SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 Culture and Patrimony Program Or Active Program Come and Experience the City of Lisbon and the Romantic SERRA and Sintra’S Village

PROGRAM CHARACTERIZATION

SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 Culture and Patrimony Program or Active Program Come and experience the city of Lisbon and the romantic SERRA and Sintra’s Village. An exciting two-day program which offers a unique experience in truly special places. A two-day program designed to maximize your time in Lisbon and Sintra uniting heritage, culture, tradition and Portuguese soul. You will visit some of the most emblematic monuments, heritage landmarks and architecture from Portugal, contemplating some of the most striking sights and experiencing Portuguese habits and customs. The two options of the program allow you to choose your preference for experience, opting for a more focused approach to Portuguese Culture and Patrimony or an Active adventure. The choice is yours!

Saturday Culture and Patrimony Program Active Program Transfer Caldas da Rainha - Sintra Morning Tour Guide to Quinta da Regaleira Sintra – Free walk through town and lunch Visit to Sintra’s National Palace Walk in Sintra’s mountains Afternoon Trip back to Lisbon by public transportation – Sintra – Cascais – Lisboa Hotel Check-In Evening Dinner with Fado and Folklore

Sunday Culture and Patrimony Program Active Program Breakfast –Lunch and Check-Out Morning Pedestrian Walk with Guide to Baixa de Lisboa, Chiado and Bairro Alto Free Lunch Visit to the Jerónimos Monastery Afternoon Bike Tour with Guide and Berardo Collection Museum

SATURDAY

TRANSPORTATION Saturday Early Morning – Transportation from Caldas da Rainha to Sintra, by minibus. Note: The bags will go with your guide to the hotel, where they will be kept in a designated room until you check in.

SINTRA – QUINTA DA REGALEIRA – GUIDED TOUR Located at the historic center of Sintra, classified as a World Heritage Centre by UNESCO, Quinta da Regaleira is a place with a mind of its own. Built in the early twentieth century, based on Romantic ideals, this fascinating set of buildings, rising abruptly in the middle of dense forest, is the result of the realization of the mythical dreams of its owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920), who called upon the talent of the Italian architect-set designer, Luigi Manini (1848-1936). The imagination of these two unusual personalities conceived, in one hand, the revivalist sum of the most varied artistic trends – with particular emphasis on the Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance – and, on the other hand, the glorification of a national history influenced by mythical and esoteric traditions.

Quinta da Regaleira is a place to feel and discover, to contemplate the garden’s and building’s scenery, to admire the Palace of Monteiro, “the Millionaire,” a truly philosophical mansion of alchemical inspiration, to walk though the exotic park, and feel the Christian spirituality in the Holy Trinity Chapel, where you are permitted to descend into the crypt and poignantly recall the symbolism and presence of the Beyond. There is also an amazing set of turrets that offers us breathtaking landscapes, fascinating views born of legend and saudade (a Portuguese word with no translation, meaning “to miss something”), palatial villas of exquisite taste, and terraces arranged for the appreciation of the Heavenly world.

To culminate the visit to Quinta da Regaleira, it is necessary to invoke the Templar knight’s adventure or the ideals of the Freemasonry’s masters and descend into the monumental well by the huge spiral staircase. Down there, with our feet on an eight-pointed star, it’s as if we’ve been immersed in Mother Earth’s womb. Then, all we have left to do is to cross the darkness of the labyrinthine caves until we regain the light, reflected in the amazing lakes. The tour is guided by a Quinta da Regaleira’s professional, accredited guide in English and includes a visit to the gardens and to the numerous edifications. Groups of 30 people maximum.

SINTRA – FREE WALK THROUGH THE VILLAGE AND LUNCH After the visit to Quinta da Regaleira, the participants, with the help of a previously prepared guide along with the village map, will receive information and tips of what to visit in Sintra’s historic center, classified as a World Heritage Centre by UNESCO, as well as suggestions of places to have lunch. According to the selected program – Culture and Patrimony or Active – you will also receive information about the meeting point for the visits/activities in the afternoon.

