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The location of the Bolhão Temporary Market in La Vie Shopping Center, a few meters from the market that will be restored, was approved on Monday, November 21, in the Municipal Assembly, without any negative vote.

Aer Lingus has announced a new route from Dublin to Porto starting March 2017. Aer Lingus is the national air carrier of Ireland. Its headquarters are at Dublin Airport, Ireland.

Talent Portugal and International Exchange Erasmus Student Network Porto organise the "International Job Fair" 2016, with the support of the City Hall of Porto.

Christmas lights will be inaugurated in the city of Porto on December 1st, at 5.30 p.m. This year there will be more street lighting (57% more ornaments compared to last year) and even more streets with Xmas lighting. Christmas decoration will be illuminated with LED technology this year, enabling savings of about 80% in energy consumption compared to conventional lighting.

The Municipal Public Library of Porto hosts, from December 2016 till July 2017, a chess workshop for the general public.

Next Friday, the 18th, at 3.30 p.m., the São Bento da Vitória Monastery is host to the round table "Economy, Art, Europe". The initiative, placed within the UTE Conflict Zones program framework and co-organized by the São João National Theater (TNSJ) and the Union des Théâtres is attended by the Czech economist and author of the bestseller "The Economy of Good and Evil", Tomás Sedlácek, considered one of the greatest talents of this generation in the field of economics.

The Teatro Experimental do Porto presents, in an absolute debut, "What A Rogue Am I!", on Friday, 18 and 19, at Teatro Rivoli.

After the end of the underground works taking place next to the Market of Bolhão, the renovation of the building is set to begin in 2017.

The sixth and last cycle of 2016 of the Simultaneous Openings in Miguel Bombarda was held yesterday.

The Great Wine Capitals Global Network, announced yesterday the winners of the Best of Wine Tourism 2017 awards, during the general assembly held this week in Porto, under the theme Wine and Nature.