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Sterilizations performed in Seia have increased “consistently” since 2023, when 23 interventions were carried out. The number grew to 134 procedures in 2024 and to 333 in 2025.
Two men, aged 31 and 75, were arrested on Wednesday following reports of fire outbreaks in Seia. The GNR determined that the ignitions originated from authorised burning.
The incidents resulted in a burnt area of 0.93 hectares, consisting of pasture, scrubland and some eucalyptus trees, the GNR indicated.
GEOTA, LPN, ZERO, and ClimaAção Centro contest the legality of the project on the Mondego River and demand an Environmental Impact Assessment. The Minister admitted that it does not resolve the flooding.
João Joanaz de Melo also states that the Girabolhos dam is “illegal” because it lacks an updated environmental impact assessment.
The Mountain Villages Network will launch the first Mountain Agroecology School this Friday in the village of Lapa dos Dinheiros, in the municipality of Seia, focusing on the chestnut tree and the regeneration of chestnut groves in the Serra da Estrela.
Coimbra Court of Appeal confirms the woman's conviction.
“Sei(a) Compostar” plans to install three community composting islands to raise public awareness about the importance of separating organic waste, which is currently sent to landfills.
Road access is only possible between Covilhã and Piornos and between Seia and Sabugueiro.
The weekend was marked by sunshine, which was also felt in Serra da Estrela.
The construction of the Girabolhos dam, in the municipality of Seia, and the maintenance of the Mondego's hydraulic works downstream of Coimbra are two essential conditions to prevent flooding in that river basin, farmers and association leaders said.
On-site reporter Alexandre Salgueiro says that fewer tourists are visiting the Serra da Estrela this Thursday.
The group was hiking the 'Conchos' trail and became disoriented due to snowfall and bad weather.
Access routes to the Torre da Serra da Estrela had been closed since Thursday afternoon due to snowfall. They were reopened mid-morning.
Today, eight districts in the north of the mainland are under a yellow warning for snowfall. Also, Nasser Al-Attiyah has won the Dakar Rally in the cars category.
Access had been closed to road traffic on Thursday.
Access to the Torre at Serra da Estrela, which had been closed since Thursday afternoon due to snowfall, reopened at 10:30 today, a Civil Protection source told the Lusa news agency.
There is no estimate as to when the roads will reopen.
Sections of National Road 338 between Piornos, the Torre and Lagoa Comprida were closed to road traffic on Thursday.
Access routes have been closed to road traffic since 13:45 on Thursday.
Reporter Andreia Marques is in Piornos, in the Serra da Estrela. At the highest points of the mountain range there is snow and access routes are closed.
Following a report to the CPCJ (Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People), the man was detained on suspicion of sexual abuse offences against a 13-year-old girl, alleged to have begun in May 2025 at his and his partner’s home.
The mountain range experienced this month the heaviest snowfall in the past two winters.
IPMA issued a yellow warning for these areas, with snowfall expected above 1,200 metres.
Home News Portugal ski resort now open Portugal ski resort now open The Serra da Estrela Ski Resort officially opened to the public this Thursday, December 18th, with the initial availability of three green slopes, supported by a ski lift and a conveyor belt.
