Cultural Routes

Municipality of São João da Madeira / Município de São João da Madeira

Cultural Route

• European Route of Industrial Heritage

Country

• Portugal

Member Category

• Local Authority
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Câmara Municipal de São João da Madeira
Avenida da Liberdade
PT-3701-502 São João da Madeira

Tel: +351 256 200 200
Website: www.cm-sjm.pt
Email: geral[at]cm-sjm.pt

Welcome Center do Turismo Industrial - Torre da Oliva
Rua Oliveira Júnior, 591
PT-3700-204 São João da Madeira

Tel: +351 256 200 204
Website: www.turismoindustrial.cm-sjm.pt
Email: turismoindustrial[at]cm-sjm.pt

Museu do Calçado (Shoe Museum)
Rua Oliveira Júnior, 591
PT-3700-204 São João da Madeira

Tel: +351 256 004 006
Website: www.museu-do-calcado.pt
Email: museudocalcado.sjm[at]gmail.com

Museu da Chapelaria (Hat Museum)
Rua Oliveira Júnior, 501
PT-3700-204 São João da Madeira

Tel: +351 256 200 206
Website: www.museudachapelaria.pt
Email: museuchapelaria[at]cm-sjm.pt

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

São João da Madeira (Aveiro)

Site Town/Region

São João da Madeira (Aveiro)

Main GPS Location

40.897389, -8.488667

Site GPS Location

40.904018, -8.495810 / 40.903181, -8.495563

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

Administrative body of the town of São João da Madeira (Aveiro).
São João da Madeira - Turismo Industrial (São João da Madeira - Industrial Tourism) is a industrial tourism project implemented by the Municipality of São João da Madeira aiming to promote and consolidate the town as a tourism destination. The industrial heritage project in São João da Madeira includes a Visitor Center in the the monumental tower of the former sewing machine plant Oliva, a Museum dedicated to shoe production (Museu do Calçado) and hat production (Museu da Chapelaria).
São João da Madeira is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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