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Thanks to Abreu Travel Agency, special booking rates are now available.
Please download the booking form and send it completed to
Mrs. Angélica Ruivo - Fax: +351 214 156 383 / Email: [email protected]
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Useful Information
Arriving in/ Departing from Lisbon
VISA PROCEDURES
In order to enter in Portugal, citizens of the European Union simply require a valid citizen card. For citizens of several countries outside of Europe (e. g. Australia, Canada and the USA) a valid passport is sufficient. In the case a visa is required, don't forget to request it in advance at the Portugal Embassy/Consulate in your country, in accordance with normal Portuguese visa procedures.
Find a Portugal Embassy/Consulate in your country here.
By air
Lisboa International Airport (7 km from the city centre) has daily flights to and from the major cities in Europe and the world. The Portuguese airline TAP - Air Portugal, as well as major international airlines, fly to and from Lisbon.
After arriving at Lisbon airport, go to the main Arrivals Hall. There you find a Lisbon Tourist Office (running from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.) where you can get a map of the city and some basic information.
Lisbon airport has subway connections to the city centre.
If you prefer to take a taxi, Lisbon airport is inside the city, so a regular taxi ride to the City Centre will cost you around €20. However, the best way We strongly recommend that you purchase a Taxi Voucher at the Tourism Information Counter in the airport's Arrivals Hall. Make sure you have your hotel address with you. Depending on the time of day, the ride to your hotel will take between 15 minutes (daytime, not too much traffic) and 35 minutes (rush hour).
By road
The city has good road accesses and the most frequently used routes are: the A1 motorway. the 25th April Bridge, the new Vasco da Gama Bridge, and the CREL, the outer ring-road for the Lisboa region.
By rail
In addition to Santa Apolónia terminal station, the city now has Gare do Oriente, adjacent to the Parque das Nações. Both stations have direct bus or subway connections to the city centre.
Getting to the Colloquium
The colloquium will take place at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, located in Chiado, which is right in the historical center and is considered the most trendy and romantic neighborhood in Lisbon.
How to get there
By tram: 10, 20, 24, 28, 28B, 29, 30.
By bus: 15.
By subway: Baixa-Chiado Station (Blue and Green lines) . Please click here for more information and here to see the subway diagram.
By car: follow the direction of city center, then Chiado /Bairro Alto.
The colloquium will take place at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, located in Chiado, which is right in the historical center and is considered the most trendy and romantic neighborhood in Lisbon.
How to get there
By tram: 10, 20, 24, 28, 28B, 29, 30.
By bus: 15.
By subway: Baixa-Chiado Station (Blue and Green lines) . Please click here for more information and here to see the subway diagram.
By car: follow the direction of city center, then Chiado /Bairro Alto.
