About 50 km from Porto, a sacred hill in Braga hides an engineering marvel that’s over 140 years old: a funicular that climbs without any motor, powered solely by water. It is the Bom Jesus Elevator, loca...
Porto started the week with highs above 30 °C, but the trend is toward cooler weather, with temperatures ending the week in the low 20s. In this context, the IPMA has outlined the forecast for fall in the...
On October 3, Rua de São João will once again be car-free during the afternoon. This marks the fourth time that merchants in this historic district of Porto have come together for “Uma Rua Viva, ” a free...
Would you like to attend a concert inside a spinning mill, at a seaside fortress, or in an old chapel? Thanks to the “Sons no Património” festival, that’s actually possible. The 9th edition of the festiv...
Summer is coming to an end, and there’s no better place to celebrate the change of seasons thanSerralves Park . On September 26 and 27, the Autumn Festival returns for its 16th edition, with free admissio...
There is a nearly 2,000-year-old settlement hidden atop a hill near Porto —and, despite having already captured the attention of the international press, it remains completely unknown to most Portuguese p...
The September full moon, known as the Harvest Moon, will rise in the sky over Porto on Saturday, September 26, in the early evening and close to sunset. This phenomenon creates a brief window early in the...
Until less than 20 years ago, Mafómedes— often considered the “most remotevillage in the district of Porto”—lived with its “back turned” on the rest of the municipality of Baião. Located about 80 km from...
There’s one week each year when Porto opens its doors to special activities. From September 18 to 27, the European Heritage Days take place—an initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commissi...
With September now well underway, it’s time to take another look at Porto’s cultural calendar— and there’s one event making a strong comeback: Noites dos Jardins do Palácio. Organized by PEV Enter...