SLOW
MOTION TOURS
Eco-Social
Tourism and Education
FEBRUARY
of 2020 AGENDA
14th
of February, Friday, at 10.30 - What
other “Vitórias” hides Vitória? - SMT5
21th
of February, Friday, at 15.30 - Miragaia – a place of stories and
legends - SMT6
28th of
February, Friday, at 10.30 -Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and
Sailors – SMT MTS
How
to participate in a tour:
Send
an email with your contact informations to
mentioning
the
DATE
and the TOUR
that you want to participate and please try to do it until
24hours before the tour.
Thanks.
Important
information about the tour:
Difficulty:
accessible
Time: around
2h30
Logistics:
take comfortable clothing adaptable to the climate circumstances of
the day.
Participation
fee:
with
the amount that you feel “Fair” in the end of the circuit (please
be conscient)
What
other victories hides Vitória? - SMT5
Vitória is formed by what can be
considered as a quite significant part of the city heart. In this
area of Vitória you can find a very significant part of the city
traditional trade and shops. Also some of the most known monuments
but this side of Vitória is much behind that … there are secrets
and stories hidden in places that most part of the population passes
trough every day without knowing or noticing …
What you might find more about:
where´s the old road connecting between Porto and Santiago, the
Fearless General, the court of justice that used to be a … fish
market, the bakeries square, what´s a “mamarracho”, the oldest
café in the city that is not the oldest café in the city, the
smallest house in Porto, where´s “Jardim de João Chagas” - the
question that 99% of the locals will not know to answer, why Portugal
entered on the I World War, among many other relevant aspects of
Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting
point for “What other victories hides Vitória?” - SMT5
In Front of “Cadeia
da Relação – Centro Português de Fotografia”, Largo do Amor de
Perdição
Miragaia – a place of stories
and legends - SMT6
Miragaia is one of the disctricts
that makes part of the so called historical centre. It´s a land of
magic legends and a place deep connected with the Douro River, with
the naval construction so in each step you find stories, legends,
places related with such deep relation and identity
What you might find more
about:what´s Porto patron saint (and perhaps it´s actually not
S.João), where´s Rua dos Banhos or Rua do Ouro – that actually
are not there any more, the “bloody” legend of “Gaia”, where
was the jewish cemitery, what´s the “Bandeirinha da Saúde”, the
dolphin that looks like … anything but a dolphin, among many other
relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and
ecology.
Meeting
point for Miragaia – a place of stories and legends –
SMT6
at
Casa da Horta
Matosinhos – A Land of
Fishermen and Sailors – SMT MTS
Matosinhos is a city since ever
deeply connected to the sea. Known by its very authentic fishermen
community, it´s a place with a lot to see and to get to know besides
the coast and the beach it self. It´s still surprising how such an
interesting place, so near from Porto, is still so much “out” of
the touristic circuits.
Find more about: what´s the
real name of the “Anémona”sculpture, what´s a “mamarracho”,
what was the former name of Matosinhos, the connection between
Matosinhos and the portuguese land of opportunities in the XIX
century:Brasil, the legend of the roman man that rided his horse into
the sea, among many other relevant aspects of Matosinhos and Portugal
history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting
point for SMT Mts – Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors:
by
“Matosinhos Sul” Metro Station
Tours
not in the programm: it´s
possible, if done in a significant time in advance, to book tours in
another dates and, if required, in different geographical areas or
with different themes.
Slow
Motion Tours
Slow Motion Tours developes
alternative touristic tours and programms with the aim of providing a
different way to get to know and get involved into the local
realities. Our main focus is in allowing our participants to get to
know the local reality in a deep and significant way, like in what
related to social, ecological and cultural aspects.
Slow
Motion Tours is an independent cultural project based on the
development of alternative tourism and eco-social education.
Contacts
and Informations:
Slow
Motion Tours
facebook
event: https://www.facebook.com/events/491127345115929/
Note:
Slow Motion Tours is a project with a really informal nature, so it’s
an activity that it is not covered by any type of insurance, the
participants are responsible for them own safety and health. The
contribution is destined to support the various organization costs
and to support the development of the project it self, as the social
partners as well.
Spread the
word: we appreciate all the
possible and positive (of course) share of our project trough your
contacts, it´s our most precious way of “publicity”, Muito
obrigado ;O)
Partnership
and support:
Casa
da Horta – Cultural Association
web
page.
http://www.casadahorta.pegada.net/
facebook
page. https://www.facebook.com/casadahorta.associacaocultural/
