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New Year’ s Eve

Christmas

If you visit Porto over Christmas you will see how the city is transformed, becoming more colourful and illuminated( with Christmas lights) and with more street animation, thanks to the traditional Christmas fairs and markets. At this time of year, there are monuments in Porto’ s historic centre that are decorated specially for Christmas, such as the Torre dos Clérigos and Porto’ s City Council building.

Saint Silvester race( Corrida de São Silvestre)

The Saint Silvester race takes place every year eat the end of December just before the end of year, and attracts thousands of participants. It starts and finishes on the Avenida dos Aliados, next to Porto’ s city council.

New Year’ s Eve

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