Águeda - Arty wonderland

People know Águeda around the world for umbrellas. Not to be outdone, the Umbrella Sky, created in 2011 to brighten the streets of the city of Águeda while the Agit-Águeda animation program was running, has run the World through social networks and by the word-of-speech of people in wonder.

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Wy is Águeda a Smart City

A smart city is one that is able to develop, create and respond to its inhabitants’ needs. For citizens, it is important to feel they are part of the town. Therefore, projects and applications developed should be carried out with this in mind.

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Like other Portuguese cities, Águeda has been betting on urban intelligence that helps shape the lives of its citizens. As an example of this, the autarchy has implemented a hotspot project in which the population is freely available to the Internet. There is also the Águeda Living Lab, a space in which the Chamber helps to incubate new ideas and products.

What to do in Águeda

Every July, as part of AgitÁgueda art festival, hundreds of umbrellas are hung over promenades in the streets of Águeda, a municipality in Portugal. The beautiful tradition started not while ago, it's pretty new but has already earned the world fame for the place.

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People go there to watch the concerts, to make the urban art scripts in the open air that were created in the city, to taste the gastronomy and to enjoy the entertainment and spectacles, all free. The extensive and diversified program of AgitÁgueda, which ends on the 29th, is awarded, was awarded for its quality and received, in January, the international recognition with the label Fest300 2018 - The World "s Best Festivals / The Best Festivals in the World This year, the budget reached 600 thousand euros for the 23 days of activities.   

Narrow streets lit by glowing rainbow color umbrellas and balloons by the sun, making the whimsical scene on the street resemble a direct snapshot from a Dr. Seuss children’s book.

Águeda Tourism  

Above all, visitors want to stroll the colorful streets. Now, in addition to the umbrellas, there are balloons and ribbons to top some paths and deserve the applause of visitors of various nationalities.
The installation not only adds a vibrant splash of color to the otherwise plain streets, but also creates a much needed shade from the heat.
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Imagine roaming beneath a vast ray of colors, keeping safe from the sun without having to hold up your own umbrella! The city of Agueda can truly make you feel like a kid again throughout the month of July. The umbrellas and art exhibits are held near the heart of the city where many shops, cafes, restaurants and hostels are conveniently located.

                        Beautiful skies showing through the transparency of the umbrellas, enchanting my eyes with pure joy.

What waits beyond the Rainbow?

... naturally flowers!!!!

Urban Street Art

Fleeting, irreverent and unexpected. Street art surprises visitors to Portugal. We are often surprised by drawings on the streets, on billboards, on façades and large walls. These are true open-air galleries, where prominent artists from around the world try to give life and color to hidden-away places, with various techniques and messages, giving each place its own story.

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 The street art is very present in every corner of Águeda as well, as I go through the artistic universe of more than a dozen national and international artists, I Discover the incredible stories that the city walls have to tell, it's truly amazing!

Sure there goes in a lot of effort to make this visual delight for the people around. But nevertheless the outcome is simply amazing!

...I so enjoyed this in the best possible way!!!

Hope I collected enough photos for you to enjoy and have a glimpse of this amazing town. If you plan traveling to Portugal in July, make sure to stop by!

Águeda was the perfect fun and magic, completely the opposite of the madness out there. In fact, it looks like it’s own little world, I will come back for sure!

 

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Pop over to my Instagram page to see a video of the day, I’ll also put more pics all in my “Highlights”. If you need more inspo watch the video below to give you a better perspective of Águeda
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