Venue
The PAEE'2016 will take place in the Vila Flor Cultural Centre. The Vila Flor Palace is an 18th century building housing the exhibition areas and meeting rooms.
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The Vila Flor Cultural Centre is located in the city of Guimarães. Its location – just steps away from the historical city centre and several main hotels – its access by all major roadways, and the ample size and beautiful architectural setting and design of the buildings all come together as attractive features that make the Vila Flor Cultural Centre a unique facility for a wide variety of events.
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Guimarães is a
Portuguese city situated in the District of
Braga, in the Norte region and the subregion
of Ave (one of the most industrialized
subregions in the country). Its population
of 52,182 inhabitants takes up an urban area
of 23.5 km², with 20 parishes and a
population density of 2,223.9
inhabitants/km². It is the seat of a
municipality with an area of 242.85 km² and
162,572 inhabitants (2006). It is divided
into 69 parishes with the majority of the
population living in the city and on its
outskirts. Guimarães borders on the
municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso in the
north, Fafe in the east, Felgueiras, Vizela
and Santo Tirso in the south, Vila Nova de
Famalicão in the west and Braga in the
northwest.
Guimarães, initially known as
Vimaranes, is a historical city, which
played the leading role in the foundation of
Portugal and which has now existed for over
a millennium. Guimarães is one of the most
important cities in the country. With its
historical centre being considered World
Cultural Heritage, it is one of the largest
tourist centres of the region. Its streets
and monuments bring history back to life and
enrapture its visitors.
The Guimarães of
today knows best how to reconcile history
and the maintenance of heritage with the
dynamism and entrepreneurship that
characterise modern cities.
Guimarães is
often called the "Cradle of Portugal," owing
to the fact that the administrative centre
of Condado Portucalense (the Portuguese
County) was established there by King
Henrique and that his son, King Afonso
Henriques, might have been born in that very
city, and finally, owing to the historical
importance that the battle of São Mamede,
fought on the outskirts of the city on June
24 1128, had in the creation of Portuguese
nationality. Nevertheless, that same centre
had to be moved to Coimbra in 1129, because
of the Reconquista (Reconquest) and the need
to protect southern territories.
The
"Vimaranenses" (the inhabitants of
Vimaranes) are proudly called
"Conquistadores" ("Conquerors"), as a
memento of the historical legacy of the
conquest that began precisely in Guimarães.
(source:
http://www.uminho.pt/en/live/guimaraes-guide)
Rent a regular/electrical bike - special rates for PAEE/ALE'2016 participants
We are looking forward to welcome you in Guimarães in July 2016!