Feira Medieval is back and with a lot of visitors

After two years of disruption, due to Covid, Penela celebrated once more its Medieval Fair, in the Castle. The event, which took place on the 28th and 29 of May, was a joint organization of the Municipality of Penela, the Agrupamento de Escolas Infante D. Pedro and the School Parent´s Association. Attention called for the activities and shows that were organized by the school community with the support from several other entities in the local community, such as Espaço da Dança and Sociedade Filarmónica Penelense. The Medieval Fair of Penela brought together a large number of exhibitors , stallholders and had a high affluence of visitors.

Cantata de Natal with poems by Antonio Arnaut at Convento de São Francisco with Penela Choir

The Convento de São Francisco, in Coimbra, hosted the Christmas Cantata “The Blue Bird – Christmas Tales and Poems", by António Arnaut, on the 8 th of December. A creation of Paulo Bernardino, a conductor from Penela, with the participation of the Classical Orchestra of the Centre, the Choirs from Perosinho, Arouca, Penela and Carlos Seixas.

Penela was promoted in BTL in Lisbon

The Municipality of Penela participated and promoted itself at BTL - Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa. Penela Mayor, attended opening of the Stand of Dueceira and CIM Region Coimbra.

More recent discoveries in mosaics of the Roman Villa of São Simão presented at a colloquium in Lyon

The archaeologist Sónia Vicente presented “The most recent discoveries in the mosaics from the Roman Villa of São Simão, Penela, Portugal” (Sónia Vicente, Ana Ravara Mendes, Flávio Simões), at the 15th Colloquium of the International Association for the Study of Ancient Mosaic, which takes place in Lyon, France. This symposium presents the stratigraphic findings, in situ preferably recent, excavated in and studied according to the current scientific requirements.

Protocol of cooperation with Portugal Tourism

The Municipality of Penela signed a Protocol of Cooperation with the Tourism of Portugal, IP, with the aim of creating and developing the program “ Formação + Próxima”. This program will help to improve the knowledge and skills of those involved in tourism by giving training to entrepreneurs, managers and intermediate and operational workers, thus contributing to add value to the local businesses and their territories.