Accommodation
To book hotels in the city of Lisbon: www.booking.com/city/pt/lisbon.pt.html
destinia.com/hotels/hoteis-em-lisboa/lisbon/portugal/europa/30728/pt
http://www.maisturismo.pt
http://www.hotelclub.com
To book hostels in the city of Lisbon: www.portuguese.hostelworld.com/Albergues/Lisboa/Portugal?source=adwordslisbonpt&kid=25147939&aid=2
destinia.com/hotels/hoteis-em-lisboa/lisbon/portugal/europa/30728/pt
http://www.maisturismo.pt
http://www.hotelclub.com
To book hostels in the city of Lisbon: www.portuguese.hostelworld.com/Albergues/Lisboa/Portugal?source=adwordslisbonpt&kid=25147939&aid=2
Hotels: Hotel do Chiado**** Price (single/double): 162/240€ Address: Rua Nova do Almada 114, 1200-290 Lisboa, Portugal T: +351 21 325 6100 Accessibility: Metro Station Baixa-Chiado (blue and green lines) Hotels Altis Park Hotel**** Price (single/double): 70/80€ Address: Avenida Eng. Arantes e Oliveira, 9, 1900-221 Lisboa T: +351 218 434 200 F: +351 218 460 838 E: [email protected] Accessibility: Metro Station: Olaias (red line) Hotel Dom Carlos Park *** Price (single/double): 75/89 € (breakfast incl) Address: Av. Duque de Loulé, 121, 1050-089 Lisboa T: +351 213 512 590; reservations: +351 213 512 528 F : +351 213 520 728 E: general: [email protected]; reservations: [email protected] Accessibility: Metro Station Marquês de Pombal (blue line) Hotel Dom Carlos Liberty *** Price (single/double): 97/111 € (breakfast incl) Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano, 13, 1150-005 LISBOA T: General: +351 213 173 570; reservations: +351 213 512 528 F: +351 213 173 574 E: general: [email protected]; reservation: [email protected] Accessibility: Metro Sation Avenida (blue line); Hotel Borges *** Price (single/double): 99/149 € (breakfast incl) Address: Rua Garrett 108 - Baixa-Chiado, 1200-205 Lisboa, Portugal T: General: +351 21 045 6400 Accessibility: Metro Station Baixa-Chiado (blue and green lines) Hostels: Hostels Lisboa Central Hostel Website: www.lisboacentralhostel.com/ Twin Room, private WC: 60€ (breakfast included) Twin Room, chared WC: 50€ (breakfast included) Dormitory (10 beds, chared WC): 16€ (breakfast included) Dormitory (6 beds, chared WC): 18€ (breakfast included) Dormitory (4 beds, chared WC): 20€ (breakfast included) Address: Rua Rodrigues Sampaio, nº160, 1150-282 Lisboa T: +351 309 881 038 F: +351 214 023 596 E: [email protected] Reservation: [email protected] Accessibility: Metro Station Avenida – (blue line); Shiado Hostel Lisboa Website: www.shiadohostel.com/ Double / Twin Room (2 people): 60€ (breakfast included) Mixed Dorm (6 beds): 22€ per person (breakfast included) Mixed Dorm (4 beds): 23€ per person (breakfast included) Mixed Dorm (8 beds): 20€ per person (breakfast included) Female Dorm (6 beds): 23€ per person (breakfast included) Address: Rua anchieta, 5 - 3rd floor, 1200-023 Lisboa T: +351 213429227 E: [email protected] Accessibility: Metro Station Baixa Chiado (blue line) Lisbon Amazing Hostels Bairro Alto Website: www.lisbonamazinghostels.net/ Address: Rua do Norte, Nº 83 - 1º, 1200-284 Lisboa T: +351 21 342 61 86; +351 96 445 39 72; +351 91 930 15 19 E: [email protected] |
Some alternative suggestions: Gorgeous Rooms @ Chiado/Bairro Alto: 40€ Apartment - Private room · Travessa da Espera, Lisboa https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/222649 Beautiful rooms! Heart of Lisbon!: 35€ Apartment - Private room · R. Dom Pedro V, Lisbon https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/369360 Bed & Breakfast & Terrace: 33€ Center Apartment - Private room · Rua da Saudade, Lisbon https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/832909 Staying at Chiado with Ana & Filipe: 30€ Apartment - Private room · R. da Condessa, Lisbon https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/527150 Room in the heart of Lisbon-Chiado: 25€ Dorm - Private room · Rua Condessa, Lisbon https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/785650 Room vintage flat in central Lisbon: 23€ Apartment - Private room · Rua de Moçambique, Bairro das Colónias - Anjos, Lisbon https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/679616 |
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
Climate
Lisbon has a warm climate with sunny spring and summer days, when temperatures frequently reach 30ºC (85ºF) or above.
Updated information on weather available here.
Money/Currency
The Euro (€) is the currency in use in Portugal. Bank services are available throughout the city, from 08:30 to 15:00. ATMs can be found outside most banks, at the airport and shopping centers. Major international credit cards are accepted in ATMs, hotels, restaurants and most shops.
