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Museum of the Holocaust offers free entrance until June
Celebrate the International Day of Museums with a visit to the Museum of the Holocaust, the first of its type in the Iberian Peninsula that keeps the memory of the victims of one of the darkest periods in Humankind’s latest history. Entrance is free until June.
Rally pilots do the warm up leg racing of the Foz do Douro
Starting at 3.30 pm today, rally drivers will race the outlined circuit to “warm-up” the engines. The race is organised by the Automóvel Clube de Portugal and it will be the fourth stage to score to the WRC- World Rally Championship, to be held between 20 and 23 May, as previously planned for 2020, before it was halted by the pandemic. The event will be televised by RTP and streamed to over 160 countries.
Porto Book Fair 2021 applications are now open and run until 4 June
Applications for Porto Book Fair 8th edition kicked off yesterday, 17 May and run until 4 June. Wannabe participants must apply by filling in the necessary documents regarding registration, Terms and Conditions and Registration Form.
Church of the Ordem da Trindade is classified as a Public Interest Monument
The church of the Ordem da Trindade has been classified as a Public Interest Monument. The church was built in nineteenth century and “contributed to define and consolidate a new centrality in Porto’s urban life, later recognised by the settling of the own headquarter in the same square”, as stated by the decree published in the National Official Gazette, on 14 May.
The Municipality of Porto promotes study to discover “Porto’s style” of living
Porto City hall is conducting a study to get to know the know Porto’s residential market dynamics. In order to help diagnose and characterize the market search, all people that live, work and visit Porto can participate in the survey until 24 May.
Museu Soares dos Reis: everyone who visits goes home with a forever changed perspective
The exhibition themed “A Índia em Portugal” [India in Portugal”, free translation] is one out of the three temporary exhibitions that provide the perfect opportunity to enter Museu Soares dos Reis, a building that underwent rehabilitation works and is now open to everyone who visits and is sure to go home with a forever changed perspective.
Fairs and markets receive new urban furniture by Porto City Hall
Sellers at the Antiques and Junk Fair are now more comfortable at the Praça do Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, aka Praça Velásquez, as they were gifted new urban furniture that will make their businesses literally easier, come hell or high water.
New Tourist Office at the gates in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal
There is a new Tourist Office in the entrance of the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal. Besides providing free tourist and cultural information on Porto, it also supports the events that will be organised in the facilities. The Tourist Office also hosts a store that sells Porto. merchandising products.
U.Porto academic courses on show between 27 and 29 May take to the online format
Last year’s U. Porto academic programme Show (Mostra) had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. This year, although following Covid-19 preventive measures, the Mostra is back in a special format. Between 27 and 29 May, the Mostra will take place in an online format, which can be really gratifying not only for wannabe graduates but also for the entire family.
You can talk the talk while drinking the drinking!
Discussing science over a drink might as well be the next amazing get together! This is the invitation by the Pint of Science festival, where you can debate scientific topics with experts while savouring a pint. The event runs between 17 and 19 May in Porto, Aveiro, Braga, Guimarães, Lisboa, Coimbra and Viseu, with the particular aspect that only the Invicta offers in-person sessions. Previous registration is mandatory.