SLOW MOTION TOURS Eco-Social Tourism and Education SEPTEMBER of 2019 AGENDA 20th of September, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT2 - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto 27th of September, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT Mts – Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors 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) 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. 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 SMT Mts – Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors *(2) 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 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 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Matosinhos+Sul/@41.180171,-8.6907417,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xd246f3bc5f77beb:0x492d67bc08b42e25!8m2!3d41.1801711!4d-8.6885528 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 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/ 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/