As a news and blogging site for Portugal Web, the Portugal Blog is its site trademark that features posts of various information sources, news articles and events related to equestrian activities, embroidery, wine and gourmet events in Portugal and elsewhere related to the Portugal web products.
Here you can find posts categorized into these four main sections. In addition, each section has pertinent announcements about new products as well as customer feedback on new products and shopping experience. If you are a Portugal Web customer, we welcome your ideas and suggestions that can enhance your online shopping experience.
Equestrian Blog
Portugal’s long equestrian tradition lives on with current equestrian sporting events from around the country. Here are some of the current blog posts:
I Lusitano Horse Festival: The prestigious Portuguese horse breed Lusitano, the most well-known thoroughbred from Portugal, gets a fair ground appreciation at the I Lusitano Horse Festival to be held in the city of Agnas de Lindoia in Brazil on the 4th and 7th of September.
III Ponte de Lima Horse Fair: The 3rd edition of the Portuguese equestrian event from Ponte de Lima Horse Fair is held at the Ponte de Lima town north of Portugal in the Minho region.
National Agricultural Fair 2009: The 2009 46th Feira Nacional da Agricultura is the main Portuguese agricultural fair as part of the 56th Ribatejo Fair held at Centro Nacional de Exposições e Mercados Agrícolas (CNEMA) in Santarém, the capital of the Portuguese region Ribatejo.
Embroidery Blog
Embroidery is needlecraft that combines artistic expression with the traditions and culture of the people making hem. Moreover, it takes dedication, patience and technical dexterity to produce genuine works of art in a piece of embroidered textile that can become an heirloom for future generations. At Portugal Web, this is best exemplified with its fine linen and cotton embroidery works that are distinctly inspired from the cultural heritage of the town of Viana do Castelo in southern Portugal.
Wine Blog
This section currently has a couple of blog posts on Portuguese wines.
Douro Valley and Port Wine: The Port wine names comes from the Portuguese city of Porto but few are familiar with the fact that most port wines are made in the Douro Valley where the rich Douro river in the Soria province straddling across northern central Spain and Portugal all the way to the Porto outlet creates the right soils and microclimate for cultivating the grapes used in its famous Port wines.
Portuguese wine: As the 10th largest wine making country in the world, Portugal produces some of the best known wines that sit in the tables of fine hotels, restaurants and homes. They include the world-renowned Madeira and Port wines that is uniquely Portuguese.
Gourmet Blog
Olives have lushly thrived and cultivated in Portugal far longer than its written history recounts and are among the best in the world.
Olive oil Biennial 2009: This is a nationwide event celebrating the Portuguese olive oil. It is in annually held in the city of Castelo Branco at the heart of the olive oil region of Beira Baixa.
