Head to the country’s marvelous museums, like the Tile Museum in Lisbon, or go shopping on the pedestrian walkway, Rua Catarina, in Porto, and quaff a beverage at the Belle Époque Café Majestic. Cons: Let me think… Sorry, nothing comes to mind. Feature image: ©iStock/Jacek_...
The number was well below forecasts and comes as other signs show the job market is weakening. Tim SmartMarch 5, 2025 Labor Market Falters in February In his first address to Congress since returning to Washington, Trump touted the ‘swift and unrelenting action’ taken during his 43...
The vote comes two years ahead of schedule after parliament in November rejected the minority Socialist government’s 2022 state budget and the country’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, called an early election. The state budget is particularly important now because it sets out how billions...
The lack of clarity comes as the country of 10.3 million people needs to deploy billion of euros in EU investment funds as part of an economic recovery plan. “More than the result of the elections, I’m worried more about governability, the capacity to rea...
Portugal’s Socialist Party (PS) is one of the country’s main political forces, with a history dating back to the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, which put an end to the Estado Novo dictatorship. Founded on April 19, 1973, during the dictatorship, the PS was conceived as a cen...
We're pining over Portugal and its myriad world-class beaches. And to a tourist's utter delight - most of the country's popular towns are settled by the seaside. With spectacular scenery around every coastal cove and cranny, here are our picks of Portugal's most beautiful seaside towns. ...
While 2020 was a challenging year for airlines worldwide, it did see TAP Air Portugal reach 75 years since its foundation. The carrier has been connecting its country to the world since March 1945, using its location in western Europe to its advantage. Now a key member of the Star Alliance...
He said the first phase, which was due to be completed by the end of March, will continue into April. Portugal has so far received just over 500,000 of the almost 2 million vaccine doses it expected in the first quarter of this year, he said. The country is currently administe...
(who combine tradition with innovation and creativity). All of which is very much in line with the principles under which Unesco recently acknowledged Portugal as a country with a Mediterranean Diet. And, in Portugal, the table is a focal point when we have guests or are socialising, so ...
There is nothing quite as tempting as a historic site that also comes with some spectacular views of the surrounding area. That’s exactly what you’ll get with Castelo dos Mouros. Located in the beautiful town of Sintra, Castelo dos Mouros is extremely old – like 1,000 years ago kind ...