Out of doors

The offering of a ticket at the Water Pavilion, for children up to 12 years old, when purchasing another adult ticket expires on 28th August. This offer is valid for Thursdays and Fridays and children under four years of age are always granted free entry, as usual.

The largest European exhibition interlocking plastic bricks aka Legos stays on show until 4th October, at the Customs building in Porto. This is certainly one of the best ways to spend special moments, with family or friends and to catch upon recreations of iconic films such as Titanic or Star Wars. The venue offers more than 5 thousand Lego bricks that recreate circa 100 models in about 2 thousand square metres.

This year, Porto welcomes Festival Trengo in a different format than usual, as the Trengolas kicks off on 28th August, featuring 20 performances devoted to circus arts, which are also included in this year's Porto Book Fair and the programming of Porto Municipal Theatre.

The "Porta Jazz ao Relento" cycle features six free entry concerts in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal, during Porto Book Fair. The event is held with limited capacity, due to ongoing pandemic. Picture this: the moonlight and the sound of Jazz, surrounded by books in Porto! We are talking sound and substance in the most relevant literary event in the city of Porto.

Who was Leonor de Almeida, whose memory and work is being honoured at Porto Book Fair 2020 edition? Leonor de Almeida was born in Porto, in 1909. "She was a mother, a poet, a nurse, a physical therapist, a beautician, a traveller, an adventurer, a pioneer, but most of all, she was free", as explained by Cláudia Clemente, who researched the writer's work.

Here's an update: there is still time to attend free skate lessons at Ramalde Sports Park till the end of August. Sessions are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays, besides the usual weekend sessions, to meet demand, as classes only take 12 participants simultaneously. On week days, sessions take place between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Saturdays and Sundays, free classes are always between 10am and the strike of noon.

The "Museu da Farmácia", in Porto, hosts a thematic visit under the "Art and Health" topics, on 24th August to mark the Day of the Artist. This tour offers visitors a journey through time and the way art intertwined with health throughout the centuries.

It was the year 1820, on 24th August, precisely 200 years ago today that one of the most significant announcements of Portugal echoed in Porto: "PEOPLE OF PORTO! Let's redeem those captives in Lisbon!" This marked the beginning of the Liberal Revolution that would set in motion the establishment of a constitutional regime in Portugal. The Portuguese Court and King D. João VI returned from Brazil and that was the end of the absolute monarchy, thus paving the way for the first Constitution,...

The Palácio de Cristal landscape hosted the "Noites do Palácio" initiative every Friday and Saturday, from 31st July to 22nd August. The last performance of this initiative took Rui Veloso to the stage on 22nd August. The long established musician from Porto has come indoors, in the gardens of Palácio de Cristal, and shared a feeling of collective pleasure. We share some of those moments with you.

Take your mask, set your route - downtown or in the banks of the river Douro - and prepare for wellness at its best. Every weekend, there is a route with two timetables at disposal. This initiative goes on till October next.