European Court of Auditors Warns of Shortcomings in Olive Oil Inspection and Recommends Strengthening Traceability Throughout the Production Chain

The European Commission has announced the largest ever investment to promote sustainable and high-quality agri-food products in the European Union. €205 million will be available in 2026 to finance dissemination programs both in the European internal market and in third countries.

The TasteAtlas Awards 2025/26 has just placed Trás-os-Montes in 12th position among the 100 best gastronomic regions in the world. Trás-os-Montes DOP olive oil shines with 4.7 points, and Alheira de Mirandela is now considered the best cooked sausage in the world. Recognition of our gastronomy.

A decision that promises to revolutionize the use of olive resources in Portugal: olive pomace is now officially recognized as a resource, leaving behind its former classification as waste.

A Fábrica do Azeite, parceiro do projeto Azeite a Norte e espaço emblemático da Acushla no coração do Porto, acaba de receber o prestigiado prémio de "Melhor Loja de Azeite EVOO do Mundo" na cerimónia dos Prémios EVOOLEUM 2025.

The Tua Hiking Festival 2025 came to an end this past weekend, between November 8th and 9th, in the village of Sobreira, in the municipality of Murça.

Temos agora um protocolo entre o Parque Natural Regional do Vale do Tua e o Azeite a Norte.

UTAD and the company Prazeres de Outono, in collaboration with the European network EIT Food, launched the HEARTchest project, an innovative olive oil enriched with Judia chestnut from Trás-os-Montes.

Celebrate World Tourism Day 2025 with Azeite do Norte and discover the power of sustainable tourism and olive tourism in Trás-os-Montes. An experience that connects people, nature, and culture for a more responsible and inclusive future.

This itinerary focuses on two municipalities in the region: Macedo de Cavaleiros and Vila Flor. An invitation to discover a UNESCO protected area and an olive oil producer with a space to savor organic olive oil and stroll through vast olive groves.

Valpaços receives European distinction as Best Organic City 2025. The municipality leads in sustainability, organic producers, and the promotion of local olive oil. Learn more at aceiteanorte.pt

The new Santulhão Center for Local and Traditional Products, Vimioso, is a space dedicated to promoting the region's authentic flavors, with a focus on olive oil and Santulhão olives, emblematic products of the Trás-os-Montes region.

"Seniors in the 21st Century" In a country where the elderly are a valuable population, such as in the Azeite region of the North, these...

UTAD - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, is accepting applications for professionals in this training in "Olive Oil Extraction Technology"

Want a heavenly summer experience? When the heat is milder and the views of the universe reveal infinity? Acushla and Counting Stars have created a heavenly experience.

Mirandela is preparing to host, on August 29th and 30th, the innovative gastronomic festival TENAZ – Mirandela at Your Fingertips, which promises to transform the emblematic goat, lamb, and the famous Alheira de Mirandela into true finger food experiences.

This was the first of many initiatives at the D'Olival Olive Oil Interpretive Center with producers, dedicated to the appreciation and qualification of olive oil. The start of activities with producers, who are the very essence of this interpretive center, in addition to showing visitors the processes involved in olive oil production, marks a significant step for the sector.

Mais uma vez o evento Trás-os-Montes em Prova faz-se à estrada para mostrar o que os vinhos, para além do Marão, têm para mostrar.

The new Azeite D´Ouro Producers Association is presented at this fair.

As reported by Rádio Brigantia: "Heat has burned olive blossoms in some parts of the region, but there is still no cause for alarm"