Portugal Paragliding Championship
The national paragliding competition held in Portugal.
Montalegre
Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
The national paragliding competition held in Portugal.
The Salto Fire Department was mobilised by the INEM to rescue the victim in the area of the waterfalls of the Cabril River, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in Montalegre.
Seven operatives supported by two vehicles participated in the assistance to the victim.
The mayor of Montalegre advocates for the application of fines for rescues in fire alert zones due to non-compliance with the rules. The ICNF states that it is not responsible for applying sanctions.
47 people were found at Sete Lagoas, in Montalegre, within the Peneda-Gerês National Park. The alert, extended until Thursday, prohibits access to and presence in forest areas.
Most of the people were identified for being in the Sete Lagoas area, in Montalegre, in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG).
Salto firefighters rescued a group of 19 people, including a pregnant woman, elderly individuals, and children, on Saturday.
Former Montalegre Mayor Orlando Alves is permitted to re-enter the municipality after the court lifted the coercive measures imposed during Operation Alquimia, effective from Friday, according to a judicial source. Alves is currently on trial at the Murça Court for 395 alleged crimes, including criminal association, malfeasance, and money laundering, following his arrest in 2022. While he was previously prohibited from entering Montalegre, the judge has now revoked this restriction with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor's Office. The ongoing trial involves 59 defendants, including the former deputy mayor, accused of favouring associates in public procurement processes between 2014 and 2022.
Orlando Alves is being tried for 395 crimes, including criminal association, malfeasance, and money laundering.
The fire in Xertelo, Montalegre, began in three separate locations at 9 pm on Monday. The area is a biosphere reserve with unique threatened species.
During the morning, due to fog, it was not possible to deploy aerial resources, which only began operating at 12:00.
Emergency services are currently battling a fire in Cabril, Montalegre, with aerial assets and approximately 100 firefighters deployed to the scene.
A village located in the Gerês region is set to host a unique and original festival.
The Povo e Natureza do Barroso association has filed a lawsuit regarding the Environmental Impact Statement for the mining project, which received a favourable opinion from the APA in January.
The victims were rescued one hour after the call for help by the Salto Fire Department and the GNR.
The victims were rescued one hour after the call for help by the Salto Fire Department and the GNR.
The largest wind power facility in Portugal has officially begun operations in the region between Cabeceiras de Basto and Montalegre.
A 30-year-old woman was transported to the hospital in Chaves.
Elected officials from the PS were arrested in October 2022 by the Judiciary Police as part of Operation Alquimia.
Orlando Alves's defence team requested the termination of the coercive measures from the court this Friday.
Former Montalegre mayor Orlando Alves declined to provide statements today during this phase of the Operation Alquimia trial, which began this morning in Murça and involves former vice-mayor David Teixeira and 57 other defendants.
The Public Prosecutor's Office charges the former mayor with over 300 crimes, including criminal association, malfeasance, economic participation in business, money laundering, document forgery, and subsidy fraud.
Elected officials from the PS were arrested in October 2022 by the Judiciary Police as part of Operation Alchemy.
The Public Prosecutor's Office charges the former mayor with over 300 crimes, including malfeasance, economic participation in business, money laundering, and subsidy fraud.
The former mayors of Montalegre are suspected of favouring friends and family members in hundreds of public tenders, the systematic use of direct awards, and the artificial splitting of contracts.
Three days, a stone oven, and decades of knowledge passed between hands. The tradition of the Transmontano folar resists — and rejuvenates — every Easter in a village in Montalegre.
A 77-year-old man carried out an unlicensed burning of brush piles that ended up getting out of control.
EDP opens an outdoor laboratory at the reservoir with the most extreme weather conditions for companies to test new technologies for floating photovoltaic production.
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.
