Air travel restrictions will be partially relaxed in the coming weeks
Tourism travel likely to resume on more popular routes
In-flight social distancing may mean higher prices
For safety and security choose an AlmaVerde villa holiday
Beliche beach and cliffs, Sagres
Portugal relaxes COVID-19 lock down rules but maintains strict hygiene and social distancing
Why has Portugal not been as badly hit by the pandemic as other European countries?
How has Portugal performed so far?
Portugal is Europe’s newest tech hub. But you wouldn’t know it if you didn’t know where to look.
AlmaVerde is a traditional area for lime production
The remaining lime kiln on site was restored in 2001
Eating Montpellier snake not a good idea!
Using wood as a fuel makes production very labour-intensive
AlmaVerde’s lime kiln
Attracted by a new tax regime, Europeans from high tax jurisdictions are now flocking to Portugal
Benefits include tax exemption of pensions and other foreign passive income
Domestic income from high value-added occupations is taxed at relatively low flat rate
With fishing in their blood and families to be fed, many Portuguese, including former commercial fishermen, take to beach or cliff fishing as ways to continue casting their bait in the hope of a tasty meal.
EU declares illegal the charging of tolls on formerly free Portuguese motorways
A new A22 toll charging system to be introduced in 2014 to replace the one implemented less than 2 years ago
Portugal has four times more kilometres of motorway per inhabitant than the UK
FT asks why Portugal spent so much money on motorways only to choke off use with unaffordable tolls
Read more
Why Portugal buys its cod from the Norwegians and Russians
Why you may not get to eat the fish that you order
How the EU catch has been shrinking but the Portuguese catch has grown
Holidays are often seen as a time for indulgence and the Algarve offers visitors the best of both worlds; you can enjoy delicious local produce and try speciality dishes, yet much of the food served in this region is rich in nutrients and beneficial to health. Portugal may not have a Mediterranean coastline, but the traditional fare is similar to that of the Mediterranean diet popular in Spain, Italy and Greece.
