Christmas market news in Portugal

Latest news and stories about christmas market in Portugal for expats and residents.

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Social media users complained about an alleged renaming of Arroios' Christmas market to the “Winter Community Market.” Is it true?

Observador12 Jan

In Portugal's third-highest village, the Father Christmas Village runs until next weekend, offering fun for young and old.

Correio da Manhã25 Dec

Alberto Gonçalves comments on the renaming of the Arroios Christmas Market to the Community Winter Market.

Observador19 Dec

Portugal

1856:Portugal's first railway
King Pedro V rides the inaugural train of Portugal's first railway, a 36-kilometre line from Lisbon to Carregado. It was the first stretch of what became the Linha do Norte, which would eventually link the capital with Porto.
Read more Regeneration and the last kings, 1851–1910
1910: The provisional government decrees a new press law, replacing João Franco's repressive press laws of 1907 and restoring freedom of the press, though restrictive legislation would return within a few years.

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