Every student from CESPU has the opportunity to participate in several sport, cultural and recreational activities annually organized by the Students Associations: sports tournaments, academic parties, the student’s week “Queima das Fitas”, solidarity activities, cultural soirees, book fairs, among others.

We recommend reading the magazine TIME OUT PORTO, where you can find the best information about Porto City activities: culture, music, art, restaurants, shops, night, etc. You can also find information about the cities near Porto.

GANDRA

Gandra belongs to Paredes County, which offers wonderful landscapes as “Senhora do Salto” in “Aguiar de Sousa”. It also has a heritage that deserves your interest and your visit. Especially for leisure, Paredes has appropriate spaces, in which people can enjoy tranquility and combine it, if desirable, with culture activities and sports, including more extreme activities.

V. N. FAMALICÃO

The city of V. N. de Famalicão is privileged by its excellent geographical location, being situated in the center of an intersection of roads, which put it at a distance of 20 minutes from the main urban centers of the North Country: Porto , Braga, Maia, Guimarães, Barcelos, Póvoa do Varzim, Vila do Conde, among others.

SOME PLACES TO VISIT:

GANDRA / PAREDES

Culture House - Casa da Cultura - “Palacete da Granja”
Avenida da República
4580-193 Paredes
www.igogo.pt/palacete-da-granja

Paredes Municipal Library - Biblioteca Municipal de Paredes
Parque José Guilherme
4580-229 Paredes

Pavilion Rota dos Móveis
Alameda de Portugal
4580-574 Lordelo PRD
Tel.: (+351) 224 447 720

Paredes Municipal Swimming Pool
Rua do Campo das Laranjeiras
4580-058 Paredes
Tel.: (+351) 225 788 987

Paredes Sports City
Rua Central do Bairro
4580-591 Mouriz
Tel.: (+351) 225 788 816

Kartódromo (Parque Aventura VS)
Rua S. Silvestre, 760
4585-050 Baltar
Tel.: (+351) 224 119 370 | 80
www.kartodromodebaltar.comm

City Park (Parque da Cidade de Paredes)
Castelões de Cepeda

Santiago Mountain - Serra de Santiago
Louredo

V. N. FAMALICÃO

House of Arts – Casa das Artes
Avenida Dr. Carlos Bacelar, Parque de Sinçães
4760-103 Vila Nova de Famalicão
Tel.: (+351) 252 371 297
www.casadasartes.blogspot.comm

Cupertino de Miranda Foundation – Fundação Cupertino de Miranda
Praça Dona Maria II, 282
4760-111 Vila Nova de Famalicão
Tel.: (+351) 252 301 650
www.fcm.org.pt

Municipal Library Camilo Castelo Branco – Biblioteca Municipal
Avenida Dr. Carlos Bacelar - Ap. 154,
4761-925 Vila Nova de Famalicão
Tel.: (+351) 252 312 699 | Fax: (+351) 252 318 689
www.bibliotecacamilocastelobranco.org

Municipal Swimming Pool – Piscina Municipal
Complexo Desportivo Municipal
Avenida de França – Calendário
4760-282 Vila Nova de Famalicão
Tel.: (+351) 252 315 582

BRAGA

  • Bom Jesus of Braga
  • Braga Cathedral
  • Sameiro Sanctuary
  • Braga Municipal Stadium

GUIMARÃES

Guimarães is the born place of Portugal and Capital of Culture in 2012. Please check it on www.guimaraes2012.pt

Monuments or places to visit in this city:

  • The medieval castle, built on the site of the first fort of the 10th century.
  • Romanesque church, São Miguel do Castelo (close to the castle).
  • Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, founded in the 12th century.
  • Palace of the Dukes of Bragança (first construction by XV century).
  • Medieval part of the city.