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"The Guitar Man" by Jon Fosse, directed and interpreted by Manuel Wiborg, is on stage at Carlos Alberto Theatre until July 16. The play, which marks the National Theatre São João end of the season, tells the story of a 50-year-old man, bitter with life circumstances that recalls his childhood dream: to be a guitar player.

About 103 male and female young athletes from Porto municipality are participating in the XII Atlantic Zone Games that take place in Galicia, Spain until Sunday, July 10.

Make time in your agenda for one of the most popular events in Porto: Sunday sessions in the City Park, starting July 16 and running until September 17. Relaxed afternoons, lots of music, chitchatting and socialising in a natural and green environment.

Urban Market and the people meet together for a 5th anniversary celebration party, in a special XL Hard Rock edition, from July 6 to 9. Access is free of charge between 11 am and 7 pm.

For the third year running, Mala Voadora and the Culture Department of Porto City Hall join for the implementation of the HAPPY TOGETHER programme, in the context of the Forum of the Future.

"Refugee: Think, Decide, Act" was the topic of the debate on the refugee crisis held at Casa do Infante and organised by JPAB Law Firm. This event was sponsored by Porto City Hall, "a municipality that tends to discuss different ideas", said José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, lawyer and former Minister at the opening session in which Mayor Rui Moreira also took part.

The programme "Cultura em Expansão" [Expanding Culture] premieres Friday, July 7, at the Campanhã Parish Auditorium, a theatre experiment themed "The Stage is the City". This initiative features performing arts projects with amateur stage actors.

"PROMKA" is the name of the photographic exhibition from Ukrainian war reporter Lesko Kromplitz, whose world tour comprises, besides Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, England and, since yesterday, the Municipal Library Almeida Garrett.

Porto was the first city to formulate policy pertaining tourist transport, including touristic buses, tuk-tuks and other tourist related transport. Tourist transport is now banned from Bus lanes and housing districts. Also, the tourist transport sector has to meet stricter environmental standards.

Porto is number three and the only Portuguese city in U.S. News "World's Best Places to Visit" Ranking 2017. U.S. News uses expert opinions, user votes and current trends to compile this list every year.