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Green and leisure spaces benefited with fitness equipment and basketball hoops
Porto City Hall has invested around 640 thousand euros in fitness equipment, to which were added 100 thousand more in the requalification and placement of 15 basketball hoops in sports venues for this purpose.
QSP Summit is back to discuss growth and sustainability
Under the theme “Building Sustainable Growth”, the QSP Summit returns between the 28th and the 30th of June. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Teatro Rivoli.
Porto wins third place in the Financial Times ranking of European cities of the future
fDi Magazine, a Financial Times publication specialised in international investment, revealed the results of the 2022/23 edition of the “European Cities and Regions of the Future” ranking.
Airbnb recognises accommodation excellence and reinforces trust in Porto
The Municipality’s strategy to qualify the tourism offer now gains a strong ally, with the international accommodation platform Airbnb joining the Confiança/Trust Porto programme.
French newspaper Le Monde traces a route of the “melancholy beauty” of Porto
The charms of Porto were discovered by the French newspaper Le Monde, that dedicated a report to the Invicta in which some of the city’s icons are highlighted.
Gastronomy, people, and tiles delight chef Jamie Oliver in a visit to Porto
The famous British chef was filming in the Invicta and dinned at the restaurant O Rápido, next to S. Bento station.
Enjoy the weekend and explore another edition of Jardim da Água
This Saturday, the entertainment programme “Jardim da Água” returns, with proposals for the whole family, to Parque das Águas, where you can find rare plants, old fountains, ancient city fountains and the best of Urban art.
JN North Festival is back to Alfândega do Porto
Scheduled for the 26th, 27th and 28th of May at Alfândega do Porto, the JN North Festival, formerly the North Music Festival, features Tricky, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Waterboys and Ornatos Violeta. A total of 14 new names have been announced to join the previously confirmed ones, in a line-up that is being revealed.
Uniqueness of Porto urban art celebrated in new promotional video
Urban art is the centre of all attention of the new promotional video of Porto, which illustrates the diversity of the works that decorate the city streets and give it such unique and differentiating characteristics, besides valuing the work and creativity of its authors.
River tourism in Douro recovers 23% in 2021 compared to the previous year
Douro’s waterway (VND) received 279.151 passengers in 2021, a 23,34% recovery compared to 2020, a year with sharp falls due to Covid-19, according to the Administration of the Ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo (APDL).