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Map of Festa Dos Tabuleiros, Tomar, Portugal

The biggest event in Central Portugal takes place over the next 10 days with an expected 600,000 visitors. In typical Portugeuse style, the details of this have been a closely guarded secret - the route of the procession of the trays, what days the town ...
National Strike in Portugal 6th May

Civil Service Unions are planning a National Strike (Greve Nacional) throughout Portugal, on 6th May, in a protest against the IMF and austerity measures, and ahead of the 5th June General election. The unions message is “things have to change on the 5...
Is Socrates in Denial?

During a highly charged news conference on Friday, Mr. Sócrates (who resigned as Prime Minister on Wednesday) insisted that Portugal would not need a bailout — even though the leader of the 17 euro zone ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg, had...
Census 2011 in Portugal

You will be seeing adverts about this on TV now around Europe. A census takes place every 10 yearsto count Population and Housing Stock. Keep reading for FAQ's and Guidence Notes for completing the census online. Through the Census it is possible for th...
Help with Census 2011 in Portugal

You will be seeing adverts about this on TV now around Europe. A census takes place every 10 yearsto count Population and Housing Stock. Keep reading for FAQ's and Guidence Notes for completing the census online. Through the Census it is possible for th...
British Embassy meeting in Leiria

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BRITISH CONSULATE - LISBON REACHING OUT TO THE BRITISH COMMUNITY AROUND LEIRIA The British Consulate in Lisbon, with the help of other partner organisations, will be holding a series of talks in Leiria on 15 March aimed at raisin...
Portugal Christmas Fair

Meerkat Manor Christmas Fair On Saturday 27th November, Dave and Trudy are having a traditional Christmas Fair. As usual, they are helping the local community by raising funds for a worthwhile cause. This year they are intending to make a donation to the...
Tomar Golf Update Mid November

We now have the latest on the Golf Course that is being developed near Tomar - come and see what is on offer!!! Quinta de Sao Jose dos Montes Golf and Leisure Complex The developers of the course are now ready to introduce you to the driving ran...
All 7 Guilty in Casa Pia Child Abuse case

All 7 defendants were found guilty in the biggest ever child sex abuse trial in Portugal. The verdict was delivered today after more than five years of court hearings and amid widespread public scepticism about the judicial system. Six men and one woman ...
46 Car Pile-up on A25 Aveiro

There was a catastrophic double motorway crash in Portugal on Monday, which lead to a massive pile-up, and left at least six people dead and another 72 injured.The Civil Protection Service confirmed 46 vehicles were involved in the domino-style smashes wh...
Classic Air Show

Hey Portugal Magazine are pleased to tell you about the Aeronostalgia 2010 Classic Air Show to be held on September 11 2010 in Sintra. This is a press release from the organisers. The AeroNostalgia is an event dedicated to aerospace aviation classic, or...
Kiss Flights ceases trading

Kiss Flights ceases trading, but the Civil Aviation Authority says customers with flights will be able to complete holidays. This is the latest in a series of failures, including Goldtrail Holidays and Sun4u, in recent weeks. London-based travel compa...
Weekly News Round Up 17th July

This week’s News for Expats from around Central Portugal and Europe. Traffic & Travel 12 people are killed each week in road accidents, according to the National Road Safety Authority. In the first half of 2010 there were 324 deaths, one few...
Weekly News Round Up for 9th July

Weather Outlook - Sunshine all week in Portugal, with a few clouds possible on Sunday and Tuesday. Temperatures in Tomar are forecast to stay between 25-32 deg. C throughout the week, although as always it will be a few degrees cooler at the coast. For an...
Weekly News Roundup 2nd July

A summary of Local news for the past week and next week's Weather Outlook. Weather Outlook - Some cloud on Saturday but clear skies on Sunday and Monday could see temperatures rising to 40 deg C by Monday. Staying in the high 30 through the middle of th...
New British Consul Appointed for Lisbon

Simona Demuro appointed Lisbon Consul Hey Portugal are pleased to announce the appointment of a new British Consul for Lisbon. The British Ambassador to Portugal, Alex Ellis, has agreed the appointment of Simona Demuro. Simona will be responsible for th...
Figueira Beach Rugby International

This a huge competition taking place in Figueira da Foz on the 16th ,17th ,18th July. In total there are 56 participating teams (40 male, 15 female) which will make this the biggest European Beach Rugby Tournament ever!!There are two tournaments si...
Dinosaurs Invade the Geopark!

First, what is a Geopark? A Geopark is a nationally protected area containing a number of geological heritage sites of particular importance, rarity or aesthetic appeal. Theses have a high historical and cultural interest and huge biodiversity. A Geopark...
U2 Portugal

U2 are coming to Portugal and not to where you might expect! Last year, the 360° tour visited 13 countries and performed 44 times over a period of 5 months. This year U2’s 360° Tour has had the first 16 dates of the tour – all in the US and Canada...
News Roundup 26th June

This is a Summary of Portuguese News from the past week. Portugal’s unemployment rate was confirmed at a record 10.8% in April, according to data published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. An estimated 595,000 Portuguese a...