CAPUCHOS PRELUDES
31 May | 6:00pm | Saturday
Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite
Capuchos Prelude 1
Between Worlds: About the Festival dos Capuchos 2025
Pre-concert talk with João Almeida and Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro
7 June | 6:00pm | Saturday
Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite
Capuchos Prelude 2
About “The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia”
Pre-concert talk with João Almeida and John Hodian
19 Junho | 17h00 | 5ª feira
Convento dos Capuchos
Capuchos Prelude 3
Pierre Boulez Centenary
Pre-concert talk with João Almeida and Sérgio Azevedo
CAPUCHOS WALK
7 June | 10:0am | Saturday
Mata dos Medos
Protected Landscape of the Fossil Cliff of Costa da Caparica – Fauna, flora and geology
Duration: 2 hours
Distance: 2 km
The Fossil Cliff Protected Landscape of Costa da Caparica has important natural values that are important to know and value. Take part in a guided tour with specialist technicians and discover the fauna, flora and geology of this protected area, including the Mata dos Medos and the fossil cliff.
MEETING POINT
Mata dos Medos car park, next to NATO facilities
38.560679, -9.185225
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CAPUCHOS VISIT
19 June | 3:00pm | Thursday
Convento dos Capuchos
Historical heritage of Convento dos Capuchos
On this guided tour of the Convento dos Capuchos, in the company of historian Rui Mesquita Mendes, you will learn more about the origins and history of this 16th century building, which reflects, in its architectural lines and its location on the Fossil Cliff of Costa de Caparica, the scale and simplicity typical of the Franciscan houses of the Province of Santa Maria da Arrábida, of the Strict Observance, and which make them a unique heritage of this region, as places conducive to retreat and contemplation.
Duration: 1 hour
MEETING POINT
In front of the Main Facade of Convento dos Capuchos
Morada: R. Miradouro dos Capuchos, 2825-041 Caparica
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CAPUCHOS MASTERCLASSES
28 June | 10:00apm | Saturday
Convento dos Capuchos
Capuchos Masterclasses
- Violin with Esther Hoppe, Professor at Salzburgo University
- Viola with Lars Anders Tomter, Professor at Oslo University
- Cello with Christian Poltéra, Professor at Lucern University
