This year this weekend happened on the 2nd and 3rd July.
I was lucky enough to visit some of the places and it wasn't that crowded. Maybe I chose the right time.
I went to the Ismaili Center near Av. Lusíada in the Laranjeiras area. It is a very peaceful and beautiful building with a nice garden. It is an oasis in the middle of the confusion of a big city. It was designed by an Indian architect that was inspired by his home country, by Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and by Alhambra in Granada. The Ismaili Center is the place of prayer of the Ismaili community. They are muslin. They believe in a single God (Ala) and that Maometh was the last prophet. He then passed the interpretation of the Koran to Ali and ever since, there have been someone that interprets the Koran to the times we live. Thus Ismaili are Shia.
After this visit I went to the Thalia Theater. It belonged to Conde de Farrobo. It was his private theater.
I also went to Caleidóscopio, in Campo Grande, Casa do Alentejo (Portas de Santo Antão) and Cemitério dos Prazeres.
It was a very nice weekend.
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