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SLOW Motion TOURS, October of 2019 Agenda

SLOW Motion TOURS, October of 2019 Agenda

SLOW MOTION TOURS
Eco-Social Tourism and Education

OCTOBER of 2019 AGENDA
04th of October, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT2B - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto B
11th of October, Friday, at 15.30 - SMT5 - Sto Ildefonso - Into the Heart of Porto
17th of October, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT Mts – Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors(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)


SMT2B - A Porto older than the Sé of Porto B (around the historical district of Sé in a different geographical area from SMT2A)
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. 
In this case we go trough a less known, but not less interesting, area of Sé, closer to the oriental and somehow less touristic side of the city and even of the historical centre. 

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 SMT2B - A Porto older than the Sé of PortoB
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


SMT5 - Sto Ildefonso - Into the Heart of Porto
Although, in the historical point of view, Sto Ildefonso is not situated in the so called Historical Centre, it´s actually in a way the “heart” of the commercial and social centre of Porto, with some of the most significant buildings and trade streets situated in its area. 

What you might find  more about: What happened to the previous “Town Hall” building? Who where the “Martires da Liberdade”? Why Bolhão market is called Bolhão market? Why Batalha Square is called “Batalha Square” … among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology. 

Meeting point for SMT5 - Sto Ildefonso - Into the Heart of Porto
In front of Sto Ildefonso Church, at Batalha Square 
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Igreja+Paroquial+de+Santo+Ildefonso/@41.1461779,-8.6088278,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x1d8d4eb48388fdc7!8m2!3d41.1461779!4d-8.6066391


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/
Recomendamos que confirme toda a informação junto do promotor oficial deste evento. Por favor contacte-nos se detectar que existe alguma informação incorrecta.
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