Heritage Landscapes, Museums and Portuguese Culture

Portugal has one of the oldest borders in Europe, with an exceptional range of different landscapes just a short distance away, lots of leisure activities and a unique cultural heritage, where tradition and modernity blend together in perfect harmony.

Its superb, quality cuisine, fine wines and hospitable people make this country a tourist paradise of the highest quality.

Portugal’s distinctive culture and history are the result of historical occurrences and the worldview of a people who, as they learnt from the rest of the world, fitted this new knowledge to their way of life and their territory.

Cities, monuments, and landscapes, all of which in their own unique ways recount a portion of world history, will reveal what characteristics define the Portuguese character. They were designated as World Heritage as a result.

In 25 cases, spanning historic centres, archaeological sites, cultural landscapes, natural parks, and intangible assets, UNESCO has already bestowed the title of World Heritage Site. These Portuguese contributions to world history are not to be missed and the ideal justification for exploring the entire nation, from north to south.

Objectives: This course aims to empower participants by raising awareness about the importance of safeguarding and promoting distinctive culture, cuisine, arts and sustainable tourism assets.

This is essential to balance against the latest globalised food trends that impact our planet, health, local economies and the European identity that is expressed on multiple social and biographical identities.

It also intends to use Museums, nature and urban landscapes as agents of sustainable development and as educational work for heritage dissemination, both in formal and informal education areas as a relevant reference point in the case of formal education.