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International architecture magazine chooses São Bento as one of the most beautiful train stations in the world
São Bento station is among the 37 most beautiful railway stations in the world, according to a list elaborated by the international magazine Architectural Digest.
Porto among the world’s destinations with the most “five stars” attractions per visitor”
In a study titled "Underrated City Breaks", Bounce analysed 100 of the world's most visited cities and ranked them based on which ones have the highest percentage of five-star rated attractions, but the least visited, in order to reveal which urban destinations are the most "underrated".
Palácio de Cristal restores the colour of its Jardim do “Buxo”
In addition to the recuperation of the vegetation layer, there was also an intervention at pavement level.
It is already possible to plan a visit to the exhibition of D. Pedro's heart before it leaves for Brazil
On 20 and 21 August, the heart will be exposed in the Salão Nobre of Irmandade da Lapa.
Applications until 31 August for those who want to help to build Porto's innovation and technology ecosystem
Until 31 August, the Call for Activities 2022 is accepting applications submitted by entities and collective organisations, national or foreign, to promote activities that stimulate Porto's innovation ecosystem.
City in smoother modes: more electric scooters arrived and shared bikes are coming
Seven hundred more new electric scooters are available for sharing service and soon the option of the people of Porto may also pass through the use of bicycles.
Multiplicity of textures, colors and details of Porto displayed in new promotional video
“Texturas do Porto,” the new promotional video of the Municipality, aims to show details of a city filled with lights, shadows, reflections, colors, and textures, rich in visual details to stimulate the senses and present the city from a different perspective of the usual.
University of Porto in new project for the exchange of students, researchers, and teachers
The creation of this free circulation “supercampus” has the support of 18 million euros from the European Commission.
After downtown marathon, the sound of jazz music marks the begging of Porto Pianofest
From today until August 9th, Porto Pianofest presents concerts by established artists and "future stars of the music world" in various locations around the city.
Porto welcomes first service centre from Chinese giant Alibaba in Europe
Alibaba Cloud, which is part of the Chinese technology group, Alibaba chose the city of Porto to open the first of the company’s three international centres. The goal is to “serve foreign markets more efficiently and intelligently”.