In the list of restrictions that the Government has drawn up for the country's deflationary process, swimming in the sea and strolling on the beach or in parks is currently allowed, as long as the rules for social distancing are complied with.

One of the many victims of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be Portugal’s nascent progress in recycling waste, environmental campaigners say.

Prime Minister Antonio Costa is encouraging the Portuguese to visit shops and restaurants after the government eased confinement measures that helped limit the coronavirus outbreak while damaging the economy.

Last week the Government announced the rules for the use of public beaches, which are set to open on June 6th. On the Algarve’s beaches, ‘assistants’ will be present to ensure that the rules are observed and "problems are avoided", revealed António Miguel Pina, Mayor of Olhão.

The Algarve has a “quite good” epidemiological situation and “everything seems to be under control at the moment”, but Graça Freitas, Director-General of Health, considers that "it is more prudent not to lighten up" certain measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

The land borders between Portugal and Spain will remain closed until 15 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Portuguese Council of Ministers’ resolution published last Wednesday (13 May).

The owner of a plot of land in Ancão, within in the territory of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, has been slated for cutting down “countless” pines, some of them centuries old, under the Municipal Plan for the Defense of the Forest against Fires.

What many already expected has been officially confirmed this week: FATACIL will not be going to take place next August,” revealed Lagoa’s Informa newspaper.