Guarda, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo.
The DUVA project aims to enhance collaboration between the two countries to add value to and protect the Douro River region.
Portugal and Spain commemorate their shared cultural and historical heritage through a new series of events focused on the border regions.
Promoting sustainability through clothing reuse is the goal of ReVestir o Futuro, a project by the Municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo that involves students from the local school cluster in environmental awareness and circular economy activities. The initiative culminated in a sustainable fashion show integrated into the Almond Blossom Fair.
The festival groups residents by their year of birth.
An 81-year-old woman was in the passenger seat and fell out.
A 61-year-old man was detained by the GNR following a fire outbreak that threatened agricultural and forest land. The flames required the mobilisation of firefighters from five municipalities.
The ignition occurred during agricultural work, putting agricultural and forest land at risk.
The expansion of the school library network follows the identification of national reading weaknesses, as there were approximately 90,000 children without access to books at school.
The president of the CIM requests more resources to avoid a repeat of 2025, a year in which more than 106,000 hectares burned. The Secretary of State warns of meteorological risk.
The Iberian border opens up to hiking with a set of trails to be explored on both sides of the frontier. There are walks once a month until October.
The 'Cuidar dos Nossos' (Caring for Our Own) municipal health card is designed to facilitate residents' access to outpatient care, diagnostics, and specialist consultations within the municipality.
António José Seguro and André Ventura, who will contest the second round of the presidential election, were separated by just one vote in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (Guarda), according to provisional results from Sunday’s election.
