As part of our twinning with the Lyceum Club of Troyes, we welcomed 12 members of that club between 20 and 23 September. They were a very friendly and entertaining group who provided us with a few days of pleasant and friendly company, which all participants remember fondly. It was a pleasure for the LyceumContinue reading “Visit from the Lyceum Club of Troyes”
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Farewell lunch for the holidays
The farewell lunch for the holidays was held on 27 June at the Naval Military Club, in an atmosphere of healthy conviviality and good humour.
Tea at CMN with Dr Isabel Alçada
On 18 June, at the Naval Military Club, a tea party was held with the presence of Dr Isabel Alçada, an enthusiastic, conversationalist and remarkably friendly communicator, who not only addressed the topic ‘A History of Reading’, but also alluded to the different phases of her professional activity over the years, the process of creationContinue reading “Tea at CMN with Dr Isabel Alçada”
Visit to the Navy Museum
On 12 June, the Lyceum Club paid a visit to the Navy Museum. In 1863, King Luís founded a museum in honour of the Navy that is ‘a world of discoveries’, including models of galleys, river and coastal vessels, sea charts and navigation instruments, weapons and uniforms, impressive replicas of ships and royal vessels fromContinue reading “Visit to the Navy Museum”
Trip to Leiria
On 22 May, the Club took a trip to Leiria, which began with a visit to the Castle. The Castle of Leiria, which was almost abandoned after the French invasions, is currently classified as a National Monument, and its current condition has benefited from the restoration work carried out by Ernesto Korrodi, which was completedContinue reading “Trip to Leiria”
Guided tour of the Church of the Child God
The Church of the Child God was commissioned by King João V to fulfil a vow when his male heir was born and to house a venerated image of the Child God, reputed to be miraculous. Construction began in 1711, according to a plan by the royal architect João Antunes, and was then continued byContinue reading “Guided tour of the Church of the Child God”
Guided tour of MACAM
On 16 April, the Club went on a guided tour of the new museum in Lisbon – the Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the historic Palace of the Counts of Ribeira Grande. The new museum is the result of Armando Martins’ private collection, with around 600 works, dedicated to modern Portuguese andContinue reading “Guided tour of MACAM”
Tea at CMN – Alexandre O’Neill
We began the second quarter with a ‘Conversation on Alexander O’Neill’, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. A text written and read by Solange focussing on her life, work and personality. A poet of surrealism, amusing, fantastical, incomprehensible and who knew how to laugh, above all at himself. Founder of the Lisbon Surrealist GroupContinue reading “Tea at CMN – Alexandre O’Neill”
Trip to Bragança, Zamora and Salamanca – Bragança
At the end of March, the Club organised a trip to Bragança, Zamora and Salamanca with cultural visits to museums, cathedrals, monuments and places of historical or architectural interest. We had lunch in Viseu before continuing on to Bragança, where in the afternoon we went for a stroll around the historic city centre. The followingContinue reading “Trip to Bragança, Zamora and Salamanca – Bragança”
Trip to Bragança, Zamora and Salamanca – Salamanca
Cervantes said: ‘Salamanca makes all those who have enjoyed the pleasant experience of living there yearn to return’. A city with a rich historical and cultural legacy, with an abundance of medieval architecture, nicknamed La Dorada (The Golden) for its golden sandstone buildings that seem to glow in the sunlight. Its University was one ofContinue reading “Trip to Bragança, Zamora and Salamanca – Salamanca”