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Portugal archipelago pensioner population
At the end of 2025, Madeira had 67,400 Social Security pensioners, with 63.8% receiving old-age pensions, 26.2% survivor pensions, and 10.1% disability pensions, the Madeiran government reported.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
He was a 17th-century Italian friar known as the “Flying Friar” because he frequently levitated during prayer.
A walk on the bright side
Two new reasons to lace up: a walk may help your marriage, and it gets your gut moving almost straight away.
TEKEVER and the Portugal I've Always Believed in!
I was born in Germany, the son of Portuguese parents, and it was in that country that I grew up and made most of my career. In 2004, when I decided to move with my family to Portugal, many of my German colleagues did not understand the decision. They asked me what I was going to do for a country that they considered so backwards, with fewer opportunities and an economy far removed from the German reality.
Stones That Defy Time: Henrique Agostinho on Portugal’s Megalithic Mysteries
History is often taught as a neat, linear progression of kings, dates, and expanding empires. But what if the physical evidence left behind tells an entirely different story?
World’s largest sand sculpture park in the Algarve remains open
In Lagoa, the five-hectare attraction features more than 120 sculptures by more than 60 artists and remains open until 15 November.
Beloved mascot receives warm farewell
Japan’s popular Suica smart card mascot, Penguin, will be retired in March 2027 after 26 years.
Calls for more Algarve flights following Lufthansa’s TAP deal
The CDS-PP Algarve has urged the Government to work with Lufthansa and regional stakeholders to secure new international routes and reduce tourism seasonality.
Conservation efforts support giant tortoise recovery
A new study estimates that approximately 180,000 giant tortoises live on Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, the highest population figure ever recorded for the species.
Beach of the week: Praia dos Arrifes
Praia dos Arrifes is one of the smallest beaches in Albufeira, but it is also one of the prettiest.
Leiria, I’m sorry
There’s too much to say about Leiria district, a foremost Portuguese administrative division, hugely impacted and still sore after the devastation of Storm Kristin, which sometimes feels forsaken. It’s Leiria The post Leiria, I’m sorry appeared first on Portugal Resident .
Investigators recover valuable Renoir paintings
Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France in September, have been recovered.
Portugal invests €500,000 to control wild boar population
A pilot scheme covering 15 districts across mainland Portugal is offering payments of up to €70 per animal culled above historical averages.
Mount Olympus joins prestigious heritage list
Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest mountain and the legendary home of the ancient Greek gods, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Portugal That Has Always Been Waiting For Us
There are news stories that, when I read them, make me go back to articles I wrote several years ago. The recent attention given to the demand for farms, estates and villas in the interior of Portugal by emigrants and other international buyers is one of those cases. Not because the trend is completely new, but because it confirms something I started writing about on my blog in 2018 and that I have been advocating for ever since.
Beaver population recovery benefits local biodiversity
Foresters in southern Poland discovered that beavers had chewed through a wooden post supporting a warning sign about beaver activity.
New Sagres Sessions festival puts Algarve surf back in spotlight
The western Algarvet town of Sagres is getting a new three-day surf festival this autumn, with the first Sagres Sessions promising everything from competitions and adaptive surfing to live music, The post New Sagres Sessions festival puts Algarve surf back in spotlight appeared first on Portugal Resident .
Diesel prices are increasing
During the week between 19 October and 25 October, fuel prices will change, with diesel increasing and gasoline decreasing.
75 days left in 2026… and we're making the most of every sunny day in the Algarve
With around two and a half months left until the end of the year, we're already seeing photos from other parts of Europe where people are wearing winter clothes, dealing with rain and even freezing temperatures.
President joins calls to fix country’s desperate housing crisis
At a point where “a sea of people” has converged in central Porto to kick off today’s protests against the rising cost of living and the country’s desperate housing crisis, The post President joins calls to fix country’s desperate housing crisis appeared first on Portugal Resident .
New technology improves timekeeping accuracy
Researchers at Vienna University of Technology have developed the world’s first self-stabilising nuclear clock, marking an advance in precision timekeeping.
Portugal adds to Intangible Cultural Heritage
The “Art of Dry-Stone Construction in the Serra do Caramulo” has been inscribed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is under urgent safeguarding.
Traditional spice remains part of cultural heritage
Hungarian farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan achieved a successful paprika harvest despite dry summer conditions.
Zelenskyy says Putin is looking to cause Ukraine-wide ‘blackout’
The Ukrainian president called an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump an "American sanctions blackout."