Short Stories

A satirical look at a car that is almost ready for the market… Do you know what a Mata-Velho is? It’s a vehicle that old people without driving licences can …

Sewage fraud and environmental destruction end up in the European Court of Justice. Monchique/Algarve. The wastewater from the municipality of Monchique is treated at the Companheira wastewater treatment plant, near …

Monchique. Just think of all the things we have adopted from the Romans throughout history: for example, the theoretical framework of our modern jurisprudence, as taught in university law faculties, …

Monchique. I first noticed the pungent smell during a hike. Something didn’t seem right with the natural surroundings and the path I was taking from Caldas de Monchique. I was …

Let’s take a moment to look back, shall we? To the year 2018? When the forest fires in Monchique had been mostly extinguished after about ten days and the fire …

Peace reigns over the land. Up there, in the mountains, there is a slight breeze. The eagle circles majestically above me, spiralling higher and higher, looking for a hare to …

The three-hectare Esgravatadouro Botanical Forest Garden, run by ECO123 magazine in Caldas de Monchique in southern Portugal, is located precisely in the heart of the Natura 2000 network zone declared …

This is no fairy tale. Today we are discussing a very special, perhaps even controversial topic. Since the Middle Ages, people have been wondering how to turn shit into gold. …

We look into the future. What kind of future do we see? I imagine doing something good for the climate and planting trees. What do trees have to do with …

On Saturday, 8 November at 10 a.m., the Botanical Forest Garden currently under construction at Esgravatadouro near Caldas de Monchique will open its doors to the interested public. Visitors will …