Comporta, Portugal, Oct 22, 2025 (AFP) - Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism

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2025-10-22

Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels -- a sign of the region's contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy. Rapid development in the coastal region of Comporta has alarmed locals and environmentalists, who fear a repeat of the unchecked growth seen in Portugal's southernmost Algarve province, long a packag......

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