Summer? LOTS of activities!

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This is a question many clients have asked me, since after the heat wave of end of May we've had cooler than average temperatures - with an unpleasant wind. The nights are always cool here but now the coolness has extended to noon - though the afternoons are nice and warm (23-28º).

The activities continue in Sintra! Again, just a few high-lights:

Free Musical activities on Saturdays of July:
  • Jazz concerts at 10 pm in the libray gardens
  • Folkloric dances and traditional orchestral music in Colares in the evenings
  • Philharmonic orchestras and choir groups in the afternoons in the Historical Center

The Medieval fairs continue with enacting of the gladiator fights in front of Sintra's National Palace on the weekend of the 11-12/7 and with a market as was the custom in the 700's: with artists, performers, handicrafts from those times by the Queluz palace on the weekend of the 17-19/7.

Also in Queluz Palace 14/7-16/8, a guided visit with an historical re-enactment of daily life at the court in Queluz.

The Toy Museum of Sintra has a special exhibition of Playmobil toys; the 'Volta do Duche' road in the middle of the Historical Center has just changed sculptures in the outdoor exhibition; the Municipal Gallery has an exhibition of Maria Almira Medina and the Modern Art Museum an exhibition of Gao Xingjian's works from the beginning of the 80's to present.

Some outdoor activities: at the city's Liberty Park you can go rollerskating - skate rental is 1,5€/hr and there are monitors present if you need guidance. And there are bike tours (BTT) aranged in the Sintra mountain and surrounding areas.

AND THIS IS JUST TO MENTION A FEW ACTIVITIES!!! Lots and lots to choose from! Again, more information at the Tourism Offices or the city hall site (www.cm-sintra.pt).

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