Generic characterization of objectives and participants in the
project Douro/Duero Virtual
The inventorying of the historical and cultural heritage of Douro Valley, now
initiated with the Project for the Architectonic and Documental Inventorying of
the Province of Zamora and District of Bragança, named Douro/Duero Virtual,
was led by CEPESE – Centro de Estudos da População, Economia e
Sociedade, in cooperation with the Associação de Municípios da Terra Fria do
Nordeste Trasmontano (Association of Municipalities from Northeast Trás-osMontes), representing the district of Bragança and the Diputación Provincial de
Zamora, representing the province of Zamora.
The project Douro/Duero Virtual, a virtual centre for the historical and cultural
heritage of Douro Valley involves both countries and it is financed by
INTERREG III-A Cooperation Portugal-Spain, subprogram Castile Leon/North
of Portugal, axis 2, measure 2.2.
This program promotes the sustainable development of limitrophe regions and
it’s under the responsibility of the European Regional Development Fund, the
Direcção Geral de Desenvolvimento Regional (Portuguese Department for
Regional Development) and the Dirección General de Fondos Comunitarios y
Financiación Territorial (Spanish department responsible for EU funds and
territorial financing).
The current project intended to lend a contribution for the knowledge and
divulging of the valuable historical and monumental heritage from the regions of
Bragança and Zamora, corroborated by the singular artistic and cultural value of
cities such as Zamora, Miranda do Douro, Puebla de Sanabria and Toro,
among others.
The portal, composed of a set of architectonic monuments and documental
funds with a relevant heritage value, presents the possibility for a basic or
advanced search, as well as suggesting a group of virtual thematic routes
accessible at the address www.dourovirtual.com.
Individuals responsible for the institutions participating in the Project
Douro/Duero Virtual:
CEPESE – Centro de Estudos da População, Economia e Sociedade
Rua do Campo Alegre, 1082
4169-004 Porto
E-mail: [email protected]
Fernando de Sousa – President of CEPESE
Associação de Municípios da Terra Fria do Nordeste Transmontano
Rua Visconde da Bouça, Edifício GAT
5300 Bragança
E-mail: [email protected]
José Carlos Taveira – President of A.M.T.F.N.T.
Diputación Provincial de Zamora
Plaza do Viriato s/n
49071 Zamora
[email protected]
Fernando Martínez Maillo – President of D.P.Z.
Team responsible for the conception and elaboration of the portal
Douro/Duero Virtual:
General coordination
Fernando de Sousa. President of Centro de Estudos da População, Economia
e Sociedade
E-mail: [email protected]
Juan Andrés Blanco Rodríguez. Director of Zamora’s Centre from the
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
E-mail: [email protected]
Paula Barros. CEPESE assistant
E-mail: [email protected]
Spanish Team
Architectonic heritage
Hortensia Larrén. Archeologist at the Junta de Castilla y León
E-mail: [email protected]
Luis Pichel. Architect at the Junta de Castilla y León
E-mail: [email protected]
Documental heritage
Florián Ferrero. Director of Zamora’s Provincial Records
Pedro García Álvarez. Archivist at the Diputación Provincial de Zamora
José Navarro Talegón. Commissioner for Culture at the Junta de Castilla y
León
Concha González Díaz de Garayo. Director of Zamora’s Public Library
E-mail: [email protected]
Portuguese Team
Architectonic heritage
Luís Alexandre Rodrigues. Professor. Doctorate in History of Art
E-mail: [email protected]
Francisco Vieira. Librarian. Candidate for a doctor’s degree in Modern and
Contemporary History
E-mail: [email protected]
Documental heritage
Ana Afonso. Director of the District Records of Bragança
E-mail: [email protected]
Joana Dias. Archivist. Candidate for a doctor’s degree in Modern and
Contemporary History
E-mail: [email protected]
Computer technician responsible for the construction and maintenance of
the portal Douro/Duero Virtual
Paulo Lima
E-mail: [email protected]