Enter a new dimension
From the moment you enter Cinema City in the new Beloura Shopping Centre, near Sintra, you can tell something is different – this is fourth generation cinema at it’s best,
Sintra road improvements
Several projects designed to improve road safety in the Sintra area have been formally approved with work due to begin shortly. These include the final plans for the 2.5 million
A century of travel
The 100th anniversary of the Sintra tram was celebrated recently with a wine auction held in the Valenças Palace. There has always been a link between the tram and the
New rules spark school outrage
Wearing miniskirts, shorts, flip-flops, showing cleavage and using swear words are expressly forbidden for students at Escola C+S Colares in Sintra. In addition, pupils at the school are now to
Street talk with a different topic
The new trend for Sintra and Cascais is not dancing in the street but, rather, talking in the street, thanks to the Associação Conversas de Rua. The association, a private
Unforgettable journey
How often have you promised yourself that you’ll find out more about the Parque da Pena, in Sintra? Now, Sintra Câmara is organising trips to the unforgettable park. The trips
Dealer decapitated
Police officers have confirmed that the headless body discovered in Sintra in June is that of well-known criminal Hary Neto. What is now known to be Neto’s body is buried
Palace re-opens to the public
Monserrate Palace, one of the finest examples of Portuguese romantic architecture, has re-opened to the public following extensive renovation works. For decades, the Palace has been closed and abandoned, but
Corrupt officers pardoned
A court in Sintra has handed out suspended jail sentences to two GNR officers in Mem Martins and a policeman of the PSP from Reboleira, after they were found guilty