1. EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Kick-off Meeting – Bilbao, 2 and 3 April 2012 HISTCAPE

2. 2 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Partner 3 – Northern Cultural Regional Direction (Portugal)

3. 3 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Northern Portugal

4. 4 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Northern Portugal World Heritage

5. 5 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Northern Portugal

6. 6 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Space and population of Northern Portugal population (2009)3.700.000 highest peakMarão (1.415 m) coast line144 km area distributionNorthernPortugal area in km² 21.278 92.090 inhabitants per km ² 176 115,3 area shares NorthernPortugal forest 32,0 38,0 agriculture 29,2 33,0 permanent settlement 6,1 4,7

7. 7 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Cultural Heritage in North of Portugal Northern Cultural Regional Direction is the central entity of the Portuguese State responsible for safeguarding, conservation and management of the built heritage of Northern Portugal. It has under its direct management a total of 53 sites and monuments, State property, allocated to them. Interventions recovery of monuments and sites are financed through national funds and EU funds with special emphasis on conservation and restoration actions, but also include interventions to disseminate and promote, in the sense of the qualified offer to the public and the provision of Historical Heritage as a resource for regional development.

8. 8 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Northern Cultural Regional Direction (Portugal) Sustainable development of communities through the Historical Heritage Office in Oporto and Vila Real Regional contact points on monuments 120 employees

9. 9 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Field of Activity: Managing cultural heritage in Northern Portugal Identify, safeguard and preserve Cultural Heritage Conserve and restore Historical Monuments Advancing and supporting the initiatives of local and regional culture Managing monuments and sites and ensuring conditions for enjoyment by the public

10. 10 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Northern Cultural Regional Direction (Portugal) Monuments open to the public allocated to Northern DRC

11. 11 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Citânia de Santa Luzia Viana do Castelo Santuário de Panóias Vila Real Castelo Velho V.N. de Foz Côa Archaelogical sites

12. 12 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Castelo de Algoso Vimioso Castelo de Mogadouro Mogadouro Vila amuralhada de Ansiães Carrazeda de Ansiães Castles

13. 13 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Igreja Matriz Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta Igreja Matriz Torre de Moncorvo Sé Catedral Miranda do Douro Churches

14. 14 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Castelo Melhor Vila Nova de Foz Côa Drave Arouca Provesende Sabrosa Rural settlements

15. 15 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE 3. Questions to be answered in the KOM

16. 16 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Questions to be answered:

17. 17 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Thanks for your attention