Prices of houses for sale in Portugal continue to rise, having registered an 8% increase in June compared to the same month ...

Tucked away in the heart of central Portugal, Águeda is a lively riverside town best known for its colourful umbrellas 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.