Sarah Trading Erasmus is a local business in Seia that collects used clothing, shoes, and toys to promote recycling and reduce waste, creating jobs and impacting the economy. The Toy Museum in Seia, established in 2002, showcases a collection of over 8,000 toys, celebrating childhood through various themed sections and temporary exhibitions. Additionally, Quinta D. Maria produces traditional cheese, while the Ara shoe factory has been a key player in local industry for six decades, showcasing technologically advanced manufacturing.

1. SARAH TRADING
ERASMUS +
TOUR AROUND
SEIA Local Business Companies
It is an industry located
next to Seia, built in
2006. It collects used clothing,
shoes and toys. The purpose of
this is to reduce the waste and
recycle. The project has already
been awarded at national level.
This company promotes
employment (generates direct
and indirect different jobs) and
has some impact in Portuguese
economy . Sarah Trading plays
a very important social and
environmental role. In addition
to the collection, sorting and
reusing materials, the company
also redistributes some materials
to the poorest people in the
world.
The toy museum
in Seia, located in
the centre of Seia, opened in
2002. The toy museum celebra-
tes toys from the past and pre-
sent, it has a collection of over
8000 toys from Portugal and
also from all over the world.
The museum is divided into
several sections: Knowing the
world by playing; Childhood
memories; Playing is dreaming;
and Portugal-decades of play.
Temporary exhibitions are sche-
duled throughout the year. It is a
journey through the fascinating
world of Toys!
TOY MUSEUM

2. QUINTA DE SAESTUESDAY
QUINTA D. MARIA
It is a lady’s farm located in
Seia. It produces different
types of traditional cheese
and products of our region.
For a long time, handmade
cheese production was the
predominant economic activ-
ity in the Serra da Estrela.
Today, with the industrializa-
tion, production of the cheese
is made in large quantities
and the experience and
knowledge of making cheese
is only in the oldest people’s
hand.
For six decades ARA
has been renowned for a wide
variety of shoe fashions of the
highest quality, combining at-
tractive design with perfect fit.
This shoe factory employs many
people and it´s important for the
development of the city. Seia
became one of the most techno-
logically advanced production
unities of the group.
Saes Farm has more
ancient origins, the earliest refe-
rences date back to 1258. The
presence of viticulture and far-
ming is also very old: 1527
records show that Saes paid a
fee of 80 wine barrels to the
King every year.
The vineyards are between 3
and 65 years old, are located at
an average altitude of 550 m.
The total area is 60 hectares,
which are planted on granite
base soil with rows of sand and
clay and the typical varieties of
the region are: Encruzado, Cer-
cial, Touriga Nacional, Tinta
Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro and
Berry.
ARA SHOES