Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
On top of the Barroso mountain range, the super-wind turbines of Alto Tâmega are being assembled. To get there, an innovative vehicle is required for a journey that is short in distance but long in time.
In Montalegre, there is an open laboratory, unique in Europe, for researching solar energy on floating panels. It was created by EDP. American and Norwegian companies are already testing the technology.
Depression Kristin will pass over Portugal in the early hours, with the greatest impact between 03:00 and 06:00, accompanied by very strong winds.
Schools closed at 13:00 due to forecasts of snowfall and adverse weather conditions.
Several roads are closed, but clearing is underway.
Schools are closed as a precaution, and Civil Protection also helped to ensure, in some villages, the delivery of meals to clients of private social solidarity institutions.
Roads remain passable in the municipality, but, as is happening across much of the country, schools remain closed, CNN Portugal reporter Ana Borges Pinto reports.
The Vila Real district will be under a red warning due to snowfall from the early hours of Friday.
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.
