2 motorway near
Sintra residents (finally) say âENOUGH!â to mass tourism, traffic chaos
Sintra association joins chorus of protests emerging throughout Europe Bit by bit every âwell-worn touristic routeâ is starting to see protests over the downsides of popularity. Hot-on-the-heels of uproar in
Major fire in Alcabideche complicated by high winds
11 firefighters hurt, 4 civilians; homes under threat Today has been marked by a major fire in Alcabideche, in the borough of Cascais, which is still ongoing this evening, whipped
‘Good Morning America!’ show live from Portugal
“Itâs easy to see why Portugal is on so many travel bucket lists,” said presenter Robin Roberts The most watched program by Americans, ABCâs Good Morning America, was broadcast last week
Residents aghast at tree felling in Sintra-Cascais national park
1,400 trees felled, residents tell Expresso The felling of trees in the heraldic Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, between the villages of Almoçageme and Azoia, resulted in “661 prunings and 480 trees
Explosion in Sintra following attempts to inflate a mattress
Firefighters were called to an apartment in Agualva, Sintra, over the weekend, following disastrous attempts to inflate a mattress. According to reports, the compressor used by the homeowner exploded, causing