AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements arrived on Wednesday from Spain and ...

VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of ...

Aveiro, often dubbed the “Venice of Portugal”, sits on the west coast halfway between Porto and Coimbra. The city is famed for its network of pretty canals, brightly painted moliceiro boats ...

In Albergaria-a-Velha in the north of Portugal, one of several forest fires in the Aveiro district has been raging since Sunday. At least two houses have burned down in the municipality. Residents ...

Aveiro doesn’t have an airport — the closest one is in Porto, roughly 80 kilometres from the city centre. The easiest way to reach this Venice-like gem is to fly to Porto and take the train to ...

Fernandes said late on Monday that the Aveiro fires that had burned through more than 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of forest and shrubland could engulf a further 20,000 hectares (49,420 acres ...

Seven people have reportedly died in the fires, which were spreading between the northern district of Aveiro and Porto last week. Understandably, those with a trip booked might be worried about ...

The city in question is Aveiro, just a short train ride from Porto. Aveiro’s location on the edge of the saltwater lagoon, Rai de Aveiro, saw it become reputable for its seafood farming.

The northern and central regions of mainland Portugal remain engulfed in flames, with the Aveiro district seeing the largest deployment of firefighting personnel, despite a calmer outlook.