Gorreana Tea Factory is the oldest and, currently, the only tea plantation in Europe. Internationally recognized as a “world class” tea, Gorreana is, since 1883, a family business that started with Ermelinda Gago da Câmara and her son José Honorato.…
Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), located in Bygdøy peninsula, in Oslo, is the largest museum of cultural history in Norway. With collections from around the country, the museum shows how Norwegian people lived from 1500 to the present…
“Vikingskipshuset” (Viking Ship Museum) is located in Bygdøy peninsula, in Oslo, Norway. The museum displays the worlds’ two best preserved wooden Viking ships History In 1913, Gabriel Gustafson, the archaeologist responsible for the excavation and conservation of the Oseberg ship,…
The Natural History Museum was established in 1881 in South Kensington, London. The museum is home to more than 80 million specimens spanning billions of years. These items are grouped in five main collections: paleontology, botany, zoology, entomology and mineralogy.…
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organization with branches at five locations in England. Founded in 1917, the Imperial War Museum was aimed to record the civil and military toil and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire…
The British Museum, located in London, is a museum dedicated to human history, culture and art. Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. Nowadays, the collection of the British Museum comprises over…
The Museum of London documents the history of London and its people, from prehistoric to modern times. It holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe. This museum is the amalgamation of two former museums: the Guildhall Museum, founded in 1826,…
We arrived in Soure in the morning of 31th August 2014 to participate in an activity integrated in the program “Ciência Viva no Verão” (Summer Living Science). This activity, organized by the “Rede de Castelos e Muralhas do Mondego” (Castles…
We had been around the castle of Santa Maria da Feira for a few times before, such as for the occasion of the Medieval Fair. However, it was just on 17th August 2014 that we went inside this beautiful castle.…
On 2nd August 2014, JB, my brother, his girlfriend and I joined JB’s family members in Pombal (Portugal) to attend an activity integrated in the program “Ciência Viva no Verão” (Summer Living Science). This activity, organized by the “Rede de…