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All things geographic about the Invicta at the new Geographic Information Portal of Porto City Hall
The Municipality of Porto has updated its Geographic Information Portal, redirecting all things geographic about Porto in this one website page, available at mapas.cm-porto.pt. Access is free.
Transavia resumes first flights to Porto Airport starting 15th June
Transavia France, the low cost airliner of the Air France/KLM Group will include Porto Airport in its recovery route plans, starting 15th June. All sanitation measures will be put in place.
Electric scooters are set to go and ride through Porto, starting 1st June
As of this morning, electric scooters are set and ready to ride through Porto. The Smart Mobility Technology came into force today. Users can download the apps through the AppStore or Google Play, and start using "Bird - be free, enjoy the ride", "Circ - enjoy the ride" and "Hive - scooters and bikes", the operators that were granted the licences to share riding scooters and bicycles on Porto public roads.
Porto Book Fair extends application deadline till 5th June and adapts exhibition spaces payment conditions
Application registry for participating in this year's Porto Book Fair was extended till 5th June. Exhibition spaces term of payment have also been altered. Learn what has been altered.
Now we all can get some fresh air at the gardens of Palácio de Cristal
the gardens of Palácio de Cristal are open as of today, 1st June. This won't feel like a picnic in the park, as yet; however, even if people have to comply with certain rules amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it will surely uplift the soul and the senses, for that matter.
TMP celebrates World Children's Day with and online performance
The first day of June celebrates International Children's Day and Porto Municipal Theatre invites the entire family to an online performance, themed "SubLinhar", delivered by Marta Cerqueira. The show will be streamed on TMP's Facebook, starting at 4pm.
Celebrate Children's Day at the Tram Museum in Porto! Yes, it is open as of today!
The Tramway Museum opens today, International Children's Day, with a new timetable. So, between 10am am and 1pm, and in the afternoon, between 2pm and 6pm. Mondays the facilities are closed, with the Museum opening in the afternoon, between 2pm and 6pm. The facilities were closed since March, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sea Life opens on June 1st and we can go back to visiting old friends like the Humboldt penguins
The fun stuff is returning to our lives as the pandemic is stabilized; Sea Life Porto is another of those places we could not visit, but after all International Children's Day comes with a treat or two: Sea Life will open and we can go back to visiting old friends the Humboldt penguins, Mariza the Turtle, Valentina the Skate and many more.
Olafur Eliasson's Serralves exhibition book is an AIGA winner
The exhibition book of Olafur Eliasson exhibit "O V/Nosso Futuro É Agora" ["Y/our Future is Now"], published by the Serralves Foundation, in 2019, is included in the 50 Books I 50 Covers AIGA winners' list.
Porto shows what reopening the economy is like amid the pandemic
Reopening the economy amid the ongoing pandemic is a challenge that economies all over the globe must face right now; Porto shows what reopening the economy is like by adapting to this new paradigm and preparing the recovery of the economy in a responsible manner.