Culture:
Portugal has developed a specific culture while being influenced by various civilizations that have crossed the Mediterranean and the European continent, or were introduced when it played an active role during the Age of Discovery. In the 1990s and 2000s (decade), Portugal modernized its public cultural facilities, in addition to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established in 1956 in Lisbon. These include the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon, Serralves Foundation and the Casa da Música, both in Porto, as well as new public cultural facilities like municipal libraries and concert halls that were built or renovated in many municipalities across the country. Portugal is home to fifteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ranking it 8th in Europe and 17th in the world.
Portugal is famous for wine and olive oil.
Portuguese wine is the result of traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations, such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans. Portugal started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire.
Portugal has a big variety of local kinds, producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality.
Participant School:
Agrupamento de Escolas À Beira Douro
Agrupamento de Escolas A Beira Douro is located in Gondomar (Portugal) at about 20 km away from the city of Porto.
The primary and secondary school of Beira Douro Madas is the educational institution that services the four administrative divisions of Gondomar: Monede, Melres, Foz do Sousa and Covelo.
The Agrupamento also has seven nursery schools: Ji de Branzelo, Ji de Chaes, Ji de Cimo de Vila, Ji da Lixa, Ji de Medas, Ji de Vila Cova and Ji de Zebreiros.
The schools belonging to the first cycle of studies are: Eb de Branzelo, Eb de Carvalhos, Eb de Chaes, Eb de Cimo de Vila, Eb da Lixa, Eb de Moreira and Eb de Zebreiros.