Since 2015, the ADC President, Dr. Maria Fernanda Quadros, and historian Nunziatella Alessandrini (CHAM – Universidade Nova de Lisboa) have been building a path to celebrate the historical and cultural heritage of Carvalhal, which began with the 2015 and 2018 colloquia.
Over the past years, ADC has promoted a range of cultural and scientific initiatives dedicated to the history and heritage of Carvalhal, with a focus on the Italian presence in the area since the 15th century. Below are the main activities carried out and planned.
Colloquia “Italian Memories in Carvalhal”
27 June 2015 — 1st edition, Quinta dos Loridos
- Nunziatella Alessandrini — Quinta dos Loridos, between Carvalhal and Cremona
- Nuno Sanches de Baena Ennes — The Sanches de Baena and the forgotten Loridos
- Arnaldo Pereira — An Italian family in the Oeste: the Lafetat at the Tower of Carvalhal
- Susana Mateus — The Affaitati and the Mendes Benveniste: intertwined memories and lives
- Rui Mendes — The Affaitati/Lafetá in the Lisbon region: history and heritage
- Luísa Colen — The Countess of Pontével, descendant of the Lafetá
22 September 2018 — 2nd edition, Quinta dos Loridos
- Nunziatella Alessandrini — The Affaitati of Cremona and Quinta dos Loridos
- Rui Mendes — The Carvalhal parish in the 18th century: unpublished notes from a 1719 visitation
- Miguel Portela — The importance of the Gambinos in 18th-century Carvalhal
- Nuno Sanches de Baena — The Sanches de Baena on the Way of St James
- Catarina Valença — Tourist appeal of peripheral territories based on heritage resources
- Cristina Brito — Of holloways, paths and waterlines: interpreting the historic landscape of a village
- Paolo Silvi — Reusing historic railway lines for territorial development: an Italian model
- Rosa Gomes — An approach to the work of António Montez, journalist, writer and railwayman, born in the Oeste
Estórias no Carvalhal (Carvalhal Stories) — 1st Edition (May–September 2025)
A series of sessions held at Quinta dos Loridos and Quinta da Granja, with an opening presentation by ADC’s President, Maria Fernanda Quadros, and researcher Nunziatella Alessandrini (CHAM — Centre for the Humanities, NOVA FCSH).
- 24 May, Quinta dos Loridos — Paulo Almeida Fernandes and Pedro Flor
- 5 July, Quinta dos Loridos — Giovan Francesco Affaitati and his time: history and society, with Doris Santos, Carla Alferes Pinto and Guida da Silva Cândido
- 20 September, Quinta dos Loridos — Illustrious estates and families in Carvalhal, with Nunziatella Alessandrini, Elisa Chittó, Filipa Avellar and Rui Mesquita Mendes
- 18 October 2025, Quinta da Granja — Filipe Themudo Barata and António Carapuço, on falconry and hunting
Estórias no Carvalhal — 2nd Edition (May–September 2026): “Outside Views, Territory Within (16th–18th centuries)”
- 23 May — Paulo Lopes; presentation of the book Cartas de Portugal e Espanha de Filippo Sassetti, by Nunziatella Alessandrini and Rui Loureiro
- 11 July — Nunziatella Alessandrini, Susana Flor
- 26 September — Filipa Avellar, João Figueroa-Rego
- 21 March 2026, Teatro Eduardo Brazão (Bombarral) — presentation of the volume Património Italiano em Portugal
- 30 May 2026, Teatro Eduardo Brazão — Portuguese-Italian conference with Filipa Avellar
LVT+Cultura Project
Under way until November 2026: Ruas com Sotaque (“Streets with an Accent”) — a collaborative, digital trail of the Italian presence in the municipality of Bombarral (16th–20th centuries).