Electricity
The normal electricity supply is 220 volts.
Links
To explore Portugal: http://www.visitportugal.com/Cultures/en-US/default.html
To explore Lisbon: http://www.visitlisboa.com/Home_UK.aspx?lang=en-GB
Climate
Lisbon has a warm climate with sunny spring and summer days, when temperatures frequently reach 30ºC (85ºF) or above.
Updated information on weather available here.
Money/Currency
The Euro (€) is the currency in use in Portugal. Bank services are available throughout the city, from 08:30 to 15:00. ATMs can be found outside most banks, at the airport and shopping centers. Major international credit cards are accepted in ATMs, hotels, restaurants and most shops.
Electricity
The normal electricity supply is 220 volts.
Links
To explore Portugal: http://www.visitportugal.com/Cultures/en-US/default.html
To explore Lisbon: http://www.visitlisboa.com/Home_UK.aspx?lang=en-GB
SOME FACTS
About the city
Lisbon is an ancient historic capital full of cultural traditions, where magnificent palaces, monuments, churches and museums abound alongside narrow, charming medieval streets, where 800 years of cultural influence mingle with modern trends and life styles creating spectacular contrasts. Bordered by one of Europe’s widest rivers, the Tagus, the city spreads across the slopes of seven hills and down to the ocean with breathtaking views. Lisbon’s cultural diversity, fascinating architecture and relaxing atmosphere make it one of the most enjoyable cities in Europe. In these attractive surroundings, we provide a social platform and a great opportunity for networking.
A friendly and very tolerant city by tradition thanks to centuries of cross culture influences from around the world, Lisbon makes people feel at home!
About the University of Lisbon
The University of Lisbon, whose origins go back to the second half of the 13th century, is one of the largest and most renowned Portuguese universities. Its statutes declare as main goals the creation, transmission and diffusion of science, culture and knowledge at the highest level.
The University of Lisbon enrols about 20,000 students and its teaching and non-teaching staff amounts to around 2,800 people.
Undergraduate and graduate programmes are offered in several branches in eight faculties (Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Fine Arts).
Research is carried out in laboratories, institutes and research centres in connection with public and private sectors. The University of Lisbon participates in EC programmes, bilateral international programmes and in inter-institutional projects.
About the Faculty of Fine Arts
The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon is the oldest higher level education academy of Fine Arts in Portugal. Rooted in the Academy of Fine Arts (which was founded in 1836), the Faculty of Fine Arts has been transformed into an art school which is closely linked to contemporary art and design, with a permanent and ongoing concern with playing an active role in the present-day culture.
Its location, in the historic centre of the city – in the Convent of São Francisco, Chiado, a centre of modern culture affirmation since the 19th Century – is associated with the spirit that the Faculty of Fine Arts wishes to materialize: to develop an artistic culture, synchronising it with the present time and to implement artistic and research skills in the fields of art and design, that are able to meet the challenges presented by the global knowledge circulation nowadays.
Teaching areas
The Faculty of Fine Arts offers degrees and post-graduate courses in the areas of Painting, Sculpture, Equipment Design, Communication Design, Multimedia Art and Science of the Arts and Cultural Heritage as well as History and Science of the Arts and Cultural Heritage, Museology, Curatorship and Drawing at a Post-Graduate level. In any of these areas, a cross-sectional perspective, which creates opportunities for overlapping and discussion points, is firmly rooted in a scientific concern with interdisciplinary research.
Nevertheless, the focus of activity at the Faculty of Fine Arts is on artistic creation and developing a project culture in the area of design. In order to do so, great emphasis is placed on teaching, combining the practical development of projects with intensive theoretical training in art history, design, aesthetics and cultural studies.
Specialties
Multimedia Art, Sciences of Art and Heritage, Communication Design, Industrial Design, Sculpture, Painting