Associated with the exhibition “BIODIVERSintra”, running from the 26th of June to the 23rd of October, the BIODIVERCycle of lectures, open to the public, will make an eclectic and multidisciplinary approach to the theme of "biodiversity", with the help of the voices of experts from the fields of Biology, History, Ecology, Literature, Environmental Education and Anthropology. Participation in these lectures, which are to be held at the Palace of Monserrate Auditorium, is free with the presentation of the corresponding voucher (download vouchers here):

• 26th of June, 5:00pm | The Naturalism of the 19th Century - Gerald Luckhurst (opening session, to be held at Casa da Lapa)

• 10th of July, 3:00pm | Biodiversity in botany of Sintra – Fernando Catarino (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 17th of July, 3:00pm | Symbology of plants and animals – José Manuel Anes (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 31st of July, 3:00pm | The fauna and flora of Serra de Sintra in Portuguese literature – João Rodil (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 14th of August, 6:30pm | Bats in Sintra – Maria João Pereira (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 28th of August, 3:00pm | The Biodiversity4All Project – Patrícia Tiago (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 18th of September, 3:00pm | Mycological diversity of Serra de Sintra – João Luís Baptista Ferreira (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 25th of September, 3:00pm | Amphibians and  fish of Serra de Sintra – Vítor Almada (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 16th of October, 3:00pm | Contributions of Environmental Education to the preservation of biodiversity – Fernando Louro Alves (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)

• 23rd of October, 3:00pm | Memories of other times. Game reserve of the mountain and Biodiversity – Jaime Ferreira (Palace of Monserrate Auditorium)