October 2018
FAMILY SUNDAYS | FAMILY FUN & GAMES
FAMILY SUNDAYS | FAMILY FUN & GAMES 1st Sunday of the month | 11:00 | Over 5s | €3.50 CASTELO DE S. JORGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE Team up with your children and sign up for these games of bygone days, especially prepared by the Castelo de S. Jorge’s Arautos da Brincadeira (Heralds of Jest), featuring favourite games of yesteryear with a few surprises. ADVANCE BOOKING | info@castelodesaojorge.pt | +351 218 800 620 Age +5
Find out more »November 2018
FAMILY SUNDAYS | FAMILY FUN & GAMES at Sao Jorge Castle
Team up with your children and sign up for these games of bygone days, especially prepared by the Castelo de S. Jorge’s Arautos da Brincadeira (Heralds of Jest), featuring favorite games of yesteryear with a few surprises. 1st Sunday of the month | 11:00 | Over 5YO | €3.50 ADVANCE BOOKING | info@castelodesaojorge.pt | +351 218 800 620 CASTELO DE S. JORGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
Find out more »DANCES WITH HISTORY | Século XVI
DANCES WITH HISTORY - SCIENCE AND INNOVATION OR... LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE... The techniques, knowledge and sciences of the Portuguese in the 16th century 18 NOV | 11H00| Over 5s | Castelo S. Jorge ticket DANCES WITH HISTORY ASSOCIATION In between the words of the Herald, Pedro Nunes talks about his nonius and graduated ring and Garcia de Orta comments on his herbarium of medicinal plants and herbs. In the presence of King João III and Queen Catherine of Austria, the…
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Artes Bélicas – THE ‘CONTO’ OF THE LISBON CROSSBOWMEN
Learn about the ‘besteiros do conto’, local militias formed in the 13th century under King Dinis and known for their use of the crossbow (the most important ranged weapon in Medieval Portugal) as well as its technological evolution. You can even give it a go yourself, under the supervision of a member of the Ofício Bélico! THE ‘CONTO’ OF THE LISBON CROSSBOWMEN 10 FEB | 11.00 | Over 5s | Castelo S. Jorge ticket Free Entrance for Residents Language: Portuguese
Find out more »DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE – 16th century
The 16th century is the golden age of 16th-century poetry. At the same time, it was the coming of age for Portuguese dance, both syncretic and original, based on Iberian rhythms and open to the dances of other European courts. Discover the words and dances of the 16th century accompanied by a range of renaissance instruments. FAMILY SUNDAYS | DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE POETRY AND DANCE – 16th century 17 FEB | 11.00| Over 5s | Castelo S.…
Find out more »Visitas em Família – Castelo, Alcáçova e a Conquista da Cidade
An exploration of the medieval castle and citadel and its relationship with the city itself. Focusing on the defensive structures of the medieval city of the 11th to 12th centuries, as well as the social, religious and economic situation of the time. This was the scene encountered by the Christian military contingent led by Afonso Henriques who, after a long siege of approximately four months, entered the city on 25 October 1147, hoisting the Christian standard aloft. FAMILY SUNDAYS |…
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C A R N I V A L | Fences and Circus
Amidst the long-ago historical sieges of Lisbon and the interrupted phenomenon of acculturation which have led us to modernity, who are the invaders and the besieged? The invaded and those who surround them? Where do the influencers, the influenceable and the influenced arise from, in this social network which forms in the streets, giving them body, intentions, and soul? This carnival we’ll be showing off the city’s identity with characteristic peculiarities, characterized personalities and characterizing personas which continuously besiege and…
Find out more »FAMILY SUNDAYS | DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE – 16th Century
--The 16th century is the golden age of 16th-century poetry. At the same time, it was the coming of age for Portuguese dance, both syncretic and original, based on Iberian rhythms and open to the dances of other European courts. Discover the words and dances of the 16th century accompanied by a range of renaissance instruments. FAMILY SUNDAYS | DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE POETRY AND DANCE – 16th century 17 MARCH | 11.00| Over 5s | Castelo S.…
Find out more »FAMILY SUNDAYS | CHIVALRY GAMES
How was a medieval army formed and organized? What military equipment did the knights of the Middle Ages use? How was a siege of a fortified city set up? How was a medieval fortification attacked and invaded? These are just a few of the questions which will be covered at these Chivalry Games. During the games, participants will experience the life and customs of a medieval knight, wearing their garments, brandishing their swords and firing their weapons. All activities will…
Find out more »April 2021
Family workshop at Castelo de São Jorge
Lisbon - Castelo de S. Jorge, April, 2224. What happened on April 25, 250 years ago? It seems that, before that date, people could not say what they thought, there was a war in Africa and the newspapers did not give the news they wanted. A song, a harpsichord, a soldier. The objects collected by archaeologists in 2224 give clues to what will have happened that day. And the day before? And then, what has changed in people's lives? In…
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POP-Up Castelo
Na Hora do Conto no Castelo, cabem todas as histórias! As histórias desenhadas, as de livros antigos e de livros recentes. As que não contamos na totalidade para não estragar a surpresa, mas que transformamos em divertidas oficinas a realizar em conjunto. Conhecidos por serem guardadores de tesouros, os baús podem ser verdadeiros contadores de histórias! No Castelo de S. Jorge guardamos um baú especial, que de páginas grandes e pintadas cativam o olhar e a atenção. Antes de descobrir…
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