Alentejo – the undiscovered alternative to the Algarve
Hidden bays with sandy beaches, fantastic trails for hikers or cyclists and historic towns: the Alentejo has a lot to offer visitors of all kinds. The coast of Portugal’s largest…
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Hidden bays with sandy beaches, fantastic trails for hikers or cyclists and historic towns: the Alentejo has a lot to offer visitors of all kinds. The coast of Portugal’s largest…
In the heart of the Alentejo, where the vast plains touch the sky and the land holds stories from time immemorial, a culinary tradition is born that speaks directly to…
At the end of 2020, French company Mirova was part of the consortium led by Engie that bought six dams in the Douro basin from EDP for 2.2 billion euros.…
The armed man, who appeared to be a bank customer, made off with at least 100,000 to 150,000 euros. The robbery took place this Wednesday at around 3pm. An allegedly…
A study proposes the construction of a desalination plant in Odemira (Beja) to supply the Mira Irrigation Perimeter. The president of the Association of Horticulturists, Fruit Growers and Flower Growers…
Heavy rain caused by storms Irene and Juan explain rapid rise in the volume of the dam. In 24 hours the Alqueva dam, part of the Guadiana River, stored 79…
The Romans called her Anas (“from ducks”), to which the Moors gathered Uádi (the Arabic word for “river”) and then the Uádi Ana, passing to the Portuguese as Ouadian and…
The Alqueva reservoir, in the Alentejo, rose by 1.87 meters in the last week, with an inflow of almost 360 million cubic meters of water, and is now “at 80%”…
Algarve farmers reject the cuts and downplay the impact of government aid. For the sector, it is essential to create measures to increase the availability of water. Farmers accuse the…
The National Confederation of Agriculture has proposed a set of measures to support production losses. The National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA) argued this Thursday that the political choices of successive…