Ponte de Lima is part of the world ranking of localities that hosted the largest number of events approved by the International Congress and Convention Association in the year 2015.
ICCA is a non-profit commercial organization that seeks to create business opportunities while seeking to stimulate and encourage tourism, business and economic activity.
The integration of Ponte de Lima in this set of cities that host more ICCA-approved events is due to an integrated and attractive development strategy, which involves promoting its natural potential in events of an international character.
As Ponte de Lima is a national and international reference in terms of the singularity and quality of its landscape heritage, it is worth remembering the 2015 World Congress of Parks and Intelligent Gardens and the birth of the World Urban Parks, an event that marked the transition of the International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration-IFPRA to a world organization of urban green spaces. With the presence of more than 220 congressmen from 25 countries, the Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway and Finland, and representatives from several other countries, such as Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Ireland and Spain. Reference also to the large number of participants from Asia and the Pacific, with the presence of China, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Middle East with Israel, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, North and South America, with Brazil, Colombia, the United States of America and Canada, with strong African representation, such as Morocco, Guinea Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique.