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  OPTIONAL TOURS
  (Please use this Travel Agency Hotel / Tour REGISTRATION FORM , to choose and book the desired tours.)



  ACCOMPANYING PERSON PROGRAMME


  23 rd May 2006 PANORAMIC PORTO - Half Day

  09.00 - Departure from the Hotel for a Panoramic City Tour of Porto . This Tour will give you a general idea of the city, of its historical and   modern quarters and its cultural and social aspects. It will pass through the most important monuments of the city such as the Crystal Palace   Tower of Clérigos , Stock Exchange Palace and S. Francis Church. The Tour will stop in the Ribeira Quarter, the centre of "Porto World   Heritage" where one will have the possibility of strolling around. Return to the hotel, passing by the Douro River bank going to Avenida do   Brasil, Castelo do Queijo - the 17th. Century Fortress S. Francisco Xavier and the modern area of the town - Boavista Avenue . 13h00 - End   of our services.

  Price per person, for a minimum of 20 participants: € 26, 00

  Price includes:
  Transport by Deluxe Air Conditioning Motorcoach
  Assistance of an Official Guide




  25 th May 2006 VISIT TO "CASA DE SERRALVES" ( Modern Art Museum ) - Half Day

  09.00 - Departure from the Hotel following fgthrough the Douro River side, the Passeio Alegre Garden and S.João da Foz Castle.Stop for a   short panoramic view. Continuing to Serralves Foundation - a cultural Institution of European ambit. It stays in a property of rare beauty -   Parque de Serralves - where we may admire the "Casa de Serralves" - a 1930 building and the Serralves Museum of Contemporany Art. This   foundation has many services destined to the public. Among them, a Bookshop specialized in art and a store in the Contemporaneous Art   Museum . In its interior, we can find a restaurant with a terrace having a view over the Parque of Serralves and a Library. Return to the Hotel   passing by the Boavista Avenue . 13h00 - End of our services.

  Price per person for a minimum of 20 participants: €32, 00

  Price includes:
  Transport by Deluxe Air Conditioning Motorcoach
  Assistance of an Official Guide
  Entrance in Casa de Serralves





  POST CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES


  26th May 2006 VISIT TO THE CITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - Full day

  08.30 - Departure from the Hotel for a full day visit to the region of Galiza, Santiago de Compostela - the spiritual and political capital of   this province. On the north spur of the harbour, Santiago de Compostela has been a centre of pilgrimage since the early middle ages and is   a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The focal point for all visits is the Gothic Cathedral completed in 1188. Apart from the revered image of St   James, it boasts a magnificent portico and crypt. Time free to see Santiago , for private devotions and to attend mass. Lanche on a local   Restaurant. On the afternoon return to Porto passing through the cost and visiting Caminha-Viana do Castelo and Póvoa do Varzim.

  Price per person, valid for a minimum of 20 participants: EUR 90,00

  Price Includes:
  Transport by Deluxe Air Conditioning Motorcoach
  Assistance of an Official Guide



  27th May DOURO RIVER CRUISE - Full day

  09.00 Boarding the ship on Vila Nova de Gaia Quay
  09.30 Ship sets sail to Régua
  09.45 Breakfast served on board
  10.30 Arrival at Crestuma / Lever Dam, Floodgate (14 meters difference in level)
  11.30 Aperitifs served on board
  12.00 Lunch served on board
  13.30 Arrival at Carrapatelo Dam, floodgate (35 meters diffenre in level)
  16.00 Arrival at a Régua Quay, visit wine tasting on a local winery
  20.10 Arrival at Porto by train*

  Price per person, valid for a minimum of 20 participants: EUR 83, 00

  * Note: Should the train company, for any reason, fail to provide transportation for our clients, they assure the transfer by bus.