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Portugal: British citizens to be registered as residents
On October 19, the Service for Foreigners and Borders (SEF) and the British Embassy launched a campaign to require British citizens who live in Portugal or intend to do so by the end of the year to register as residents. The movement is part of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. British citizens who […]
Read MoreItaly: five cities named best in Europe for air-pollution costs
A new report shows that five Italian cities rank among the top ten in the EU in terms of air pollution costs. They are: Milan, Padua, Venice, Brescia and Turin. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) report quantifies the monetary value of premature deaths caused by the three most dangerous air pollutants: fine […]
Read MoreGreece: Alexander the Great birth Palace to open next summer
In the summer of 2021, the palace where Alexander the Great was born will be open to visitors. Alexander the Great (also known as the “King of Kings”) was born on July 20 or 21, 356 BC. in Pella in Macedonia. He became the king of the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia, and […]
Read MoreMalta’s national theatre reopens again after Covid
The National Theatre of Malta is reopening, and its plan is to receive smaller audiences and some awesome performances. Kenneth Zammit Tabona, the artistic director of the theater, tells more. In the long history, the Manuel Theater has experienced many storms. There is no doubt that Malta’s outstanding theatres have always been stronger […]
Read MoreFaro: artists opened studios to public
Between October 16th and October 18th, Faro’s designers, creators and artists opened the doors of their studios to the public to showcase their creative works throughout the city in a more intimate and convenient way. ”This year we invited 29 artists, but we only repeated half of them. The others are new,” the […]
Read MoreAlgarve: fall in tourism due to Covid-19
For the Algarve region, April and October are the months with the highest number of tourists. However, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, 2020 will be a different year. In this case, the Algarve Hotel and Tourism Enterprises Association (AHETA) released to the media statistics on the Algarve tourism industry between August and October […]
Read MoreCartagena: La Mar de Músicas wins top award
The “Sea of Music” festival in Cartagena won the best Spanish cultural program award at the virtual Iberian Music Festival awards ceremony. Cartagena was recognized for the work and programming of the festival, and was compared with other festivals held in Spain and Portugal in 2019. The award will be awarded to the best […]
Read MoreGreece: Stolen religious icons repatriated
A 19th-century religious icon depicting the baptism of Christ, along with eleven other icons stolen in 2005 from the Dormition of Our Lady Visokos Church in Kalouta, in the central Zagori district on Ioannina Island, was recently repatriated to Greece from the United Kingdom. As announced by the Greek Ministry of Culture, the twelve icons […]
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