Voices of Empowerment: A Feminist Literary Tour Through Matosinhos, Exploring Florbela Espanca’s Poetry

This paper aims to develop a literary tour in Matosinhos focused on exploring the poetry of Florbela Espanca and her contributions to feminism. The objective is to create a tailored experience that offers visitors an immersive journey into Espanca’s world, highlighting her literary works and feminist ideals.To achieve this objective, the methodology employed includes a literature review to understand Espanca’s poetry and its feminist undertones, interviews with local experts and scholars familiar with Espanca’s life and work, and fieldwork to explore the cultural and historical and geographical context of Matosinhos.This paper stems from the project undertaken as a part of ISCAP Master’s program in Intercultural Studies for Business at Porto Polytechnic, responding to contemporary trends in tourism that prioritize authentic and personalized experiences over mass tourism. By combining creativity with a niche market approach, the project aims to demonstrate the viability and significance of literary tourism, particularly in celebrating the often overlooked contributions of women writers like Florbela Espanca. Through “FEMME: Exploring Florbela’s Matosinhos: a literary tour where poetry and feminism converge,” the project underscores the importance of crafting meaningful and inclusive experiences that resonate with travellers seeking intellectual and emotional engagement.