Exhibition: Geology of Parque Natural Sintra-Cascais

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Schedule[ see detail ]
Quinta do Pisรฃo open fromย 9 amย to 6 pm
Casa da Cal open fromย 10 am to 5 pm
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NameCasa da Cal - Quinta do PisรฃoAddress

Quinta do Pisรฃo
Estrada Nacional 9-1
Alcabideche

ParishAlcabidecheGeolocation38.758501,-9.419383 (open map)
Casa da Cal - Quinta do Pisรฃo (Whitewash House)
Price

Free

Description

Come and discover what is under your feet when you walk through Quinta do Pisรฃo - Nature Park. Did you know that the formation of the Serra de Sintra influenced the various soil layers and consequently the types of vegetation we find along the paths of Quinta do Pisรฃo?ย 

In this exhibition you will be able to know a little more about the geology of the Parque Naturak de Sintra-Cascais and, in particular, of the Quinta do Pisรฃo, Nature Park.
Visit from 1 November to 28 February, at Casa da Cal.

PROGRAMME:

Geology workshop - 9th November

Lectures - 14th December
(free, howeverย previous presence confirmation is mandatory)

10.30 am to 11 am
> "The before, during and after the formation of the Sintra Mountains".
ย ย ย ย Speaker: Dr. Mรกrio Cachรฃo - Prof. Associated with Aggregation of the University of Lisbon, Sciences, Geologyย 

11 am to 11.30 am
> "When the dinosaurs roamed around Sintra and Cascais: the footprints of Praia Grande and Cascais and other traces of these animals in the region of Lisbon".
ย ย ย ย Speaker: Dr. Silvรฉrio Figueiredo - Prof. Assistant of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, President, Founding Partner and researcher of the Portuguese Center for Geo-History and Prehistory.

11.30 am to 12 pm
> "The geological landscapes of the region of Sintra, from Cascais to the Azenhas do Mar".
ย ย ย ย Speaker: Dr. Nuno Pimentel - Prof. Assistant with Aggregation of the University of Lisbon, Sciences, Geology

12 pm to 12.30 pm
Special participation of Prof. Antรณnio Galopim de Carvalho - Portuguese university professor, Bordalo Prize (1994) in Sciences, awarded by the Portuguese State (to be confirmed)

Workshops and other program coming soon.

More information:ย (+ 351) 215 811 750; atividadesnatureza@cascaisambiente.ptย 
Organization:ย Cascais Ambiente, Instituto Politรฉcnico de Tomar, Faculdade de Ciรชncias, Universidade de Lisboa

Palestras -ย 14 de dezembro

(gratuitas, no entanto a marcaรงรฃo de presenรงa รฉ obrigatรณria)

10h30 ร s 11h00
>ย โ€œO antes, o durante e o depois da formaรงรฃo da Serra de Sintraโ€.
ย  ย ย Orador: Dr. Mรกrio Cachรฃo - Prof. Associado com Agregaรงรฃo da Universidade de Lisboa, Ciรชncias, Geologiaย 

11h00 ร s 11h30
> "Quando os dinossauros vagueavam por Sintra e Cascais: as pegadas da Praia Grande e de Cascais e outros vestรญgios destes animais na regiรฃo de Lisboa".
ย  ย ย Orador: Dr. Silvรฉrio Figueiredo - Prof. Adjunto do Instituto Politรฉcnico de Tomar, Presidente, Sรณcio Fundador e investigador do Centro Portuguรชs de Geo-Histรณria e Prรฉ-Histรณria.

11h30 ร s 12h00
> "As paisagens geolรณgicas da regiรฃo de Sintra, de Cascais ร s Azenhas do Mar".
ย  ย  Orador: Dr. Nuno Pimentel - Prof. Auxiliar com Agregaรงรฃo da Universidade de Lisboa, Ciรชncias, Geologia

12h00 ร s 12h30
Participaรงรฃo especial de Prof. Antรณnio Galopim de Carvalho - Professor universitรกrio portuguรชs, Prรฉmio Bordalo (1994) em Ciรชncias, condecorado pelo Estado Portuguรชs (a confirmar)

Workshops e restante programaย em breve

Em breve

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