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Porto Water Innovation Week ends on a high note with Aquaporto Festival in the City Park
More than 1500 children enjoyed the Aquaporto Festival, promoted by municipal company Águas do Porto. This is the 4th Edition of this water festival, which kicked-off at 10 am, next to the Water pavilion, in the City Park and will run till 30 September. Participation is free.
Architecture Office from Porto to design a new urban area in Finland
The quality of the architecture that is developed in the city of Porto is recognised, once more: an office of young architects from Porto has won the international tender "Aviapolis Urban Blocks", organised by the city of Vantaa, near Helsinki. The bid to create a new urban area was developed jointly with a Swedish office.
Porto startup is two times awarded due to energy solutions at the Global Splash Innovation Stage
The winners of the Splash Innovation Stage, a startups competition under the EIP Water Conference, were announced this afternoon. inanoE, headquartered in Porto, received two awards: the third prize of the competition and also the InnoEnergy, award given to the solution with the potential for better energy efficiency.
International Puppet Festival is back to Municipal Theatre in Porto
Several debut shows, big names in the Puppet Shapes industry and the enhancement of Isabel Alves Costa Grant are the highlights of the International Puppet Festival in the city of Porto.
European Researchers' Night arrives to Porto on 29 September
The European Researchers' Night is back to celebrate science, with the aim of bringing researchers and the general public closer together, highlighting the impact thereof on their day-to-day lives. This is the perfect opportunity for young people to envision a professional career in the scientific domain.
Aquaporto Festival invites you for two full days of cheer and insight
Music, science, art, and gastronomy are just a few areas covered by the Aquaporto 2017 edition to be held in the City Park on 29 and 30 September. This year, the Water Festival is spotlighted as the closing event for Porto Water Innovation Week, which is running in the city and gathers over 60 countries that debate both science and business sectors.
Joon connects Porto and Paris starting 1 December
Known as the "millenials' company" or "Air France's little sister", Joon already has booked flights: from 1 December, the newest low-cost airliner starts linking Porto and Paris. In fact, Portugal is the only country with two routes from the new Air France-KLM company, Lisbon and Porto.
Gastronomic event in Porto set the table in D. João I Square
One of the most popular gastronomic events in Porto is back to D. João I Square. This is the fifth time that both people from Porto and visitors to town can have a bit of something that excites the desire for more.
Leisure and culture activities that "Verão é no Porto" hosted in town
Over 400 suggestions for entertainment and conviviality have enlivened the city of Porto these last three months. Like in previous years, the municipal programme "Verão é no Porto" (summer is in Porto) enabled a diversified programming full of events throughout the city.
Annual Conference to debate cyber-security and cybercrime on a global scale in Porto in October
Cyber security and cybercrime specialists will meet in Porto for the annual Conference "eCrime Cyber-Security Symposium 2017" that will run from 24 to 26 October, at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.