Tourist routes join Portugal and Spain At the borderlands.
A new tourist region comprised by rural places, villages and towns, both Portuguese and Spanish, separated by a physical border, yet united by tradition and history written on the battlements, castles, palaces, cathedrals, museums and historical centers.
Ruraltech presents study. Rural places are still far from wide-spreading of computer use.
The Ruraltech project has just presented a study on the use of information technologies on rural areas. The results reveal that there is still a long way to go before most rural places and villages of the district become more digital-savvy.
In Alcains, at the Old House Ulisses Pardal Cut Stone Masonry now has Museum.
The general population now has the chance to visit for the first time the new Cut Stone Masonry Museum. The Portuguese Institute of Museum hopes to integrate in the national network of museums, sometimes in the near future.
Upper School of Tourism. Sampaio decides on new educational institute.
The creation of the Upper School of Tourism of the Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute lays now on the hands of the nation's president, Jorge Sampaio, after its governmental approval.
Civil protection advises... How to fight the cold weather
The District Center of Rescue Operations of Castelo Branco advises the population to undertake some measures of precaution against the cold weather, as the wave of polar wind has already reached the region.