Mercadona is opening a new supermarket in Amarante on Thursday, October 22. The company views this opening as “an important milestone” that consolidates its position in the Porto district, according to No...
Any frequent traveler is all too familiar with the drama of heading to Sá Carneiro Airport: the never-ending struggle between trying to cram half your wardrobe into a tiny backpack or subjecting yourself...
The next few days will call for a jacket in Porto. According to Meteored, which uses the European Center (ECMWF) model, temperatures have been below normal since Tuesday and are expected to reach their lo...
When the first Continente opened in Matosinhos on December 10, 1985, it was a hypermarket with 48 checkout lanes, according to Idealista, and some people even turned Sunday into a day trip just to check i...
After the modest Draconids, fall has one of its most fascinating astronomical events in store for us: the Orionid meteor shower. Active through November 7, it is expected to peak on the night of October 2...
The weekend in Porto is expected to be warm for this time of year. According to the IPMA forecast updated this Friday morning, the high is expected to reach 26 °C on Saturday, October 17—more than 5 degre...
It was south of the Douro that Action made its debut in Portugal. The Dutch chain, founded in 1993, opened its first store in the country on February 29, 2024, at Focus Park in Vila Nova de Gaia, accordin...
For the past six months, anyone who buys beverages in plastic bottles or cans has been paying a 10-cent deposit per container. The money is refunded only to those who return the containers, and more and m...
High fuel prices have been taking a toll on Portuguese households’ budgets, with no signs that the sector will ease up anytime soon. As a result, low-cost gas stations are increasingly becoming a reali...
The light installations that have already become a winter classic are returning to Avintes. It is at the Santo Inácio Zoo, in Vila Nova de Gaia, that the immersive exhibition “Luzes Selvagens” comes to l...