SINTRA – AFTERNOON

CULTURE and PATRIMONY PROGRAM ACTIVE PROGRAM Visit to Sintra National Palace Walk in Sintra Mountains Also known as “Paço Real” or “Palácio da Vila” Leaving by foot from Sintra, we will pass (Town Palace), Sintra National Palace rises on through several points of interest that turn these the republic square, “the center of the center” beautiful mountains into a unique place, offering of historic Sintra. The two large twin chimneys, mountain views, landscapes, luxurious flora and coming from the Palace’s kitchen, form its the Atlantic Ocean. trademark and dominate the landscape around We begin the journey climbing by foot, by the the town’s historic center. rails, to the Castel of the Moors, passing by the It began as a Moorish Palace, and throughout base of the cliff that is home to Penedo da the various seasons, several new additions Amizade (literally, “Friendship Rock”). were added to its initial structure. Today, it is We then find ourselves in the middle of Sintra- one of the most important examples of Cascais Natural Park, in the middle of a Portuguese architecture, forever linked to the primeval forest with almost every species of most significant period in the history of our Quercus, including oak-oak and black oak trees. country. This is all classified as a national You can also find eucalyptus, maritime pine, monument. poplar, willow and acacia tress. The walk ends back in town in Sintra.

TRIP TO LISBON

Making use of the functional and modern public transport, we take a trip to Lisbon to continue to explore the amazing coastal landscapes of Cascais and Estoril.

Service providers: - Scotturb – Bus 417– Route Sintra’s Station – Cascais Station - CP – Train – Panoramic route by the coast Cascais Station – Cais do Sodré - Lisbon Subway – Route Cais do Sodré – Hotel | Subway – Green & Blue Line – Station: (to be determined by the location of the hotel)

This trip will be accompanied by the same guide for the walk and distribution of the tickets to the monuments and guides as in Sintra.

HOTEL CHECK-IN

3 star hotel (or similar) located in the central zone of Lisbon (according to the rooms’ availability for the date of reservation) Accommodation is a single room with breakfast included.

DINNER WITH FADO AND FOLCLORE

Páteo de Alfama In the mythical district of Alfama, we will find the house of “fados” in the traditional Páteo style (in English: terrace) of old Lisbon. Formed by the old Palace of the Counts of Murça, a building that survived the 1755 earthquake, it is also leaning against the first wall of the city - the Cerca Velha (in English: the Old Fence), which is one of the terrace walls. It is in this historical scenery that you can attend fado and folklore shows, with an all-star cast, and where you can listen to the renowned voice of Cidália Moreira, the fado singer who has performed the greatest number of shows in Portugal and whom CNN described as “fantastic.” Singer Maria Mendes is also part of the cast.

MENU Starters Bread, butter, seasoned olives Soup Caldo verde (in English: green broth) Main Course Codfish with broa (type of cornbread) Dessert Egg pudding Beverages Water (1/2 bottle p.p.), Dão Meia Encosta – wine (1/2 bottle p.p.), coffee

MENU – VEGETARIAN OPTION Starters Bread, butter, seasoned olives Soup or Salad Vegetable soup or a Fresh Salad Course Main Course Fettuccine with Vegetables Dessert Egg pudding Beverages Water (1/2 bottle p.p.), Dão Meia Encosta - wine (1/2 bottle p.p.), coffee The trip to the restaurant is made by public transportation through our subway system, using the blue line to reach the Terreiro do Paço station. (An attendant will assist you on your return trip to the hotel).

SUNDAY

PEDESTRIAN WALK WITH GUIDE TO BAIXA DE LISBOA, CHIADO AND BAIRRO ALTO This was the last area to be populated in the center of Lisbon and the first to be designed with a real urban plan, at the dawn of the XVI century. Wider streets and abundant space made it an elite spot for the emerging bourgeois palaces. Still today, the history of this hill is viewed specially in the style of modernity and cosmopolitanism, which had its heyday in the XIX century. You will also discover its importance in the literary and bohemian city of Lisbon. The main themes of this tour are:  Lisbon grows out of the walls in the XVI  The Romantic era in Lisbon century  Fernando Pessoa  XVI century architecture  Coffee The Brazilian and modernist’s  Baroque and mannerists testimonies of generation Lisbon  The golden age of newspapers  Viewpoint from S. Pedro de Alcântara  Bohemian life in Chiado and Bairro Alto

