The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, announced support of between 500,000 and one million euros for the restoration of Leiria Castle, aiming for the national monument to reopen by May. The funding follows significant damage caused by Storm Kristin. The intervention will be divided into three phases, focusing on emergency repairs, infrastructure resilience, and long-term restoration, with the immediate goal of restoring the site to its pre-storm condition by the city's anniversary on May 22nd.