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.

The Team
Who We Are

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
Expert Guide
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)


Joana Palmeirão
Expert Guide
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
Expert Guide
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


Karen Barbosa
Expert Guide
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
