Tag Archives: Portugal

Springtime for via ferrata, Lake Garda, Italy Spring in northern Lake Garda is an adventure paradise. I’ve been several times and enjoyed the via ferratas: iron cables fixed to scrambling routes, which require fitness and sense of adventure but not technical mountaineering skills (safety equipment required). The views are amazing …

Coastal and river beaches coalesce beside the Alentejo’s Vila Nova de Milfontes, a lyrical name meaning “new town of a thousand springs”. This resort at the mouth of the Mira River is a magnet for Portuguese families in high summer but largely unknown to British visitors, despite its glorious beaches, …

In the glare of the morning sun, the streets of downtown Faro are a textural hot mess. A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles. A bank swerves around the corner like an ice-cream sandwich hit by pistachio light. …

Morocco, Portugal and Spain will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament, world football ru0ling body, FIFA has announced.   According to a statement on FIFA’s website on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the decision was taken by the FIFA Council. “Following extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance …

The Portugal Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with the 2016 European champions looking to start their new era with a bang. Roberto Martinez has taken over from Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos in the dugout, and he’ll be hoping to do what he couldn’t manage …

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal’s squad on Friday for upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovakia and Luxembourg.   “A player with 200 appearances, that’s something unique,” said Portugal coach Roberto Martinez of Ronaldo, who has scored five goals in four qualifying games so far.   “I can tell …

Manchester City star midfielder, Bernardo Silva tied the knot with his stunning model Ines Tomaz in Portugal on Sunday, July 2 in front of a host of his Champions league , Premier league and FA Cup winning team-mates. The wedding which had about 250 people in attendance included stars like …

England U21 vs Portugal U21 live stream and match preview, Sunday 2 July, 5pm BST ENGLAND U21 VS PORTUGAL U21 LIVE STREAM AND MATCH PREVIEW Looking for an England U21 vs Portugal U21 live stream? We’ve got you covered. England U21 vs Portugal U21 is being aired for free on UEFA.tv in …

Nigerian superstars thrilled Afrobeats fans in Afronation Portugal. As Afrobeats continues to rise in global acclaim, the music is reaching listeners across different parts of the world and Nigerian superstars are headlining choice venues across these cities.

Stay in a schist village The interior of central Portugal, with its mountain ranges and rivers, ispeppered with castles, hiking and cycling trails, and little villages with houses made from schist. This brownish-grey metamorphic rock has a flat, sheet-like structure and was used to build hamlets up in the hills …