While Lisbon’s real estate market has been booming for a while now, with prices of properties in the city center reaching historic levels, the second largest city, Porto, has taking a place in the spotlight for the local and internatio [...]
Ryanair to launch a new route Porto-Seville
The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will connect Porto in northern Portugal to Seville in the Spanish province of Andalusia. The charms of the Andalusian capital will soon be available for passengers on a new direct Porto-Seville route. [...]
Still cheap cars for rent Porto Airport for Xmas 2017 holidays – checkout offers for Mercedes cars
The festive season at the end of the year is not known to be amongst the cheapest periods in which to rent cars. In Porto Airport – OPO, however, the hire car rates are still reasonable. In fact you can rent a car for less than €100 fo [...]
Car hire discounts in Portugal – book by Nov 8th with 10%, 15%, 25% off list prices
In Portugal, especially the months of November, January and February are the less busy months in terms of tourism; hence with the lowest demand for rent-a-car services. Cars are extremely cheap to rent for winter-season holidays in Nor [...]
TAP Stopover program extended – Porto stopover up to 5 days
TAP, the flag carrier of Portugal celebrates the first anniversary of their stopover program. First introduced in the summer 2016 TAP Stopover is a very interesting initiative for those on connecting flights leading through Portugal. I [...]
Portugal weather: a relief from the heat wave in the days to come
For nearly a week now the Iberian Peninsula continues to suffer from the heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Scorching heat can be felt all across Portugal and Spain and while mitigated by the in [...]
Porto Airport voted the best in Europe in a customer satisfaction survey
Porto Airport – OPO, the second largest airport of Portugal, continues in the lead when it comes to passenger satisfaction ratings. The Portuguese consumer association DECO, in collaboration with similar bodies of Australia, Belgium, B [...]
Douro TGV – Douro region promotion in Vila Real
Between 10 and 12 of May 2017, the northern Portuguese city of Vila Real will host an event dedicated to the promotion of the main wealth of the Douro region: tourism, gastronomy and wine. The initials of the three (in Portuguese turis [...]
Speeding tickets in Spain – higher fines for speeding violation in Spain
The Spanish traffic authorities increased the fines for violation of the speed limits on the Spanish roads and introduced strict sanctions against speed offenders. A signal for Spanish as well as foreign drivers The traffic department [...]
New route with British Airways to Porto from Gatwick Airport
The new BA route to Porto in northern Portugal, strictly speaking, is not entirely new, but from February 2016, all BA flights to Porto from London are moved to Gatwick Airport - LGW. Video introducing Porto in Portugal to new visito [...]
