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About Us

We are Duska's Travels

We are committed to promoting Portuguese culture and heritage from a sustainable tourism perspective, through practices centered on the discovery of local territories and communities.

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Our activities are primarily focused on the northern and central regions of Portugal, aiming to showcase the vast cultural heritage of these areas, along with the richness and diversity of their gastronomy, and traditional arts and crafts.

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We believe that Cultural Tourism should be transformative for the visitor while simultaneously promoting the local economy.

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To promote knowledge about Portuguese culture and cultural heritage through meticulously curated itineraries, contributing to socially responsible tourism practices that foster the preservation of cultural heritage. We aim to provide high-quality services that enable access to immersive experiences in local history and traditions.

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Our focus is on the values of Authenticity and Excellence, which we apply to the development of our offerings, supported by a team that is experienced, passionate about what they do, and well-educated.

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The Team

Who We Are

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Eduarda Vieira

Founder & General Manager

Ph.D. in Conservation and Restoration of Historical Artistic Heritage from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

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Master's degree in Architectural and Landscape Heritage Restoration from the University of Évora and a Bachelor's degree in History, specializing in Portuguese Archaeology

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Associate Professor at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University

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Mário Pastor

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Ph.D. in Heritage Studies, from the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University (Porto)

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Master's degree in Heritage and Cultural Tourism, from the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho

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Degree in History, variant Archaeology, from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto

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Researcher at the Portuguese Catholic University / CITAR (Centre for Research in Science and Technology of the Arts)

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Joana Palmeirão

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Degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto and Conservation and Restoration of Cultural heritage from the Portuguese Catholic University

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Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Conservation and Restoration from the same university

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Postdoctoral researcher in the project “Holy Bodies | An Atlas of Corpi Santi in Portugal

Nuno Camarneiro

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Graduated in Physics Engineering at the University of Coimbra, worked at CERN and has a PhD in Applied Science for Cultural Heritage from the University of Florence, Italy

 

He was a researcher at the Chemistry Department of the University of Aveiro and is currently a professor at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University

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Karen Barbosa

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PhD in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, from the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University

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Specialization in Conservation and Restoration of Movable Cultural Heritage, from School of Fine Arts of the Minas Gerais Federal University


Researcher at the Portuguese Catholic University / CITAR

 
Coordinator from Conservation and Restauration Department at MASP, Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand with fellowship in LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Margarida Nunes

Expert Guide

Bachelor and Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Biochemistry, respectively, and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Évora

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Currently, Margarida is a researcher at Laboratório HERCULES (University of Évora) and a member of the In2Past Associated Laboratory

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Her work is centred on Heritage Sciences

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Duska's Travels, Lda

Rua de Silva Porto, 343 - 4º Esq.

4250 - 473 PORTO

PORTUGAL

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VAT ID: PT 518 289 060

RNAAT: 1006/2024

Contacts

Phone/Whatsapp: (+351) 968 294 101

Email: info@duskas-travels.com

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