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Palacio Foz offers some opportunities to listen to good music in a palace. Almost every Monday when you visit there at least by 5:10 and wait in line for twenty minutes, they open the door at 5:30. The events usually start at 6:00 and they last from 40 minutes to 2 hours depending on the program. In February, it was two hours featuring the famous musician Alejandro Erlich Oliva and last night it was 40 minutes featuring students of instituto gregoriano de lisboa, which is a very famous public music school in Portugal. Inside Palacio Foz This event was to commemorate the 260 anniversary of Hendel's death. The young musicians looked nervous and some did okay and others didn't. I don't have an ear for music; however, I could see how well it went just by looking at the faces of each performer right after the performance. Everybody did their best and after all the program was completed, almost all the attendants rose up and applauded for the yo...

There is a book fair at Foz Palace in April. Foz Palace offers free admission for all to enjoy good classical music. However, it is really hard to find the info on their website. So every month, I go over there to get the info. When the admission is free, it is always first come first served basis. So make sure you get there at least by 5. After waiting in line for 30 minutes, the door to the palace will open and you go in. Here is the info for April. From April 1 to April 12 between 14h and 20h, there is a book fair at the palace. On April ​6 and April 7, the book fair is closed because it is not open on the weekend. Every Monday in April they offer free classical music to all the people and this month also on April 4th, Thursday.