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Metal Detecting in Portugal

Using a metal detector in Portugal is banned unless you hold a licence. Who grants it, the 48-hour rule for finds, beach and river rules, and the fines.

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Walnut Plantation Erases Two 5,000-Year-Old Antas and a Roman Vila at Herdade das Atafonas in Torre de Coelheiros — Câmara Opens Inquérito Interno and Tutela Refers Case to the Ministério Público

Two 5,000-year-old antas and a Roman vila at Herdade das Atafonas in Torre de Coelheiros, Évora were destroyed for a NOGAM walnut plantation — the Câmara opens an inquérito interno, the tutela refers to the Ministério Público, with a 2020 Vale da Moura precedent in the same parish.