Social Program
THE CITY OF BRAGANÇA
The conference will be held in Bragança, Portugal. This is a small city of 23500 inhabitants, officially established in 1187. It is located inNortheastern Portugal in a natural and historically rich environment. Food, mostly regional and national, is famous by its taste, simplicity and the quality of its ingredients, and can be found in the many restaurants in and out of town. Bragança also offers many opportunities for recreation in nature, arts, history, and sports.
TERRAS DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES (Behind mountain lands)
The region is rich in landscape and aquatic ecosystems of interest for the meeting providing unique opportunities for field trips, namely the Tua and Sabor rivers, where can be found different autochthonous mussel populations (e.g., Margaritifera margaritifera Anodonta anatina, Potomida littoralis and Unio Delphinus). The region include the Douro River Valley (Port wine country and UNESCO World Heritage Site), the "Parque Natural de Montesinho", the "Parque Natural do Douro Internacional" and the “Reserva Transfronteiriça da Meseta Ibérica”.
Visit 1: Montesinho Natural Park
Culture & Nature: Vinhais (identities & traditions) Tuela and Rabaçal Rivers (M. margaritifera)
Note: Bus will leave from the main gate of the IPB Campus at 7:00 on Friday, September 10, and will return at 19:00. Previous registration is required.
Visit 2: Douro International Natural Park
Culture & Nature: Miranda do Douro (identities & traditions) & Douro and Sabor Rivers (Unionidae)
Note: Bus will leave from the main gate of the IPB Campus at 7:00 on Friday, September 10, and will return at 19:00. Previous registration is required.