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The Industrial Tourism project in Sines takes place in a context of collaborative culture, networking, complementarity between sectors of activity and between skills, reciprocal appreciation of the organizations involved, with the ultimate goal of sustainable development of the territory.
With several partners involved (CM Sines, Galp, Porto de Sines, EDP, Doca Pesca, REN, IP Beja, SMEs, among others), this project aims at the interaction between industry, culture, tourism and the territory, contributing to sustainable development, namely tourism, to the promotion of the quality of life of the population and to the affirmation of a tourist destination of excellence.
It emerged as a result of another project called “Aportar Sines”, led by the Sines City Council, which was created in parallel with research carried out as part of a doctoral thesis, and which aims to create and train a network of partners for the tourist production of industrial resources and simultaneously develop a platform that makes available the heritage related to the industrialization process in Sines, allowing virtual visits and booking of visits.