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Porto / Post / Doc Film festival closes with David Bowie film

The festival Porto / Post / Doc closed, December 3, at the Rivoli, with the screening of the film "Bowie, l'homme cent visages or le fantôme d'Hérouville" (2015), by Gaetan Chataigner and Christophe Conte.

Shop and skate in Porto

The two natural ice rinks are ready to welcome those who want to glide across the skating rinks. They will be open until January 8th in Rotunda da Boavista and in Praça da Batalha.

Porto sees twenty years as UNESCO World Heritage

Monday, December 5, marks 20 years since Porto Historic Centre was classified as World Heritage. To mark the date, Porto City Hall prepared a number of activities, namely the inauguration of six lighting installations within the framework of ALUMIA project.

Craft Fair "Artesanatus" at Praça D. João I

Enjoy the fair and embrace the talent of many artisans and crafters in a vibrant area of the city downtown. Artesanatus is located at Praça D. João I, until December 23. Stroll through the fair and take time to pick one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts.

More than 50 thousand gathered for Christmas tree lighting at Aliados

Christmas kicks-off in Porto, where thousands gathered at Avenida dos Aliados to watch the Christmas tree lighting inauguration.

The first Leica Store in Portugal will be inaugurated in Porto

The oficial opening of the first Leica Store in Portugal was inaugurated in Porto on Thursday, December 1, at 7 pm. The full on gallery plus Leica Store is located at Rua Sá da Bandeira nº 48/52.

"Eyes wide open" 100 years of Leica photography exhibition opening in the Municipal Gallery

The exhibition "Eyes wide open" 100 years of Leica photography, opened Wednesday, November 30, at 7 pm, in the Municipal Gallery. Organized by Porto City Hall and curated by Hans-Michael Koetzle, the exhibition will be open to the public until February 5. This event is free.

Ballet performance by the Christmas Tree in Porto

The Christmas tree, most likely everyone's favourite symbol of Christmas, is the main venue for Christmas events this holiday season in Porto. By tradition, the city of Porto offers the most memorable and fun holiday activities by the Xmas tree and this year is no exception.

Porto joins the celebration today 30/11 of the first edition of the International Day of the Educating City.

Founded in 1994, the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC) is a non-profit Association, constituted as a permanent collaborative structure uniting local governments committed to the Charter of Educating Cities, which is the road map of the cities that comprise it.

Co-author book of photos "Our Porto" presentation

The book of photos "Nosso Porto" (Our Porto) was presented yesterday by journalist Júlio Magalhães, at Alfandega do Porto. This is a co-author book by Rui Moreira, mayor of Porto, Mário Ferreira, manager of the Douro Azul, Armando Tavares and Manuel Varzim, both amateur photographers.