News Porto.

From 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019, La Cité du Vin will give prominence to Porto and the Douro Wine Region, in the context of the temporary exhibition "Guest Wine Region, Porto: Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river".

On 28th and 29th July, the city of Porto hosts a "surrealist underground experience", featuring the RPMM Festival at the Customs Building. For two whole days, Porto will be the stage to house and techno music genres. The festival's long term objective is to give prominence not only to international artists, but also to local talent.

A New Tourism Office opened in Santa Catarina Street, next to FNAC store. This service is a partnership of Porto City Hall and Porto Tourism Association. Timetable is from Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 8 pm, and it will work on Sundays till 15th September.

The Casa da Música hosts The Paris Boys Choir, on 24th July, at 9 pm. This concert is entrance free, but previous ticket collection is required.

Happy End (2017), written and directed by Michael Haneke, premieres at Theatre Campo Alegre, on 26th July.

The "Days with Energy" is a municipal project aimed at promoting physical activity and raising awareness on the importance of staying active and living a healthy lifestyle. Be it Pilates, yoga or tai-chi sessions, the municipal programme provides a whole weekend of working out and inhaling the nature's fresh air. Participation in the sessions is free, the only requirement is the use of comfortable equipment.

The Municipal Programme "Verão é no Porto" [summer is in Porto] takes Jazz back to Palácio de Cristal, this August. Every Saturday in August, the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal feature the Jazz concert cycle "Jazz ao Relento" [Jazz in the open], as is tradition every summer in Porto. These events are access free.

The "family photo" taken at Avenida dos Aliados, in front of the City Hall, on 21st July, marks the end of the International Urban Sketchers 9th Symposium, an event that brought together 800 sketchers of 46 different nationalities, background and age group to Porto. The 10th International Urban Sketchers Symposium will be hosted by Urban Sketchers Netherlands, in Amsterdam.

As of tomorrow, the city of Porto will be one that is bustling with dances and songs, showcasing the tradition and culture of eight countries. This is the International Folklore Festival City of Porto, and for nine days in July, from 21st to 29th July, more than 250 participants will perform in locations such as Trindade Metro Station, Quinta de São Romão, the Social Centre of Sé, the Garden of Arca d'Água or the Gomes Teixeira Square.

This morning, Terreiro da Sé was the place of choice of this amazing crowd. Eight hundred people armed with notebooks, pencils, water colours, pencils, poster paint and mere inspiration surrendered to the "amazing vistas" of the city of Porto and "the extraordinary traits of such a unique city".