Brits “no longer require PCR tests to enter Portugal”
Visiting Britons are no longer required to present negative PCR tests for Covid-19 when they enter Portugal – though Britain’s effective ‘safe travel’ ban remains in place. The news, published
Portugal prepares to reopen to fully-vaccinated Americans
Fully-vaccinated travelers from the United States are to be allowed to enter Portugal, most likely from some point during from this coming week. The news came from economy minister Pedro
So near…but a whole different world again open to us
When the border between Portugal and Spain opened up on May 17, there began a huge flow of Spaniards over to their summer villas in the Algarve. We went the
Portugal to open up to ‘non-essential travel before May 17’
Portugal will be officially opening for non-essential travel before May 17 – just as secretary of state for tourism Rita Marques intimated back in March (click here). ATA, the Algarve
Ferry to link Portugal with UK? It’s a way of beating airline prices!
With the cost of plane tickets apparently rising as much as 600%, Brittany Ferries is considering opening a link between the UK and Portugal, starting this month. The Sun reports
What I talk about when I talk about cats
I have been reading a lot of Haruki Murakami novels lately and if there is one thing that appears in all of his books – it is cats. Murakami is
Portuguese flee before Easter restrictions, one in ten slept over 100 km away from home on Thursday
Easter restrictions that came into force on Friday prompted many Portuguese citizens to flee their homes on Thursday. Around 10.7% of the population fled to 100 km away from their
Portugal comes off England’s travel red list – but there are still no flights!
Following huge behind-scenes pressure, Portugal will be officially removed from the widely-condemned English government travel ‘red list’ at 4am on Friday – meaning anyone arriving in England from Portugal is
Drivers “travelling without justification” denied entry into Portugal in Castro Marim
Portugal’s new restrictions on mobility have brought the number of ‘frontier crossings’ between Portugal and Spain permanently open down to eight, one of them being Castro Marim in the Algarve.
Airline passengers entering Germany from Portugal must show ‘double negative test’ from Saturday
Portugal has joined Germany’s ‘countries with high incidence of Covid’ blacklist, meaning anyone flying from Portugal to Germany after 11pm on Saturday (or 00.00 hours Sunday German time) will have