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Tejo Wineries invite tourists to participate in the harvest

Thursday, 02 September 2010 20:55

On the weekend of 11 - 12 September, a group of 15 wine producers in the region of the Tejo will first open their doors of their wineries to tourists, to participate in the grape harvest and wine tasting. The initiative, called "Open Doors do Tejo", is organized by the Tejo River Regional Wine Commission (CVR Tejo). More than a thousand participants will get the unique opportunity to be a part of the secrets a region full of cultural diversity, architectural, landscaping, restaurant plus a bullfighting tradition. Wine production in this region has seen a 25% increase compared to 2009 production - totaling 68 million gallons of wine.

U.S. market is growing at double digits for the Portuguese hotel industry

Thursday, 02 September 2010 20:16

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Treasures of Lisbon’s Market Await

Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00

Lisbon's centuries old flea market, and indeed one of the oldest in Europe, is called Thieves' Market (Feira da Ladra). Located at Campo de Santa Clara, near the Castle of São Jorge, in the Alfama district, the market dates all the way back to 1195 when it was called the Mercado Franco de Lisboa. Open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday, the Feira da Ladra is a large sprawling mass of stalls selling everything from antiques, to second-hand clothes, to jewelry, ceramics etc. as well as a wide range of interesting items from Portuguese-speaking Africa.

Azores: New Museum of Contemporary Art will have one exhibition of Serralves per year

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

The future Museum of Contemporary Art in Ponta Delgada will feature an exhibition each year from the Serralves collection in Porto, as part of a new partnership between the local museum and the Serralves Foundation, a big entry step for the Azores in the international network of museums. And, it will allow people in the Azores to explore the contemporary art collection from the Serralves at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ponta Delgada. The museum, whose construction contract is to be launched by the City of Ponta Delgada in the first half of 2011, has Oscar Niemeyer (1988 Pritzker Prize) as project architect and is estimated at three million euros budget (funds of municipalities and communities). The museum will be located in the eastern part of the city, along the Avenida do Mar. There is also going to be a Contemporary Art Center of the Azores, in the Ribeira Grande and will be dedicated to dance and audiovisuals - financed by the regional government.