Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has issued a favourable opinion on the Borralha mine project in Montalegre, conditional on the submission of further studies and supporting information and on compliance with monitoring measures and programmes, as well as a number of other conditions.
From 22 to 25 January, Montalegre, in Trás-os-Montes, becomes the 'Queen of Smoked Meats'. Alongside the town's famous annual fair, the Cozido à Barrosã — a traditional Barrosã stew — is the star of local restaurant menus. The celebrations at the table continue until Carnival.
A former president and vice-president are suspected of operating a scheme between 2014 and 2022 in which they favoured friends and family in hundreds of public tenders.
For more than 30 years she has been producing smoked meats in Aldeia Nova do Barroso, in Montalegre. Joaquina Costa spends much of her time in the kitchen, a kitchen typical of Trás-os-Montes, and is helped by her husband, who looks after the animals.
Eleven districts of mainland Portugal are under an orange warning this Sunday due to snowfall and rough sea conditions.
