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Today we talk about this museum, inaugurated in 1993, and the Montemuro and Paiva Interpretation and Information Centre, which includes hiking trails, megalithism, Romanisation, and a lipsanotheca.
Home Places of Worship A little chapel by the sea in Armação de Pêra A little chapel by the sea in Armação de Pêra If you have walked along the seafront in Armação de Pêra, you have probably passed this little white chapel without knowing much about its history.
The Monte de Santa Luzia, on the outskirts of Viseu, featuring the Galopim de Carvalho Interpretation Centre, opened in 2012, and the excavations that proved mining activity at the site since the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Home News Silves Council receives the archives of the Cork Museum Silves Council receives the archives of the Cork Museum On 3 September 2026, Carvoeiro Branco and ANTRIX will have formalised the donation of the Cork Museum’s archival and documentary collection to Silves Council. By Bruno G.
He took office to replace Fernando Gomes and attempted to be elected again last year
Dedicated to the preservation and sharing of Matosinhos' history, a museum focused on the municipality's memories was established five years ago. These individual and collective memories offer a journey through time.
The founder of Expresso and SIC will have an avenue named after him in Cascais. The 'Avenida Francisco Pinto Balsemão' will be located on the street connecting the Pedro Monjardino Roundabout to Avenida Nossa Senhora do Cabo, next to the Forte de São Jorge de Oitavos, 'a road of high centrality and visibility, consistent with the relevance of...'
Maria da Conceição, the oldest living Portuguese woman, has passed away at the age of 113 years and eight months. Known in São Brás de Alportel as the 'Queen', she lived her entire life in the Algarve region, witnessing over a century of history. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the local nursing home, leaving behind a legacy of a simple life spent in the Barrocal and Serra do Caldeirão.
A new train sculpture has been unveiled beside the Loulé/Praia de Quarteira train station in tribute to the railway’s long-standing presence in the municipality. Created by local design and graphics The post Train sculpture unveiled near Loulé station appeared first on Portugal Resident.
To speak of Porto over the last 60 years, to speak of the Porto of science and culture, to speak of the Porto of faith and reason is impossible without speaking of Francisco Carvalho Guerra. Opinion by Paulo Rangel
The text discusses the Beiras campaigns of Ferdinand the Great, King of León, the castle that headed the lands of Senhorim, the rock-cut graves, and the watermills of the Ribeira do Castelo.
The history of the first charter of Viseu from 1123, the knight-villains, the 'Regiment of Magistrates' of D. Afonso IV, the 'Ordinance of the Pelouros' of D. João I, and the charter of D. Manuel.
Former driver for the Odemira Volunteer Fire Department was noted for assisting in more than 50 births in ambulances.
The initiative takes place every year and aims to share some of the expedition's findings and recall notable episodes and moments experienced by the explorers 145 years ago.
The collection displayed at the António Almeida Henriques Archaeological Centre in Viseu, gathered by José Coelho, a teacher, researcher, and collector who was punished by the Estado Novo regime.
The history of ancient Vissaium: from hillforts to medieval moats, Romanisation and the 3 necropolises, the barbarians, the 4 city gates, the Forum and the Bishops.
António Carlos Pedroso Muchaxo, known as Tony do Guincho, has died at the age of 96. Cascais has declared a day of municipal mourning.
A restaurant entrepreneur, he began his career helping at a shack his father opened at Praia do Guincho. A fervent supporter of Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, he passed away on Saturday.
Founder of the Muchaxo Restaurant and the Estalagem at Guincho Beach, he hosted figures such as Eva Perón and Walt Disney. Cascais declared an official period of mourning this Monday. He was 96 years old.
Dating back to 2001, this museum brings together an ethnographic and archaeological collection, covering dolmens, Roman history, agricultural tools, municipal history, and arts and crafts.
A Ilha, which premieres this Saturday at the Lousal mines, is based on the testimonies of the village's inhabitants and recovers memories that time is beginning to erase.
The barbarian “invasions” were merely migrations of certain peoples: Suebi, Vandals, Alans, and Visigoths. Only the Suebi and later the Visigoths remained. There have been Christian dioceses in Viseu and Lamego since the 6th century.
The history of ancient Vissaium: from hillforts to medieval moats, Romanisation and the 3 necropolises, the barbarians, the 4 city gates, the Forum and the Bishops.
The horizontal-wheel mills, always privately owned, were already enumerated and described in the survey ordered by the Marquis of Pombal after the earthquake.
Founded by Arab peoples on the Iberian Peninsula before the Christian reconquest, the city of Almada hosts an enviable archaeological heritage, which the curious will be able to explore as early as next month.
At 5 pm this Tuesday, he will hand over the keys he has carried with him for seven decades and collect the cheque from the closed deal. We followed the final days in Lapa: “this place is my life”.
The library was the centre of my world outside of home, and the lubricant of that world was books, but from a distance, it was my city, Porto, all of Porto. Opinion by José Pacheco Pereira
That plaque is no longer a mere ideological fossil; it is the visual autopsy of a regime. A power shaped by cronyism.
