Lifestyle in Portugal

After an announcement earlier this year that IKEA would start selling solar panels in Portugal in partnership with the Spanish company Contigo Energía, it's now official and IKEA solar panels are already available to buy in Portugal.

Can I take my motorhome to Portugal? Can you park a campervan anywhere in Portugal? These are important questions to keep in mind if you're planning to travel in your motorhome or campervan. Taking your motorhome to Portugal is completely legal, but there are rules to keep in mind.

Summer 2021 is almost here, and many Europeans, in spite of the fact that holidays may be affected by the coronavirus in some cases, are starting to pack their suitcases in preparation for a holiday in Portugal this summer 2021.

If you're planning on travelling to Portugal this summer and going to the beach, keep in mind that you will have to obey the local COVID-19 rules and restrictions which very between regions, including face mask rules, social distancing and capacity limits.

After the joy of Portugal being initially included in the UK's green travel list for many tourists and second home owners in Portugal, the government had made a U-turn.

In a list of 59 countries from around the world, Portugal was considered one of the destinations with the best quality of life and work, occupying fifth position in the table.

Visiting Lisbon without leaving home is now possible thanks to Cityrama Gray Line Portugal, who have developed a virtual tour of the city that allows you to visit different monuments, museums, attractions and other places of interest, all with the quick of a mouse.

The arrival of retirement is an important moment for people who have spent many long years working, and it is also a time when many decide to move abroad for a lifestyle change.

What are the best and safest destinations in Europe to travel to this summer? European Best Destinations has compiled a list that answers this question.

As vaccination against the coronavirus progresses, mandatory masking and social distancing concerns may ease, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which updated its pandemic control guidelines on 21st April 2021.

The city of Braga has been chosen as the Best European Destination to visit in 2021, collecting 109,902 votes from internet users, 72% of which correspond to participants outside the national territory, the municipality announced this week.

The pandemic has generated new space needs and some people are thinking of moving house, and even location. Even more so as a result of the pandemic, quality of life is something that carries a lot of weight on the decision of where to live.

In the space of a year, from 2019 to 2020, marked by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy stagnated or receded in most European Union (EU) member states, according to provisional data released recently by Eurostat.

Lisbon has been named as the second best city in the world to raise a family, second only to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. Wellington, in New Zealand, completes the podium.

Does Portugal have forests? The answer is most certainly yes, as Portugal is the 9th country in the European Union (EU) when it comes to area covered by forests: 36% of the land area in Portugal is home to forests to be precise, a figure slightly lower than the average for the region (38%).

If you work from home or work remotely and you're sick of looking at the same 4 walls, then this could be just the solution for you. The municipality of Bragança in north-eastern Portugal has just launched a pilot project, under which it invites remote workers to enjoy the experience

A house in the countryside, to live a quieter, more discreet life away from the large city centres: this is a trend that marked Portuguese real estate in 2020 and that will certainly have a say in the future.

The cities with the highest household income are, due to certain factors, considered the most attractive to live in, but they are also the ones with the highest unemployment rates.

Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa recently addressed the nation and has announced the country’s roadmap for easing lockdown measures in Portugal in 2021.

Portugal is the 7th best country in the world for women to work in, according to the Glass Ceiling Index for 2021, drawn up by the North American magazine The Economist.

The Spanish supermarket giant Mercadona continues to invest in its expansion plan in Portugal, the first country chosen as part of the company's internationalisation strategy.

Portugal is experiencing its strictest coronavirus lockdown to date, and the latest COVID restrictions in Portugal state that working from home is mandatory and that there will be very serious fines for those who breach the teleworking rules.

The expat community in Portugal is made up of half a million foreign residents according to the latest figures.

A considerable amount of property demand in Portugal comes from expats who have relocated to the country, and in spite of uncertainties such as Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, the expat population in Portugal continues to grow and moving to Portugal is still a good idea in 2021. If you are thi

February 14th, Valentine's Day, is the most romantic day of the year, and in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, love certainly isn't cancelled. This year might be all about flowers and chocolate, but to help get you in the mood, we're going to take a tour of some of th