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Caricature virtual exhibition showcases Picasso in Porto

The Art and Spot Gallery, in Porto, at Alameda Shop & Spot offers a virtual exhibit of caricature art of Pablo Picasso, one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art, this entire month of November. Just visit the gallery's official webpage.

Great outdoors with UP's new podcast across the five continents

Refresh your mind and take the journey to finding out (more) about the history of Humankind, which will lead you through the five continents! And guess what? You can do this in the comfort of your home. This is what the U. Porto News new podcast themed "Terras sem Fim" (aka "Never ending Lands", free translation) offers, inspired by the vast acquis of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC.UP).

Theatres in Porto open earlier to allow audiences to comply with the civic duty to stay at home

Concert halls feature a new timetable, as of 4th November, to enable the audience to accommodate the civic duty to refrain from circulating in public spaces in the city and to be able to attend performances.

Porto green spaces are granted the Green Flag seal of quality, again

The "Green Flag" award is granted, again, to three green spaces in Porto, by the NGO Keep Britain Tidy. The City Park, the Jardim do Passeio Alegre and the Porto Botanical Garden, under the tutelage of the Municipality of Porto, now bear, as in 2019, the international mark of quality.

Cycle track between Campo Alegre and Asprela concluded on 2nd November

The bicycle path between the university poles of Campo Alegre and Asprela concluded on 2nd November, with the implementation of the cycle track between Rua de Teodoro de Sousa Maldonado and Rua do Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida. Also, on 2nd November, the Rua de Monsanto street (close by the Jardim da Arca D'Água), which is included in the cycle track, alters its traffic flow.

A special publication and a cinematic journey to celebrate the Cineclube do Porto 75th anniversary

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the oldest film society in the country, Porto Cineclube launches the book "75 anos: Cineclube do Porto", a commemorative edition that includes articles by eminent persons and researchers from the field of cinema, about the inception of this film society in Porto, the artistic milieu in the city regarding its connection with the Cineclube do Porto and its acquis.

Porto provides a second drive-thru Covid-19 testing centre

As of today, there is a second drive-thru Covid-19 testing centre in Porto, namely in the parish of Campanhã. This new equipment was set up in the parking lot of S. Roque, a space provide by the City Hall. This screening centre is run as the one set up at the Queimódromo (operated by Unilabs), since the beginning of the pandemic, the first of its kind to be set up in the country, and people don't need to exit their vehicles to get tested. Also, the centre is open to the entire population, but...

Four short films by Gabriel Abrantes on screen at Campo Alegre

Porto Municipal Theatre - Campo Alegre features a programme of four short films by Gabriel Abrantes, namely Freud Und Friends (2015), A Brief History of Princess X (2016), Os Humores Artificiais (2016), Les Extraordinaires Mésaventures de la Jeune Fille de Pierre (2018).

Debate on the value of World Heritage and sustainability under the European project led by Porto

The fifth AtlaS.WH - World Heritage Sites in the Atlantic Area - runs on a virtual format from 3 to 4 November. Porto is the leading city of the partnership that features Bordeaux, Edinburg, Florence and Santiago de Compostela, as well. This event is themed "World Heritage: 2 words about sustainability" and it includes five conferences, open to the general public, which will be streamed digitally.

Portugal is Best European Destination for the 4th year running and Porto is World's Leading City Break 2020

The supreme Tourism Oscars, aka World Travel Awards 2020 state that Portugal is the Best European Destination for the 4th year running and Porto is the World's Leading City Break Destination 2020.