Social Program 2024

The Welcome Reception will take place at the Garden of the University of Minho.
Please don’t forget to bring your name badge.

The bus will depart from the Main Entrance of the University of Minho at 13:30. Please be there 10 minutes prior to departure and do not forget to bring your name badge. The use of comfortable shoes is recommended.

The symposium tour will begin at Citânia de Briteiros, which is one of the most significant protohistoric settlements of the Iberian Peninsula, both in terms of its size and the monumentality of its walls, urbanism and architecture.

From this point, the tour will continue to the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga, considered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Afterwards, some time will be given to explore the Braga city center, where Arco da Porta Nova, Sé de Braga or Jardins de Santa Bárbara can be visited.

The Symposium Banquet will take place at Quinta del Rei. Located in the heart of the green Minho region, in the municipality of Vizela, close to Guimarães. Quinta del Rei is the place where King Sancho II, great-grandson of King Afonso Henriques, spent his childhood.