In this story there is Windy, a red-billed jay that «talks like a jay», and a lot (even a lot!) to know, from archaeological sites, paradisiacal beaches, natural landscapes and dinosaur footprints. A new mobile application wants to bring everyone to know the heritage of Vila do Bispo, in a playful way in which you can even collect objects to exchange them for prizes, in the style of the popular Pokemon Go game.
In total, “Bispo Go” offers five thematic routes (Vila do Bispo, Sagres, Castelejo, Megalítica and Boca do Rio), passing through 54 iconic locations in that county of Costa Vicentina.
You can visit the XNUMXth century Fountain of Vila do Bispo, the Fossils of Praia da Mareta, the dinosaur footprints in Salema, the Menhir of Milrei, the Roman Villa of Boca do Rio, the unavoidable Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe or, of course, the emblematic fortress of Sagres.
This is an innovative app that shows the paths to each location on the different routes (whether on foot, by car or by bicycle) and explains the stories of each location. All on a ride from Windy, the tour guide who is a real know-it-all.
“Bispo Go” was launched last Saturday, 18th of May, at the Cultural Center of Vila do Bispo, as part of the International Day of Museums, but the work is much older.
«The idea arose when we identified a gap that existed in our territory: we did not have reception tools to improve the visitation experience and the conditions under which people visited us», began by explaining archaeologist Ricardo Soares, from Câmara vilabispense, to the Sul Informação.
Having identified the flaw, it set out to do something “differentiating”. And so the “Bispo Go” emerged «which combines a digital application with a virtual gameplay experience to create habits and even addiction to the game, but with usefulness».
Is that, at each point, the user will be asked to answer a question. If you answer correctly, you will gain an object related to the territory visited.
Instead of the popular “puppets”, as in Pokemon, here the objects collected are identity marks of the territory, such as barnacles, a stele and even a windmill.
«We tried to go from the exoticism of games to the reality of our territory and then create the addiction to collecting, discovering and collecting stories from the county», explained Ricardo Soares.
And, be careful, whoever collects the objects is eligible to win prizes. «The goals to win each prize are defined, now we are working with the Tourism Office to see what the prizes will be. It can include pens, tickets for an event paid for in the county or even prizes of another order», the archaeologist told our newspaper.
Basically, what this application does can be called “patrimonial and environmental education”, aimed at both residents and tourists. «We are in the Algarve and we must always think about it, about tourism», said Ricardo Soares.
For these (and for all) there are, when you start using the application, a series of recommendations, even from an environmental point of view (how to not throw garbage on the floor), on how each person should behave in the places they visit.
Thus, getting to know the «landscape museum that is the municipality of Vila do Bispo» is now more fun and just a click away.
In the presentation of the app, Rute Silva, vice-president of the Vila do Bispo Chamber, said that this was “an important day for the council” for being an “innovative application, which shows the best we have”.
The "Bishop Go" is available at Play Store (Google) e AppStore (Apple) and, once downloaded, it can work offline, only needing a GPS connection.
Originally conceived by the Municipality of Vila do Bispo and developed by byAR, with the co-financing of the CRESC Algarve 2020 Operational Programme, this app has the contents in Portuguese and English.
Proposed Routes:
Vila do Bispo Route
Sagres Route
Castelejo Route
Megalithic Route
Mouth of the River Route
Points of interest on each route:
Vila do Bispo (Tanegashima Square)
Pedralva Village (Center)
Raposeira Village (Church of Our Lady of Encarnação)
Village of Hortas de Tabual (Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima)
Vila de Sagres (Statue of Infante Dom Henrique)
Village of Budens (Church of São Sebastião)
Figueira Village (Downtown)
Salema Village (Largo da Praia)
Village of Vale de Boi (São Lourenço Chapel)
Burgau Village (Downtown)
Village of Barão de São Miguel (Igreja de São Miguel)
Fossils from Praia da Mareta (Sagres)
Ponta do Telheiro Geomonument (Sagres)
Dinosaur Footprints from Salema Beach (Budens)
Castelejo Environmental Trail (Vila do Bispo)
Meeting the Flora of Sagres (Via Algarviana)
Boca do Rio Biodiversity Station (Tagis)
Paul from Boca do Rio (Budens)
Paul da Lonteira – Boca do Rio (Budens)
Roman Ovens at Martinhal (Sagres)
Menhir of Milrei (Fox)
Standard Menhir (Fox)
Menhir Pedra Slippery 1 (Vila do Bispo)
Menhir of Pedra Escorregadia 2 (Vila do Bispo)
Neolithic settlement and group of standing stones at Monte dos Amantes (Vila do Bispo)
Menhir from Cerro do Camacho 1 (Vila do Bispo)
Menhir from Cerro do Camacho 2 (Vila do Bispo)
Collective Grave of the Copper Age (Vila do Bispo)
Cape St. Vincent (Sagres)
Holy Valley (Sagres)
House Surviving the 1755 Earthquake (Vila do Bispo)
Roman villa and Boca do Rio tuna fishing frame (Budens)
Port of Baleeira (Sagres)
Nineteenth-century Fountain (Vila do Bispo)
Mãe d'Água (Vila do Bispo)
Windmill (Budens)
Millennial Source (Budens)
Lime Ovens (Baron de São Miguel)
Church of Our Lady of Conception (Vila do Bispo)
Hermitage of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Raposeira)
Hermitage of Santo António (Budens)
Fortress of Sagres (Sagres)
Fort of Santo António do Beliche (Sagres)
Ruins of the Fort of N. Sr.ª da Guia (Sagres)
Ruins of the Zavial Battery (Raposeira)
Ruins of the Fort of Vera Cruz da Figueira (Budens)
Ruins of the Fort of São Luís de Almádena (Budens)
Ruins of the Battery of Burgau (Budens)
Grota Viewpoint – Torre de Aspa (Vila do Bispo)
Castelejo Viewpoint (Vila do Bispo)
Ponta da Atalaia Viewpoint (Sagres)
Mareta Viewpoint (Sagres)
History Barn – Vila do Bispo Museum
Vila do Bispo Interpretation Center
Cordoama beach
Praia do Castelejo
Ponta Ruiva Beach
Telheiro beach
Beliche beach
Tonel Beach
Mareta beach
Baleeira beach
Martinhal Beach
Barranco beach
Ingrina beach
Zavial Beach
Furnas Beach
Figueira Beach
Salema beach
Boca do Rio beach
Cabanas Velhas Beach
Burgau beach
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