You will visit:  Terreiro do Paço (Palace square)  Largo do Carmo  Baixa Pombalina (Pombaline Lower Town)  Largo Luís de Camões  Praça do Município  Bica  Largo do Teatro São Carlos  Bairro Alto (literally, Upper District)

FREE LUNCH Upon suggestions contained in the guide and indicating additional places to visit, such as the store “A Vida Portuguesa” (in English: Portuguese Life)

LISBON – AFTERNOON

CULTURE and PATRIMONY PROGRAM ACTIVE PROGRAM Visit to Jerónimos Monastery and Berardo Collection Museum Bike Tour with Guide Jerónimos Monastery Masterpiece of Portuguese architecture of the XVI Tagus’ colors and smells are waiting for you in century, and classified as a national monument and this relaxing adventure. The Belém Tower, the registered in the World Heritage list by UNESCO, is the Jerónimos Monastery and the Pastéis de Belém Manueline monastery, a monumental testimony of Portugal’s richness. It is the apex of Manueline (literally “Belém Pastry”) are just some of the architecture, the most remarkable monastic design of the pearls of this relaxing tour on the seaside. XVI century in Portugal, and one of the main churches in Europe.

It houses the tombs of

D. Manuel I, D. João. III, Cardinal D. Henrique, as well as Luís de Camões and Vasco da Gama.

Berardo Collection Museum Highlights: The Berardo Collection Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum, created as a modern and  Commerce Square  Empire Square contemporary art foundation in August 9, 2006 (Decree-  Cais do Sodré  Belém Tower Law 164/2006) to host the Berardo Collection. It is  Saint Amaro Dock  Monument to the situated in the Exhibition  Padrão dos Portuguese Overseas Centre of Belém’s Descobrimentos Territories’ Heroes Cultural Center, with a  Jerónimos Monastery  Champalimaud collection of 862 works  Belém Cultural Center Foundation in permanent and temporary exhibitions. Beginning and End: The Jerónimos Monastery and CCB are located in one of Rua da Alfândega the most distinguished areas of Lisbon, with historical Equipment: and monumental scenery by the Tagus river, where you also have the presence of the Belém Tower and Padrão Electric Bike, dos Descobrimentos (Monument of Discoveries). Helmet and Vest Transportation by Tram 15, from Carris. Accompaniment: Two Guides

FOLHETO DO PROGRAMA

ACTIVITY PROGRAM  Permanent follow-up by telephone;

Saturday  Attendance in some activities by Equinócio’s staff; Culture and  Guide with itinerary suggestions, monuments and Active Program Patrimony Program commerce to visit during your free time, as well as Transfer Caldas da Rainha - Sintra restaurants; Morning Tour Guide to Quinta da Regaleira  Transfer with an attendant from Caldas da Rainha to Sintra – Free walk through town and lunch Sintra; Visit to Sintra’s Walk in Sintra’s  A guide in Sintra; National Palace mountains Afternoon  Tickets to museums and monuments included in the Trip back to Lisbon by public transportation – Sintra – Cascais – Lisboa selected program; Hotel Check-In  Activities and necessary materials to our activities in Evening Dinner with Fado and Folklore the Active Program (when selected);

 Tickets to necessary public transportation – ScottUrb, Sunday CP, Lisbon Subway and Carris – throughout the whole Culture and Active Program Patrimony Program program; Breakfast –Lunch and Check-Out  Dinner with Fados and Folklore, with an attendant on Mornin Pedestrian Walk with Guide to Baixa de Lisboa, your return trip to the hotel; g Chiado and Bairro Alto  1 night at a 3 star hotel or similar (according to the Free Lunch rooms’ availability for the date of reservation) located Visit to the in the central zone of Lisbon, in a single room, with Jerónimos Afterno breakfast included; Monastery and Bike Tour with Guide on  Insurance against personal accidents. Berardo Collection Museum

PRICE 12 people minimum ESAD.CR SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 LISBOA AND SINTRA € 270,00 per person CULTURE AND PATRIMONY PROGRAM or ACTIVE PROGRAM