Price (tour and dinner): 75€ per person.
Please contact the Conference secretariat to book your seat.
Please note: The tour itinerary is subject to changes in case of impossibility to stop in some places due to restrictions imposed by local authorities.
The Social Event will be on July 24, starting at 15:30. We will depart from the conference venue. It will include a visit by bus to some of the best-known locations of Lisbon and Cascais followed by a traditional Portuguese dinner. For this visit is advisable to use comfortable shoes and clothes.
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, and one of the oldest European cities. This city enchants visitors with its authenticity, rich history, and forward-thinking innovation. It has been recognized as the World’s Leading City Break Destination 2024, World’s Leading Heritage City Destination 2024 and Europe’s Leading City Destination 2024 by the World Travel Awards.
We will start our visit with a first stop at the top of Parque Eduardo VII. Parque Eduardo VII is one of Lisbon’s largest and most iconic parks, offering a blend of formal gardens, panoramic views, and cultural spaces. The park is known for its grand, symmetrical design, featuring long, neatly manicured hedges and wide walkways that lead uphill to a sweeping viewpoint overlooking the city. From the top, you can enjoy stunning views of downtown Lisbon, the Tagus River, and, on clear days, the distant hills beyond.
Then we will continue to Belém. Belém is one of Lisbon’s most historic and picturesque districts, located along the northern bank of the Tagus River. Rich in maritime heritage, Belém was the launching point for many of Portugal’s great explorers during the Age of Discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Here you will have the opportunity to see the Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries) – a striking modern monument celebrating Portugal’s explorers, shaped like a ship’s prow and overlooking the river and the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery) a proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. This magnificent Manueline-style monastery was built to honour Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India. It houses his tomb and is a masterpiece of Portuguese architecture. On the monastery’s imposing façade, extending for about three hundred meters, stands the Church’s richly decorated South Portal boasting images of Portugal’s Patron Saint, St. Michael the Archangel (on top) and Our Lady of Belém (at the centre).
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At this point of the social event you will have the opportunity to taste “Pastel de Bélem” considered as the best Pastrie in the world, according to Taste Atlas – Best Rated Pastries in the World.
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The tour will continue to Vila Cascais (Cascais Town) where you will enjoy the magnificent scenario of this town situated close to the sea and traditionally a fishing town. This town is a charming coastal town known for its blend of beachside beauty and historic elegance. Cascais enjoyed an important period of development in the 14th century, when it was a major stopping off point for boats on their way to Lisbon, turning it into a very busy port at that time. In the 19th century, King Luís I decreed that the town would be the summer residence of the Portuguese aristocracy and nowadays Cascais is a very lively and cosmopolitan town that still preserves a great deal of its earlier aristocratic atmosphere.
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At the end of our visit, we will return to Lisbon to enjoy some Portuguese typical gastronomy!