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Harmos Festival features concerts and masterclasses on Classical Chamber Music
The city of Porto hosts the Harmos Festival, which kicks-off on March 20, featuring several concerts and lectures, and gathering the best students of the worlds' most renowned music schools.
Take a cool tour around urban markets at Silo Auto and Hard Club
As of today, the hard Club's Urban Market is the perfect opportunity to browsing through the panoply of goods and items such as non-usual clothing, crafts and antiques. The three-day market can offer you the bargain you have been looking for. Also, the Flea Market, on Saturday, March 17th, awaits you at the seventh floor of Silo Auto.
Celebrate Father's Day with entrance free at Clérigos and Easter with night Tours
As of Friday, March 16 and till Easter Sunday, there will be nightly guided visits (between 7 pm and 11 pm) to the Clérigos Tower. Moreover, on Father's Day, celebrated March 19, Clérigos offers free admission to fathers and their children to the Clérigos Heritage and an access free concert.
Porto travelled to Bangkok for the International Cooperation Seminar between Sister Cities
The city of Porto is attending the International Cooperation Seminar of Sister Cities, which takes place in Bangkok, the organising city, till March 16. This meeting aims at sharing best practices in the field of International relations.
Spring storefronts competition in Porto
If one swallow does not make a spring, Porto believes that storefronts throughout town "shouting" spring might just do the trick. The contest "Spring Storefronts" is back. This initiative is in its second edition and its fundamental goal is to boost local trade, through the promotion of creative activity by local traders.
The importance of ethics in society is the topic of debate at National Museum Soares dos Reis
"Olhares sobre a Ética" [Glances at ethics] is the topic of a debate to be held at National Museum Soares dos Reis, on March 15th, organised by the One World magazine, devoted to international businesses, management, strategy, geo-economics, international politics, culture and lifestyle.
Porto City Hall awards rehabilitation projects in the city
The regeneration of the city's architectural heritage by private initiative was awarded by Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, in a prize-giving ceremony held at the main hall of Porto City Hall. The Prize "João de Almada" was presented to the best accomplished rehabilitation projects.
Screening of German films "The Marriage of Maria Braun" and "The captain" on March 20 at Rivoli
The small auditorium of Rivoli screens German film shows on March 20, featuring "The Marriage of Maria Braun (German: Die Ehe der Maria Braun) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder at 6.30 pm, and "The Captain" (German: Der Hauptmann) directed by Robert Schwentke, at 10 pm.
Porto Tech Hub Conference is back in May to talk about the future
"Future Jobs and Technologies" is the prominent issue of the Porto Tech Hub Conference 4th edition. The event will be held on May 18th and once more, Porto will be the international arena for discussing innovation and technological evolution.
Efficient lighting in the city to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions
The operation "Porto.Luz + Eficiente", regarding the efficient public lighting programme in the city of Porto, involves significant reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Since the beginning of the operation, on January 1st 2016 and 28 February last, there was a reduction of electrical power consumption, estimated at 2.886.908 kWh.