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A total of 1,850 tons of waste collected in the Alentejo municipalities of Alvito, Cuba, Portel, Viana do Alentejo and Vidigueira were recycled last year,...

Roberto Cavaleiro 

As I drove along the empty motorway, a hill-top town rose on the horizon, its snow-white dazzle standing out against a sky the same shade of blue as a painted Portuguese tile. Tucked into a northerly corner of the sparsely inhabited Alentejo region, Estremoz is just 90 minutes by car from Lisbon airport yet remains stuck in the tourist slow lane, slumped in a doze that recalls the rural Portugal of an earlier, slower time.

Gonzalo Guillén believes production capacity is the limiting factor to increase olive oil consumption and Andalusia remains best positioned to expand the market.

If you're an architecture lover, visiting Spain and Portugal is a must!

According to Lusa, in this 2nd edition of the Festival Alentejo Encantado artists Dino D’Santiago, Miguel Araújo, Nena, Bárbara Tinoco and...

Lisbon is having a moment. It is the place on everyone’s lips and its breezy sea views, glossy tiled facades and red roofs feature on many an Instagram feed. The food surprises, with a depth far beyond the famous pastéis de nata (custard tarts) that are so known and loved. There is history; from the 12th-century Moorish castle that dominates the skyline to the magnificent 16th-century Manueline monastery of Jerónimos, and the bombastic 18th-century heart of Lisbon, built after s...

The Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP) argued that the effect of the drought has been devastating, especially in the south of the country, and could...

"The lack of water could cause Spanish strawberries to lose a commercial window that will be difficult to regain"

Howard’s Folly restaurant in Estremoz, in Portugal’s Alentejo region, is one of those restaurants offering a multi-sensorial experience.