Water jumps, a fluvial parade, street animation and concerts – with James Morrison performing in the opening show – are just some of the events at the annual ‘Festival of the Oceans’ which takes place between 1 and 15 August along Lisbon’s riverfront.
For more information, see the Festival dos Oceanos website.
For those who’d like to visit the festival, city break specialist - http://www.citiesdirect.co.uk/
For example, a three-night break with breakfast at the three-star Principe Lisboa hotel costs from just £299 per person, based on two sharing and inclusive of return flights from Gatwick on 4 August.
The hotel is ideally situated for exploring the city and is close to Saldanhia, Eduardo VII park, Marques De Pombal, Estufa Fria and Liberty Avenue, plus metro and train links are just under 500m away.
Other dates, hotels and flights are also available.
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