The thousands of pilgrims that Cascais will welcome during the World Youth Day have a safe haven: the Estoril Congress Center works as a Welcome Center and since this morning, it has been welcoming the 'new people of Cascais'.
The Estoril Congress Center serves as the reception point for the thousands of pilgrims who will pass through Cascais this week. You can access the ground floor of the building through two independent doors: a central one to deal with logistical issues - the Welcome Center - and another, on the side of the building, with exclusive access to pilgrims who need health care. A medical team, nurses and professionals from the area work at this health post, which the municipality mobilized so as not to overload the National Health Service.
At the Welcome Center, pilgrims will be able to pick up their Kits and will be accompanied by teams from WYD, Cascais Parishes and the Spanish Episcopal Conference, the latter supporting the 35,000 pilgrims coming from Spain.
On the 1st floor there is the staff cafeteria, the offices of the various divisions of Cascais City Council that provide support: Communication, Public Relations, Sports, Education, Maintenance and Logistic Services, a Reservation room and a meeting room for carrying out the briefings.
The objective of this concentration of means and services at the Estoril Congress Center is to enhance the coordination of all areas that will contribute to the organization of the Journey. The registered pilgrim has the right to accommodation and food provided by WYD and always has someone who will indicate the place of reception, be it a space organized by the parishes, a school or a sports hall, these being the responsibility of the City Council.
The pilgrims coming from Spain (it is estimated that there are around 35 thousand) will be organized by the Spanish Episcopal Conference, which also works at the Estoril Congress Centre. The entire reception program for this group will take place at the Casino Gardens. An hour later would follow the Breafing with the various teams from the Chamber that work in the Estoril Congress Center and that will function, during the Journey, as a Welcome Center of Cascais.
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