Torre dos Clérigos celebrates 243 years with music in the carillon

The 49 bells of the carillon of the Torre dos Clérigos will ring throughout the month of December, offering Christmas music to the city, every day, at 4 pm. On a birthday, the melody is even more special.

Torre dos Clérigos celebrates today, December 12, its 243rd anniversary, and a program has been prepared to celebrate the monument, which receives around two thousand visits a day, which increase to three thousand on weekends.

This Monday, the highlight is the opening of the Sala dos Legados dos Presidentes, around 6 pm. The exhibition will show the public the assets acquired or donated by the different presidents of Irmandade dos Clérigos, with special focus for a painting of the monument, by the composer of the Portuguese anthem, Alfredo Keil.

Throughout the day there will be a variety of cultural and entertainment activities, including “Nicolau Nasoni” guided tours, a concert with two pipe organs, the birthday mass, and a concert with the Orquestra Nacional de Jovens, scheduled for 9:30 pm, at the Igreja dos Clérigos.

The December agenda also includes several concerts.