Lisboa River Cruise

Depart from Largo da Graça by coach for a short trip to Cais Sodré, where the ship "Trafaria Beach" will host all participants. Experience an hour boat ride on the calm waters of the Tagus river, enjoying a view over the coastal monuments. Joana Vasconcelos (well known Portuguese artist) changed a disabled  typical cacilheiro into a floating pavilion and work-of-art.
On the outside of the ship, from prow to stern, she applied a large-scale panel of azulejos (tin-glazed, blue and white, hand-painted ceramic tiles) that reproduces a contemporary view of Lisbon's skyline, from the Bugio Tower to the Vasco da Gama Tower. The work takes its inspiration from another large-scale panel of azulejos, the Great Panorama of Lisbon, which depicts the city before the legendary earthquake of 1755 and is a quintessential expression of the baroque-style golden age of azulejo production in Portugal.

Schedule

17:50h - Embark boat at the Cais do Sodré Pier

18:00h - Departure

19:00 - Disembark boat at the Cais do Sodré Pier

For more information please contact the Symposium Secretariat:

E-mail: symposium2014@leading.pt

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