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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.
Mr. João de Baltar provided footwear for the entire population of Castro Daire and beyond. The art of the clog maker 'went very far', but today it has been lost. The legacy is on display at the Castro Daire Municipal Museum.
Following a fire, the City Council was left without a home until the neoclassical town hall was built a century and a half ago. Notable features include the large wrought-iron chandelier and the large tile panels from Aveiro.
Historic Porto watchmaker Marcolino is marking its 100th anniversary by helping reactivate a rare scientific instrument that once played a key role in setting Portugal’s official time. The centenary celebrations The post Porto watchmaker Marcolino helps revive unique astronomical timekeeping instrument appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The town of Barrancos preserves historical secrets and overlooked events shared between Portugal and Spain.
Who remembers the shop on the old Rua Nova in Viseu, where one could hear the clinking of tinplate on the workbench, where lanterns, roasters, traps, funnels, watering cans, distaffs, and oil cans were born?
A reference to the town historically considered the oldest in Portugal.
In the first episode of Histórias do Porto, recorded live at the Expresso Podfest Porto by Toyota 2026, journalist Carlos Rico and historian Germano Silva walk through the streets that shaped the identity of the Invicta city
Women have always had a great desire to succeed and make their way. These stories are told in scenic settings inside vats on the walls of the Douro Women's Interpretive Centre.
It is well worth visiting the Ex-Voto Museum at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lapa to see the 'altarpiece' painted with Our Lady and 7 figures, plus the stabbing victim recovering in bed.
We climbed to the top of the Caramulo Mountains to discover this land of ancient granaries and threshing floors, of geraniums in fish crates, and of the festival and pilgrimage of Saint Frutuoso, which only fills up in the summer.
Porto has a unique legacy in the struggles for freedom, which allows for the design of a memory museum that is not reduced to a replica of what already exists in Aljube, in Lisbon, and in the Peniche Fortress. Opinion by Luís Monteiro
Today we talk about the linen used for towels, clothes, sheets, altar cloths, trousseaus, from baptismal gowns to shrouds. And about an entire language filled with art and history.
