‘Sintra is Europe’s most beautiful farewell, when it finally meets the sea’ Vergílio Ferreira When during his visit to Portugal in 1866 Hans Christian Andersen visited Sintra spending there two weeks, he wrote that ‘every foreigner finds in Sintra a piece of his homeland.’ I found Poland here and I feel it more in the autumnRead more about Sintra, Magic and Moonluza[…]

“This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful; in a word, more alive.” Alice Waters We love bringing people together and providing all the conditions and space to feel comfortable and to share experiences, listen, discuss and learn new things.We organize conferences, congresses, seminars, workshopsRead more about Conferences, Seminars and Workshops[…]

‘Everything in Sintra is divine. There is no corner that is not a poem.’ Eça de Queirós Sintra has been our inspiration for many of the projects. This time we would like to invite you for a short guided visit through the Pena Park in Sintra, Portugal. Commenting on its most emblematic and beautiful places.Read more about Moonluza in Pena Park in Sintra[…]

‘Scottish Country Dancing is first of all a social pastime, it requires some use of the brain, it is very good exercise and it is performed to very energising music which is also very beautiful: so it is social, mental, physical and emotional all wrapped up in one! ‘ Muriel Johnstone The ‘December Weekend inRead more about Scottish Country Dancing Weekend in Portugal[…]

‘Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself ‘ Holstee Manifesto We all want to live an extraordinary life and to leave our footprint on the world. We all have beautiful, big dreams, lots to give and to share with the world. But… Most of us get stuck somewhere in mid-life; some vegetate seeing theRead more about Travelling to find ourselves[…]

„It is said that everone finds in Cintra a part of his fatherland.I found Denmark here and I thought too to rediscover many dear places from other fair lands.” Hans Christian Andersen In March 2017 the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen ‘returned” to the beautiful town of Sintra, which he fell in love with onRead more about Andersen in Sintra[…]

Olga Lipadatova is a Certified Supervisor and Teaching Member of the Canadian Association of Sandplay Therapy (CAST), the International Society of Sandplay Therapy (ISST) and also teaches in Russia. Olga holds a Master’s degree in Ancient History from Moscow State University and a Master’s degree in Creative Arts Therapies, Art Therapy, from Concordia University, Montreal,Read more about Storytelling through Sandplay Therapy[…]

December Weekend in Portugal returned to the same tow – Curia – and to the same hotel- Curia Palace Hotel – for its third edition in 2016 and filled the Hotel with music, dance and joy. The third weekend tailor-made for Scottish Country Dancing enthusiasts took place in the heart of Curia, a spa-town onRead more about Scottish Country Dancing in Curia[…]