Portugal
participants
- Teach the international students a bit more about the portuguese culture;
- Show to them some of the most famous places and traditions from Porto.
We took the international students on a nice and relaxing boat trip in the Douro river in a "rebelo" boat trip. During this boat trip it's possible to see the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites on both sides of the river and to get to know the 6 bridges that connect the two cities (Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia). After that, we took the students to a Porto wine tasting!! We visited a wine cellar and learned about Porto wine, how it’s produced and what separates it from regular wines. At the end, we gave them the opportunity to taste a few types of Porto wine!
Both boat trip and wine cellars visit happened as predicted. The staff was very nice and the feedback from the Erasmus was also very nice. They were very interest and surprised about a few of the facts they were told by the staff. At the end of the event, there was a social metting with Porto wine inside the wine cellars which was also a very good point of the event, because it gave the opportunity to the international students to get to know each other and to share their opinions on the wine and other cultural traditions.
