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This summer season Porto offers free "Days with Energy" to reboot yourself
The Municipal Programme "Days with Energy" invites everyone to Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and the DeRose Method outdoor sessions. These events are held every Saturday and Sunday from July till September and are access free. You only need to wear comfortable clothes.
Discover the Anatomy of Life by the riverside Porto at the Customs Building
The exhibit "Human Body- Science of Life", on show at the Customs Building in Porto will remain on display till 20 October, so take the chance this weekend and while strolling the riverside in Porto, visit the rather impressive and informative exhibition of real human bodies, which has sparked curiosity and awe around the world with over 47 million visitors globally.
Cultural cycle on cemeteries takes on a tour to Paranhos burial ground
The fourteenth Cultural Cycle Cemeteries in Porto invites for a tour on the burial ground of Paranhos, on 20 July, at 3.30pm, guided by historian Francisco Queiroz. Visits are free, but subject to registration.
Serralves artwork on display at Porto City Hall till 27 September
The exhibition themed "Viagem ao princípio: ida e volta. 30 anos da Colecção de Serralves" - "Voyage to the beginning and back" is on display at Porto City Hall till 27 September. The exhibit can be visited from Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm. Entrance is free.
Porto, the city that shapes a nation, as explained by international companies in town
Investors invest in a city if there are opportunities to make money. Porto is a magnet for new business investment, drawing in people and investors from different parts of the globe. The online newspaper ECO has published an article where multinational companies, such as Natixis and Critical TechWorks explain why they were drawn to invest in Porto.
"A Woman without Love" at Theatre Campo Alegre
In the scope of the cinema cycle devoted to Luis Buñuel, Theatre Campo Alegre screens the film "A Woman without Love" (1951) on 25 July, at 6.30pm and at 10pm.
Ice cream and a movie with the free cinema outdoor screenings in Porto this August
The 20th edition of the "Cinema Fora de Sítio" can very well be one of the best outings in August, with free cinema outdoor screenings. There are ten movies to enjoy, every Friday and Saturday, starting at 10pm. Access is free and there are 400 places available for each session, according to the rule "first come first served". The front row is reserved for the younger age audience, where puff cushions will get them more comfortable. Moreover, there will be free facial paintings and ice cream...
Navigate through Porto World Heritage this summer season
Prepare your running shoes as on 20 July there is an orienteering tourist Tour, from 10am till 1pm, which will help you discover Porto World Heritage in a sportingly manner. Participation is free, but subject to registration.
A door into the light at Serralves with "Há Luz no Parque" event
The Serralves Foundation will once again bring light to night this summer season, every Thursday, as the project "Há luz no Parque" ["There is light in the Park"] invites to night-time trips starting 18 July till 19 September.
It is still possible to appreciate the impossible world of MC Escher in Porto till 31 July
Porto Customs hosts the retrospective exhibition by Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher till 31 July 2019. The display, which was inaugurated on 28 February, features about 135 works, namely mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, on the themes of impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection, symmetry, perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations.