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Take a walk to Avenida dos Aliados, one the most emblematic outdoor stage in Porto and welcome New year to the sound of Blind Zero and pause to skim the skyline for the fantastic midnight fireworks. Os Azeitonas guarantee the show continues past the zero hour. Official countdown will start at 11.55 pm.

Bristish newspaper, The Times highlights rehabilitation of the 300-year-old Porto historic city centre and emphasizes investors are heading to Portugal's northern city.

Rui Moreira called for a strengthening of economic relations between Portugal and Spain at the beginning of a luncheon hosted by the Mayor of Porto to the Spanish monarchs and chaired by the Portuguese head of State, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at Palácio da Bolsa, on the second day of the State visit to Portugal.

Porto Municipal Gallery will inaugurate the exhibition "Eyes wide open! 100 years of Leica photography" tomorrow, which will run until February 5, 2017. The exhibition is organized by the Porto City Hall and curated by Hans-Michael Koetzle.

Seventh edition of the Porta-Jazz festival at the Rivoli on December 7 and 8. Tomorrow, November 30, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, the programme opens a week earlier with the Abe Rábade Trio.

"Porto was invictus in the past, and it is victorious in the future", said the King of Spain when concluding his first speech in Portugal, during the State Visit today in Porto. The monarchs were received by the President of the Republic in Avenida dos Aliados and afterwards by the Mayor Rui Moreira at the Town Hall.

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be on December 1. The Xmas tree will remain lit until January 8 of next year, and will be lit everyday at 5:30 pm. The ceremony will take place in the Avenida dos Aliados, by the city's Christmas tree, in front of the City Hall.

The Green Project Awards ceremony will be for the first time hosted in the city of Porto. On January 23, in Serralves, the 9th edition winners of Green Project Awards will be presented, in a co-organized ceremony by Porto City Hall and Lipor.

The Kings of Spain will come to Portugal next week. The monarchs will be hosted by Portugal's President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The visit begins Monday in Porto, with a solemn ceremony in the Town Hall and includes a lunch (Tuesday) with businessmen, offered by the mayor, Rui Moreira.

The Pavilhão da Água will undergo remodeling works begining next week to improve the building's infrastructure. The "new" Water Pavilion will have a completely renovated concept.