Out of doors

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.

Porto Book Fair is back to the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal, from 28th August to 13th September. This year, the motto is "Alegria para o fim do mundo" ["Joy to the End of the World", free translation], transliterated from the work by Andreia C. Faria. The programming will focus mainly on the valorisation of the Portuguese language and poets, writers and artists, especially those working in Porto or who are based in the Invicta.

Joyful and outdoor activities have taken to the streets in Porto for about a month now, and this next Sunday residents and visitors to the Invicta are invited to regain public space. Between 9am and 7pm, expect rainbows and sunbeams to enliven your day because these entertainers, scattered all over three temporary pedestrian areas in town, are in the business of making you enjoy the most of your Sunday.

Today is the day that SEA LIFE Porto and molecular biologist, Andreas Noe, aka "TheTrashTraveler" join together to the beach-cleaning event organised under the initiative "The Plastic Hike". Rendezvous is set at Castelo do Queijo, at 6.30pm. Volunteers to the mission, who will be wearing a vest provided by SEA LIFE Porto, will comply with all the health preventive measures in place, issued by DGS, namely keeping social distancing.

When temperatures rise and the weekend looks promising, what better place to go to in the evening than the "Noites do Palácio" event, in the Gardens of the Palácio de Cristal, in Porto? Blind Zero and Rui Veloso take to the stage, on 21st and 22nd August, respectively, at 9pm.

The free outdoor cinema cycle is back this summer, but it won't travel the city, due to the pandemic. Instead, it is set at the Monte Aventino's court and benches to ensure all safety measures are in place.The trill continues on 21st and 22nd August, with "Sonic- The Movie" and "My Spy", respectively, a sure bet for children and grown-ups alike. Sessions start at 10pm.