This year, Centro Vasco da Gama celebrates twice that number. In the month that marks its 25th anniversary, the shopping center received the Five Stars Regions Award, in the “Large Shopping Centres” category, in the Lisbon region, after being nominated for this accolade by Portuguese residents.

“We are proud and excited to receive this distinction through direct recognition from the public. It is an award that reflects the path the company has followed over 25 years, accompanied by the right brands and people, and focusing on outstanding services. “We will continue the ongoing commitment to offering complete visitor experiences, increasing and diversifying the offer,” says Pedro Amaral, Director of the Vasco da Gama Centre.

The Five Star Regions Award aims to recognize the degree of satisfaction that products, services and brands provide to their users, in order to identify, evaluate and reward the best that Portugal has to offer. In total evaluations for the 2024 edition, about 454 thousand consumers participated.

This award comes as Centro Vasco da Gama prepares for its 25th anniversary celebrations, after a period marked by the arrival of several brands such as Benamôr, Vestopazzo, Adolfo Dominguez, Rituals and Scalpers, as well as the opening of the store. Avatim's second space in Portugal.

In recent years, the center has also been exploring innovation, and at the end of last year, following bicycles and scooters, it expanded its digital services. [MY PLACE] For parking, now allowing parking spaces to be reserved online.