Guides
Walking the Portuguese Camino to Santiago
Choose a route from Lisbon, Porto, or the border, get your pilgrim passport, find a bed, and earn the Compostela in Santiago.
The Portugal Brief
Military
Portugal's F-16AM Detachment in Estonia Tops Ten Russian Intercepts in Five Weeks — Tuesday's Latest Alpha Scramble From Ämari Air Base Reframes the NATO 1.18%-of-GDP Argument as Berlin Pushes Lisbon Toward 2% by 2029 and 5% by 2035
Two F-16AM Fighting Falcons from Portugal's Air Force detachment at Ämari Air Base in Estonia scrambled on Tuesday to intercept Russian aircraft — the roughly tenth Alpha Scramble since the four-month NATO eAP rotation began on 1 April with four jets and 95 personnel.
Sports
WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal Opens in Coimbra Today as the 59th Edition Loads 70 Crews, 23 Stages and 345 Competitive Kilometres From Aveiro to the Fafe Power Stage — Ogier Defends, Evans Leads on 101 Points and Neuville Tops the Baltar Shakedown
The 59th Vodafone Rally de Portugal opens at 14:00 today on Coimbra's Avenida de Conímbriga as 70 crews, 11 of them Rally1, head into 23 special stages totalling 345.14 competitive kilometres on gravel between the Aveiro lowlands, the Coimbra hills, the Douro and the Fafe finale on Sunday.
Business
Guy Pacheco's Debut Quarter at CTT Books a 17.6% Profit Drop to €4.5 Million on Iran-Hormuz, the January-February Storms and a 39.6% Collapse in Public-Debt Placements — Revenue Still Up 14.1% to €329.4 Million
CTT's Q1 2026 numbers — Guy Pacheco's debut quarter as CEO — print net profit down 17.6% to €4.5 million on Iran-Hormuz, the January-February storm cluster and a 39.6% collapse in public-debt placements, even as revenue lifts 14.1% to €329.4 million.
Guides
Public Transport Passes in Portugal
Which monthly pass you need in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, or the Algarve, the €20 national rail pass, free travel for under 23s, and discounts.
Economy
IMF Article IV Mission Pushes Lisbon to Reverse the IRS Jovem and the IVA Reduzido on Restaurants — Mission Chief Jean-François Dauphin Flags €693 Million in Lost 2026 Revenue and a 4.2% Inflation Path if the Iran War Drags Into 2027
The IMF's 2026 Article IV concluding statement — released Tuesday in Lisbon — recommends Portugal reverse the IRS Jovem and the IVA reduzido on restaurants, replace the fuel-excise cut with targeted support, and link early retirement to the statutory age.
Tourism
Algarve Tourism Region Locks the New York Meeting With United Airlines Ahead of the 15 May 2026 Newark–Faro Restart — Four Weekly Polaris-Equipped Departures, an EUR 650 Economy Fare and a 9-Night Average US Stay Behind the Pitch
The Região de Turismo do Algarve held its New York meeting with United Airlines on Tuesday to consolidate the Newark–Faro direct route ahead of the 15 May restart. Four weekly Polaris-equipped flights, an EUR 650 economy fare and a 9-night US average stay sit behind the pitch.