But before choosing one of these destinations, ask yourself: what do you actually want? If the answer includes financial breathing room, safety, space, fresh air and a slower daily rhythm,

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Housing campaigners are taking to the streets of Lisbon today (Saturday, October 24), marching from Marquês de Pombal to Rossio Square to demand urgent measures to tackle Portugal’s worsening housing

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Portugal’s National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) has confirmed a cyberattack on the country’s national firefighters’ database, potentially exposing sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of firefighters. In a

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The PSP has today deployed police forces to monitor demonstrations for the right to housing in various towns and cities across the country – with particular focus on Lisbon and

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Eyes are on the Azores airbase of Lajes today, as the international press discusses the possibility of America launching new strikes against Iran ‘after the U.S. and Israeli elections’. Given

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If you’ve spent some time in Portugal, you’ve probably heard the older folk, especially the ladies, complaining about the “correntes de ar”, those pesky air draughts that love to “apanhar

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Portuguese president, António José Seguro, has convened a meeting of the Council of State for 2 November at 3 pm on the subject of social cohesion – a topic on

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The fevered melting pot of the last couple of weeks has extended now to students, who closed schools today in Lisbon calling for “better conditions in education”, and quite a

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In this News Review episode, host Carl Munson and The Resident news writer Natasha Donn catch up after Natasha’s break and discuss her top Portuguese news picks: Alentejo town halls

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Mayor of Gaia, Luís Filipe Menezes has harshly criticised the government for standing in his municipality’s way over a project to build 2,500 homes for young people on a derelict

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It was a clever formulation. He did not promise happiness but merely gave us permission to find it. Which makes me wonder how one could chase something so ephemeral because

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A key witness in the trial of two PSP officers accused over the death of a Moroccan man in Olhão has told Faro court that he cannot remember the alleged

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QP Savills, which has sold property in the Golden Triangle for nearly 30 years, is the exclusive agent, with a dedicated showroom in its Vale do Lobo office. New-build opportunities

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Portugal is launching a new €35 million support scheme aimed at bringing 200 young farmers into the sector, Agriculture Minister José Manuel Fernandes has announced. Speaking at the first Young

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One of Italy’s most prized seasonal delicacies is returning to the Algarve this November, with Gusto by Heinz Beck serving a seven-course menu dedicated to the celebrated white truffles of

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U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin has opened a potential route into its F-35 production chain for four Portuguese companies, as various manufacturers compete to supply the fighter jets that will

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The average price of the 37,854 family homes sold in Portugal rose by 18.4% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the same period last year, to €2,445per square

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Patients who still need a medicine after taking part in a clinical trial must continue receiving it free from the trial’s sponsor, under rules published today. The protection applies when

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Fifteen babies were among 206 people whose bodies went unclaimed by relatives or friends in Lisbon over the past year, according to a charitable brotherhood that arranges funerals for those

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The British-owned Arrow has been given the green light to acquire the tourism and golf operations of Castro Marim Golf & Country Club, further expanding its already sizeable presence in

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