10 January 2012
Portugal’s southernmost region of Algarve, a popular destination for tourism, was named one of the top preferred travel destinations for 2012 by the New York Times. With a mild climate year-round — its temperatures fluctuate between 25 °C in winter and 48 °C in summer — Algarve comes in 29th place in a list of 45 ideal destinations […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Travel
09 January 2012
Portuguese port workers are staging a week-long strike to end next Saturday. The strike has hit the largest country’s ports, including the port of Lisbon, the second largest container port in Europe’s Atlantic coast. According to Belmar da Costa, head of the Naval Shipping Agents’ Association, the walkouts will prevent 80 to 100 ships from […]
07 January 2012
The Sandbox Global Summit 2012 will be held on January 20-22, in Lisbon, Portugal. The event will take place at MUDE (Museum of Design and Fashion) and it has the official support of Lisbon’s City Council. Sandbox started in 2008 and is now the foremost global community of extraordinary young achievers below 30. Sandbox identifies […]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured, Organizations
06 January 2012
Portuguese veteran Fado singer Celeste Rodrigues and a star cast of artists coming from Portugal, will perform at the “Fado: From Lisbon to New York” concert to be held January 24, at 8:00pm, at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, in New York City. According to US-based MDFADO Productions, promoter of the event, the performance will […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music
05 January 2012
The University of Coimbra has submitted a candidacy for UNESCO’s World Heritage status. Because the University of Coimbra spreads through many areas of Coimbra city, the candidacy also includes the city of Coimbra as one of Europe’s oldest university cities. The two thousand page candidacy document describes the history of the seven century old university […]
04 January 2012
Over the course of the year, the ancient Portuguese city of Guimarães will be the official site of the 2012 European Capital of Culture. Focusing on four themes – City, Community, Thought and Arts — the year round celebrations will begin on January 21 with the launching of a diverse and extensive cultural program which […]
