Venue
The conference will take place at the Campus de Azurém of the Universidade do Minho in Guimarães, Portugal.
Guimarães is located approximately 350 km from Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, and about 50 km from Porto, the country´s second largest city. The Porto International Airport (OPO) has regular flights to the main international cities by several flag companies as well as low cost ones.
The city of Guimarães has a great variety of historical and cultural offers. It is considered the birthplace of Portugal and was considered by Unesco a world heritage site.
How to reach Guimarães from PORTO
- By bus from Porto aiport (recommended): there is a regular coach service between Porto airport and the Guimarães coach station. The journey takes 50 min. and has no stops. Further information about the schedule and prices can be found here. To ensure seat availability it is advisable to buy the ticket on-line
- By train from Porto airport: take the subway from Porto Airport to Campanhã Railway Station: 40 minutes (direct journey, line E, check the metro map). Cost of 1,8€ for a single journey (+0,5€ for a reusable card). At Campanhã follow the signs to railway station and get the train to Guimarães (see next).
- By train from Porto: There are regular train services between "São Bento" and "Campanhã" stations and Guimarães (schedule here). The journey to Guimarães takes 75 minutes, and the average cost is 3€ for a commuter train (+0,5€ for a reusable card). There are also intercity services by a price of nearly 12€. Pay attention to the schedule as these trains are less frequent on weekends.
- By car from Porto Airport: circa of 40 minutes by Highway.
- By taxi from Porto Airport: 40 minutes, cost 60 to 80€
How to reach Guimarães from LISBON
- From Lisbon airport: take the subway to Oriente (cost 1,25 € for a single journey + 0,50 € for a reusable card - more info here). Otherwise take bus number 705 or Aerobus number 2 to "Estação Oriente". There you can take a train (see next).
- By train: You can catch trains at "Santa Apolónia" or "Oriente" stations. There is one single direct train from Lisbon to Guimarães per day, but there is roughly one train per hour to Porto - Campanhã (schedule here). At Porto - Campanhã you can find a connection to Guimarães (schedule here). Pay attention to the schedule as these trains are less frequent on weekends. The total journey time is around four hours, and the minimum price of the ticket (which includes a reservation of seat - limited places) is 22,50€.
- By car from Lisbon Airport: circa of 4 hours by Highway.