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The Municipality of Vila Verde submitted an application aiming for its recognition as a certified Nautical Station. This quality seal will be awarded by Fórum Oceano – Association for the Sea Economy.
The Nautical Station is established as a platform for interaction with the objective of promoting nautical tourism offerings, through the valorization of existing nautical resources in the territory, based on a cooperative relationship between the Municipality and tourism companies, the public and private sectors, and local communities and visitors.
The Nautical Station aims to bring together a group of local and regional actors connected to the territory, involving regional and local tourism entities, associations, clubs, school groups, tour operators, lodging and catering establishments, among others, duly organized in a network under protocols and following an activity program validated by all.
Through this recognition, the Municipality of Vila Verde seeks to continue the work it has been developing to enhance a set of water-related resources (rivers, streams and their banks, river beaches, leisure areas) and the surrounding landscape. This effort has been reinforced through significant investment in the construction and requalification of various supporting infrastructures and facilities.
The Municipality of Vila Verde assumes the role of coordinating entity of the Nautical Station, understanding that this project is part of the strategy to promote the tourism sector and to position Vila Verde as a territory strongly connected to rivers and with a tradition in nautical activities, particularly Canoeing, promoted by the Prado Nautical Club, in its educational, recreational, and competitive aspects.

Câmara Municipal de Vila Verde; Aliança Artesanal, Cooperativa de Interesse Público de Responsabilidade, Lda; ATAHCA, Associação de Desenvolvimento das Terras Altas do Homem Cávado e Ave; AMIBA, Associação dos Criadores de Bovinos de Raça Barrosã; Associação Empresarial do Vale do Homem; Associação Cultural e Musical de Vila Verde; Clube Náutico de Prado; Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem; Escola Profissional Amar Terra Verde; Agrupamento de Escolas de Prado; Agrupamento de Escolas de Vila Verde; Escola Secundária de Vila Verde; – Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude, Direção Regional do Norte; Entidade Regional de Turismo Porto e Norte de Portugal; Comunidade Intermunicipal do Vale do Cávado; Associação Comercial de Braga; Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros de Vila Verde; FermentUM, Engenharia das Fermentações Lda (Cerveja Letra); Chocolate com Pimenta; Torre de Gomariz Wine &SPA Hotel; Hotel de Charme, Casa Fundevila; Residencial Bom Sucesso, Lda; Quinta Dom José- Agroturismo; Quinta da Resela, Lda; Restaurante Torres, Lda; Churrasqueira Barros, Churrascaria Armando Barros Unipessoal, Lda; Manjar do Mar, Cervejaria Restaurante Manjar do Mar, Lda; Almeida Parente Oliveira e Gramaxo, Lda-Espaço Livre
Nota: A adesão a este rede de parceiros é contínua,sendo possível a integração de novas entidades a qualquer momento
