Partners
Fundação Mata do Bussaco
Fundação Mata do Bussaco’s mission is to preserve its important heritage and develop its different potentialities, with the ultimate aim of preserving its natural and cultural heritage, focus on forestry research, environmental education and promotion of tourism and leisure activities.
Grande Hotel de Luso
Termas de Luso, operated under a concession agreement by Sociedade da Água de Luso and Grande Hotel de Luso, owned by Fundação Bissaya Barreto signed a protocol whereby the Luso Thermal Spa is operated by Grande Hotel de Luso to offer a broader Health and Wellness service range, aligned with the interests of all those who seek the unique destination of Luso - Bussaco.
SPEO
SPEO is a scientific society with an active role in the discussion of policies and actions that may invert growing obesity rates. It acts on a preventive and awareness raising level among the population, as well as on a political level to ensure that appropriate government measures are taken to control this problem.
APN
APN was set up in 1982 with the aim of contributing to the development of Nutrition and Food Sciences; promote, value and dignify the profession; intensify cooperation between nutrition doctors and other medical professionals; enhance professional skills’ diversification and ensure integration of Nutrition Doctors in the definition of nutritional and food policy options.
FPC
Founded in 1979, FPC’s mission is the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, highlighting the benefits of adopting healthy habits as a means of improving the quality of life of the Portuguese population. Its focus areas include vocational training, political power influence, research support, social support and rehabilitation, as well as national and international cooperation.
Câmara Municipal da Mealhada
As a crucial partner of Fundação Luso, the Mealhada Town Council is also a member of its Advisory Board.
Saber Viver
Saber Viver is a magazine which advises readers on what to do to improve their image, health, professional and family life.
Quercus
Is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan association of national scope, formed by citizens with a common interest in Nature and Natural Resource Conservation and Environment Protection in general, based on a sustainable development perspective.
Cais
Fundação Luso partners with Associação CAIS to support various projects including street football, which fosters integration of the homeless and of socially and financially vulnerable individuals.
Promoting integration and inclusion, this project combines sports with a strategy of social intervention in the fight against poverty and exclusion.
Região Turismo do Centro
Fundação Luso is a partner of Turismo Centro de Portugal, a public initiative by an association, with administrative and financial autonomy and its own assets. It is responsible for promoting tourism in the Central Region of Portugal, the largest tourism region with 100 magnificent municipalities, worth visiting for their rich history, legends, customs and traditions.
Museu Militar Bussaco
Museu Militar do Bussaco, created in 1910 and inaugurated on September 10 of that same year by King D. Manuel II, has on display, in its different rooms, the rich legacy of those days, namely military pieces from the beginning of the 19th century, figures in uniforms, scripts and medals, different materials and equipment, uniforms, engravings, miniature evocations and a complete model offered by Água de Luso showing the positions of the forces in combat.
Fundação Bissaya Barreto
Fundação Bissaya Barreto, owner of Grande Hotel de Luso, is a partner in the thermal spa business, according to an agreement signed with Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas.
Luso Thermal Spa and Grande Hotel de Luso, owned by Fundação Bissaya Barreto, signed a protocol whereby the Luso Thermal Spa is operated by Grande Hotel de Luso to offer a broader Health and Wellness service range, aligned with the interests of all those who seek the unique destination of Luso - Bussaco.
Grande Hotel de Luso is a member of the Advisory Board of Fundação Luso.
Junta Freguesia de Luso
The Luso Parish Council is a natural and important partner of Fundação Luso, actively supporting its annual activities in the Community and Environment areas. It is a member of the Advisory Board of Fundação Luso.
Junta Freguesia da Vacariça
The Vacariça Town Council is an important and active partner in the different activities organized by Fundação Luso in the Community. This is where the bottling plants of Água de Luso and Água do Cruzeiro are located.