(re)encountering
Porto – Around Sé District
Eco-Social
Tour guided by the project “Porto de Encontros” – “Oporto of
Encounters” with the support of Bar
do Mundo – Casa das Associações
August
25th, Saturday, at 3pm
(Approximated
time of the tour: 2h30)
Eco-social
tours
A
city (or even a region) is much more than a "stylized" set
of images or "touristic postcards".
It
is a whole story, a whole essence, a whole breathing you can feel in
every place, on every face, in every corner.
It
is much more than a mere conventional and conventionalized vision -
which is so many times stereotyped - of what Oporto is... "Porto
de Encontros" intents to give the opportunity to know and think,
to feel and smell the city in all its multiple dimensions: cultural,
social and ecological.
The
main goal of these eco-social tours is to present Oporto, or "the
several Oportos" that make Oporto, in all its depth, reality and
essence, without the filter of the "conventional tourism"
or the "deceptive images".
Apart
from the façades, postcards and even the usual places, Oporto is the
port of all secrets, mysteries and encounters.
Eco-social
tour
- how it works
The
Eco-social Tour works in an informal, familiar way and it is not a
conventional touristic visit as it is usually known. There is a high
level of proximity between the tourist guide and the group, thus the
aim is to interact and share. It
is a share of experiences, knowledge and visions about Oporto and all
its complexities.
From
an eco-social point of view, there will be discussed several
questions and subjects connected to the history and current affairs
of the city.
“(Re)encountering
Porto”
The
main idea of “(Re)encountering Porto” is to do, monthly, a
discovery tour to a specific part of Porto. The idea is to make
various incursions in group and overall discover or (re)discover
Porto. (what doesn’t mean that the incursions could not be made in
locals out of Porto).
Program
“(Re)encountering Porto” – around Sé district
Millions
of lines have already been written about Porto city and its history.
But more than just read stories, what we pretend is to look for
traces of the Porto that hides in the lost memory of the city. Look
for traces at places, on the streets, on the people’s conversations
and at the toponymy. It’s the search for memories but also for
visions about the actual reality of Porto. In its several dimensions
- social, economic, ecologic - that so easily escapes from us or
about so many times we truly reflect on.
In
this edition of “(Re)encountering Porto” we’re going to the
“starting point” of Porto, where are some of the older traces of
the city and to the epicenter from where the city started to expand
and started to state itself as Porto.
We
will also roam some of the more characteristic streets of the Sé
district.
Porto
de Encontros - “(re)countering Porto”
– Around Sé District
Eco-Social
Tour of the 25th of August, Saturday, 3 pm
Meeting
point: In
front of Bar do Mundo – Casa das Associações, in
Rua
Mouzinho da Silveira, nº234-238, around 250 meters from S.Bento
Train Station. (going
from S.Bento to Ribeira it´s on the left side, after the big
fountain).
Arrival
point: Bar
do Mundo - Casa das Associações
Level:
Easy
Duration:
approximately 2h30 – 3h00
Logistic:
Take comfortable clothing adapted to the weather conditions of the
day.
Contribution:
5,55
portinhos
Registrations
until: August
23th 2012,
Thursday
Registrations:
Limited
(it will be an activity with a reduced number of participants)
and the places will be taken to the firsts registrations with
confirmations.
How to register:
Send your personal information to the
e-mail:
Confirmation: Because we will
be away from the 20th till the 23th all the inscriptions will be
confirmed before the 20th or on the 23th and 24th.
Organization: Porto de Encontros
Support:
Bar
do Mundo – Casa das Associações
Note:
the Porto de Encontros project, is a project with a really informal
and personal nature, and it is still defining itself, so it’s an
activity that it is not covered by any type of insurance, the
participants are responsible for anything that happens, or, depending
on the perspective, the destiny is… ;O)
The
contribution is destined to support the various organization
costs and to support the Porto de Encontros – reflection and
Eco-Socials tours project development.
– More
informations and registrations
Porto
de Encontros
- Pedro Jorge Pereira
(+351)
93 4476236
