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As usual, the "Serralves em Festa" kicks-off the day before the official opening, on 31st May in downtown Porto with a colourful display of sight and sound, parading through Santa Catarina Street and presenting a contemporary dance performance in the Santo Ildefonso Square.

Porto City Hall decided to refurbish the chapel a couple of months ago, and this has proven a very positive initiative as thousands of tourists and visitors visited this 17th century temple, especially the pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. In two months, more than 5 500 visitors were able to admire the Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Verdades.

The works by the six final candidates to the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize have created a collective exhibition, which will be on show as of 9th June, scheduled to start at 6 pm, at Porto Municipal Gallery.

The University of Porto (U.Porto) holds the 227th position in the overall Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2018, which covers over one thousand universities and higher education institutions.

The historic Rectorate building plays host to the 28th Minerals, Precious Stones and Fossils Fair, from 1 to 3 June. This three-day event is a precious opportunity for admirers from all over the world to observe and even purchase exceptional minerals, gem stones and other precious rocks of rare beauty and undisputable scientific value.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Portugal on 30 and 31 May. This visit follows an invitation from Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa. The programme of the official visit includes a visit to i3S - Investigation and Health Research Institute in Porto. The German Chancellor will also meet PhD students in the context of the "Meeting with Citizens" initiative.

François Ozon directed "Frantz", a drama film whose plot unveils in the aftermath of WWI. Anna, a young German has the daily routine of visiting the grave of her fiancé, Frantz, who was killed in the war. One day, she encounters Adrien, a mysterious Frenchman who also visits her fiancé's grave.

The 14th "Porto Antigo" [Old Porto] tour is set for 10th June and registrations are already open. Like in previous editions, the mountain bike route (BTT) will ride through the streets and alleys of Porto, passing through the most emblematic areas of the city.

Book the event in your agenda. On 20, 21 and 22 July, the Parque da Pasteleira will play host to a new "genre" of a summer music festival, featuring dance music, for children and adults alike. The eclectic line up combines Jazz and techno to soul, funk, disco and house music.

"A different side of the extinction story" is the main purpose of the exhibition "Extinction - The end or the beginning", organised by the Natural History Museum of London, jointly with OTW and on show at The Customs Building in Porto from 28th May till 8th October.