It looks like they finally settled on Alcochete for the new Lisbon airport. ... They are talking about building a lot new rail line to serve the new airport and include it on the proposed Lisbon-Madrid HSR corridor.

This project was the foundation of Lisbon's candidacy for the iCapital award. ... Lisbon emerged victorious over two other finalist cities, Varsovia in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine. ... Lisbon has been awarded the prestigious title of Capital of Innovation in Europe by the European Commission. ... We hope that Lisbon continues its efforts and becomes a technological hub that the world needs. #António Barbosa ... Until now, Lisbon attracted 54 new technological hubs from 23 different countries and launched 13 programmes of incubation and acceleration. ... The award ceremony took place on the 27th of November 2023 in Marseille, France, where the current mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, received the prize. ... With this victory, Lisbon has received European validation for its efforts to become an innovative city that is home to those who want to thrive.

A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon." ... That's according to the movie 'Lisbon', which graced global screens in 1956, starring and directed by Ray Miland. ... It's a real visual and nostalgic treat, and a great chance to see Lisbon in the 50s and pick up some extra vocabulary and comprehension.

One of my favorite YouTubers, European Roads, just started a series of videos filmed in Portugal. He takes dashcam videos, time-lapses them, and sets them to music. This is only his second video from Portugal, the other featuring a brief stretch of the A24 near the Spanish border. He said he drove 2/3rds of the Portuguese expressway system, so we will be getting a lot more like this. He usually releases videos every Wednesday at 12:00 noon WET. I believe he is based out of The Netherlands. https://youtu.be/gjtV3DBvvFs?si=YpzUvJglx3ZCDSQ-

Mingle with other expats that are moving, or have already moved to the Lisbon area and pick our expert's brains while having a lovely meal! ... This is algo going to be a foodie experience with a multi course meal in an alentejano restaurante picked by our lovely Lisbon agent Graciosa :) You can ... sign up here: https://www.savvycatrealty.com/event-details/informal-meet-up-in-lisbon The cost of the meal is 40€ per person with wine included ;) There