The Amoreiras Shopping Center nativity scene has returned to the central staircase, having been set up on Monday, November 9.
Meanwhile, this shopping center’s new Christmas decorations will be unveiled this Sunday, November 15, joining the nativity scene—both with free admission for the next few months.
A Lisbon tradition
This year, Amoreiras is decked out in style under the motto “Party Hard, Dress Harder,” and the nativity scene is the first sign that the holiday season has begun there.
Anyone passing through the area knows it’s already a small Lisbon tradition—one of those that happens every year without much fanfare; all it takes is for someone to say, “Let’s go to Amoreiras to see the nativity scene.”
The nativity scene is a work of art
The installation is the work of artist and set designer Cláudia Perdigão, who blends realistic figures, dreamlike scenes, and small moving characters.
The display follows the visual narrative leading up to the birth of Jesus, and visitors find themselves drawn to the staircase, step by step.
The iconic nativity scene once again features informational signs and QR codes that tell the story of the display in detail.
Since it costs nothing, you can visit it more than once, taking your time, without stress, and without waiting in line at the ticket office. And it’s best to take your time looking: the moving figures are small, and it’s easy to miss them.
Workshops inspired by building video games… and Santa Claus
The mall’s Christmas program also includes the “Craft Your Xmas” workshops, led by illustrators and visual artists Bruno Roda and Rodrigo Borralho.
The inspiration comes from the look of building-block video games—that universe of blocks and pieces that can be assembled however you like—now applied to Christmas.
In addition, Santa Claus will be there as well, returning to listen to the little ones’ wishes and take a photo with them.
After the decorations were unveiled on Sunday, the mall is now fully decked out for the season: new lighting in the interior spaces and the nativity scene right in the center.
- Where: the central staircase of the Amoreiras Shopping Center in Lisbon
- Nativity scene: on display since November 9, free to visit over the next few months
- New Christmas decorations: unveiled on November 15
- “Craft Your Xmas” Workshops: by Bruno Roda and Rodrigo Borralho
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