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  • Alter do Chão(20)
  • Arronches(9)
  • Avis(5)
  • Campo Maior(13)
  • Castelo de Vide(9)
  • Crato(16)
  • Elvas(24)
  • Fronteira(2)
  • Gavião(1)
  • Marvão(12)
  • Monforte(10)
  • Nisa(12)
  • Ponte de Sor(59)
  • Portalegre(41)
  • Sousel(4)
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Recent stories

Sleep inside a castle: Historic Marvão building reborn as hotel museum

📍 Portalegre🧭 Travel🎭 Culture#tourism+1 more

A new four-star hotel offering guests the chance to sleep inside a medieval castle has officially opened in the Alto Alentejo. Following a soft opening period, the Marvão Hotel Museu The post Sleep inside a castle: Historic Marvão building reborn as hotel museum appeared first on Portugal Resident.

portugalresident.com15 Jun
Sleep inside a castle: Historic Marvão building reborn as hotel museum

Marvão and Valencia de Alcantara mark Portugal Day

📍 Portalegre🎭 Culture📜 History#holidays+1 more

The towns of Marvão and Valencia de Alcantara celebrate Portugal Day together.

Rádio PortalegreRádio Portalegre9 Jun

There is an abandoned village in Portugal that looks like it came out of a movie and is for sale for 9 million

📍 Portalegre🏠 Property🧭 Travel#property-market+2 more

An abandoned Portuguese village, described as cinematic in appearance, has been listed for sale with an asking price of 9 million euros.

TVITVI3 Jun

“Caminho de Santiago Valência de Alcântara – Marvão” connects Spain to Portugal

📍 Portalegre🧭 Travel🎭 Culture#tourism+1 more

The Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route between Valência de Alcântara and Marvão creates a new link between Spain and Portugal.

Rádio Voz da PlanícieRádio Voz da Planície16 May
“Caminho de Santiago Valência de Alcântara – Marvão” connects Spain to Portugal

51-year-old man dies in bicycle crash in Marvão

📍 Portalegre⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

13 personnel from the Marvão fire department, INEM, and the GNR were mobilised to the scene.

cmjornal.pt12 May
51-year-old man dies in bicycle crash in Marvão

What is on my mind regarding the interior. Trains stopped reaching Marvão in 2012

📍 Portalegre🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more

Trains no longer pass through Marvão, but the Beirã station has a new lease on life.

rtp.pt26 Apr
What is on my mind regarding the interior. Trains stopped reaching Marvão in 2012

Marvão will "comply with guidelines" from the Court of Auditors

📍 Portalegre🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#public-procurement+3 more

The Court of Auditors detected irregularities following an audit in the area of public procurement, according to a report released this Monday.

Observador31 Mar
Marvão will "comply with guidelines" from the Court of Auditors

Court of Auditors detects irregularities in Marvão contracts

📍 Portalegre⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#public-contracts+3 more

The audit covered 190 contracts between 2019 and 2023, totalling 12.6 million euros. The municipality has 180 days to respond to the recommended measures.

Observador30 Mar
Court of Auditors detects irregularities in Marvão contracts

Court of Auditors identifies flaws in 27 contracts at Marvão City Council

📍 Portalegre⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#public-contracts+3 more

The audit followed a formal complaint from the president of the Marvão Municipal Assembly, who questioned the legality of a series of direct-award contracts made between July and September 2017.

CNN Portugal30 Mar
Court of Auditors identifies flaws in 27 contracts at Marvão City Council

Two national roads closed in the district of Portalegre due to adverse weather

📍 Portalegre🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#road-closure+3 more

EN246-1 is closed as a precaution in the Marvão area to avoid the risk of a tree falling.

Correio da Manhã27 Jan
Two national roads closed in the district of Portalegre due to adverse weather

Snow paints Alentejo town of Marvão white

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#snow+3 more

The weather phenomenon delighted local residents.

Correio da Manhã25 Jan
Snow paints Alentejo town of Marvão white

Snow has reached the Alentejo, leaving several places covered in white

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#snow+3 more

The entire Portalegre district was under a yellow warning for snow. Marvão was the first locality in the Alentejo to see snowfall.

Correio da Manhã24 Jan
Snow has reached the Alentejo, leaving several places covered in white