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In this place, one can enjoy a fascinating mix of eras and cultures. Here, it is the only place where the presence of a historic center recognized as a World Heritage Site is harmoniously combined with gastronomic specialties inspired by different cultures around the world. You can taste from varied salads and sandwiches to Italian dishes, all this in a cinematographic environment that evokes memories and nostalgia. In addition, the surrounding scenery, especially the remarkable terrace located over centuries-old historic arches, is enhanced by the pleasure of enjoying a good and well-served international beer, an excellent wine accompanied by cheese from the mountains or even a gin and tonic.

In 1996, the Cinecitta café opened its doors, located in Praça Santiago, in the historic heart of Guimarães. In addition to being a simple cafe, Cinecitta is a place that allows us to directly experience the unmistakable beauty of the city of Guimarães

SINCE 1996

Salvatore Di Vita is a successful filmmaker based in Rome. One day he receives a call from his mother saying that Alfredo is dead. The mention of this name brings back memories of his childhood and, mainly, of Cinema Paradiso, where Salvatore, then called Totó, fled whenever he could, after mass ended (he was an altar boy). In the beginning, he used to peek at the projections through the cinema curtains, which the priest saw first to censor the images that had kisses, and he kept company with Alfredo, the projectionist. It was there that Totó learned to love cinema. After a frustrated love affair with Elena, the daughter of the city's banker, Totó leaves the city and goes to Rome, returning only thirty years later, because of Alfredo's death. In the end, the Novo Cinema Paradiso, already abandoned, ends up demolished by the city hall to build a parking lot. Returning to Rome, Totó watches a tape with all the kissing images that the city priest had censored and that

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