SLOW MOTION TOURS AGENDA AUGUST of 2019 Eco-Social Tourism by Terramote351 Project SLOW MOTION TOURS AUGUST AGENDA: 02th of August, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT2 - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto 16th of August, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT9 - Foz do Douro – Where Porto meets the Atlantic 24th of August, Saturday, at 10.30 - SMT9 - Foz do Douro – Where Porto meets the Atlantic (1) *(1) BENEFIT TOUR – All the contributions for this tour revert to a selected ONG/Project How to participate in a tour: Send an email with your contact informations to slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com 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) Meeting Point for SMT2 - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto at Casa da Horta http://casadahorta.pegada.net/entrada/?page_id=14 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Casa+da+Horta+-+Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Cultural/@41.1411298,-8.6184226,16.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0xd24651fcd9bd361:0x556f0ec20e35a014!2sR.+de+S%C3%A3o+Francisco,+4050-253+Porto!3b1!8m2!3d41.1411222!4d-8.6167719!3m4!1s0x0:0xa06ed9611503f3de!8m2!3d41.1410775!4d-8.6165616 Meeting point for SMT9 - Foz do Douro – Where Porto meets the Atlantic at the entrance of “S.João Baptista” fort https://www.google.com/maps/place/Forte+de+S%C3%A3o+Jo%C3%A3o+Baptista/@41.1496728,-8.6757304,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xd246f848c77057b:0xd7292728dae58fb!8m2!3d41.1489993!4d-8.6743981 SMT2 - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto (around the historical district of Sé and its sorroundings) Sé do Porto district can be, in several aspects, together with S.Nicolau, considered the place where Porto was actually born, and there we can find some of the oldest archeological findinds in concern to the city history. Therefore it´s just sort of impossible to get to know about Porto identitity without “diving” in the many narrow streets and secrets from Sé do Porto. Find more about: Why was the romanic style so important in the beginning of the portuguese nationality. The fleet going on the cruzades to Jerusalém that was conviced to stop in Lisbon to take the city from the moors. A Porto from the iron age among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology. SMT9 - Foz do Douro – Where Porto meets the Atlantic Foz do Douro is a very special district in Porto. Naturally is the place where the Porto river side, with the the Douro River, meets the Atlantic. Therefore it has been since centuries ago a land of fisherman and sailors, developping its very unique identitiy and personality. Find more about: Where´s one of the first Renascent chappels in Portugal. One of the most beautiful sanitary houses in Portugal. Where the fountain from the desactivated S.Francisco was taken to, among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology. 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 instead of “entretaining” “passing by” tourists. So our tours are not conventional touristic tours. Actually, perhaps, we can´t even call it “touristic tours” but something more like a local experience. They´re focused on social, ecological and cultural aspects, in spite of the fact that history is always a very relevant element. Therefore we guide participants through the less well known side of Porto. Eco-Social Tourism by Slow Motion Tours Eco-Social Tourism is based in several essential aspects: - The focus is to educate, to experience, to make aware of the local realities, much more than practicing the conventional models of tourism and entertainment - We work mostly with smaller groups because for us it´s essential not to cause a negative impact and also to allow a better and deeper interaction between participants them selves and with the local reality - We work to benefit the local community instead of “exploting” them Slow Motion Tours is developed byTerramote351 Project, an independent cultural project based on the development of alternative tourism and eco-social education. Contacts and Informations: Slow Motion Tours Tel. (+351) 93 447 6236 (PJP) email. slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com web page. https://slowmotionporto.wordpress.com/ (for now) facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/slowmotiontours/ facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/426289554639125/ 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/