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Slope friendly stairs or rolling stairs are now operational in the Miragaia area, in Porto. The work to establish rolling stairs in that area of the Invicta was to lessen the journey of commuting from the city's higher and lower levels.

This first UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies is the outcome of a demanding screening by a team of international experts, following an application submitted by FAUP. The chair will cover two priority area, namely teaching and advanced training, research and knowledge sharing as well as international cooperation.

The Tramway Museum, in Porto, is part of the list of national museum spaces to have been granted the "Clean & Safe - Património Cultural" certification, thus ensuring that all preventive measures regarding the current pandemic are in place, in line with the health authorities' guidelines and that both staff and visitors can safely visit the museum.

Neill Lochery major new work christens the Invicta as "Gateway to the World" and between facts and figures, explains why Porto is a vibrant and cultural city, with world allure. The starting point to such reading might as well be the book synopsis, which reads "Porto: Gateway to the World" as a vibrant commercial and cultural hub, which takes pride of its historic connections with the outsider world".

Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre features the filmography by Luís Buñuel till the 1st July. There are two sessions per film each day, at 6.30pm and at 9.39pm. These are the last days to watch the cult films by one of the most relevant cinema directors of all times.

The Garden of Marquês is greener and now has camellia's flowerbeds. The plot has been expanded, following the plantation of those iconic flowers, making this a new must-visit garden at the Invicta.

This weekend, take time to enjoy another great film by iconic director Luís Buñuel. The film on show is "The Diary of a Chambermaid", adapted by the homonymous novel by Octave Mirbeau and the first directed with the participation of French producer Serge Silberman. "The Diary of a Chambermaid" is on show at Campo Alegre as of Sunday, at 3.30pm, at 6.30pm and at 9.30pm.

This year, the century-old tradition of São João street parades did not take place as the Municipality of Porto cancelled official festivities due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the Municipality urged people to take the party home. And Porto did what needed to be done, it celebrated in private.

This year, amid a pandemic, don't take the party to the streets, avoid crowds and find new meanings for the word celebration. The usual parades, crowds and parties have to be scheduled for 2021. Still, everyone can have their own celebration; to brighten moods all night long, Rádio Festival ensures a special broadcasting that will go from the early morning of the 23rd June till the first light of day of the 24th June. The broadcast kicks-off at 8am and will be playing for 18 hours straight.

About 30 years ago, the Customs Railway Branch in Porto was deactivated. It will be turned into an eco-track in a foreseeable future. The Municipal Executive unanimously approved this immediate solution, while a public discussion to debate the two possible definitive solutions to the railway branch is being prepared.