The Symposium will take place in Coimbra, Portugal, at the main auditorium of Itecons.
Address
ITeCons
Rua Pedro Hispano,
3030-289 Coimbra
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40º11.403'N
Longitude: 8º24.803'O
HOW TO GET TO COIMBRA
Plane
To travel to Coimbra you should fly either to Lisbon or to Oporto and then take a train, a bus or a car. The International Airports of Lisbon and Oporto have regular scheduled flights to and from all main European destinations as well as major world cities.
Trains and Buses
From Lisbon
You can get to Coimbra by train from the main stations of "Lisboa-Santa Apolónia" and "Lisboa-Oriente" (you can arrive there from the airport by bus, metro or taxi). The trip from Lisbon to "Coimbra-B" station takes under 2 hours
From Oporto
The trains leave "Porto-Campanhã" station (you can get there from the airport by bus, taxi or metro - use the direct violet metro line from the Sá Carneiro Airport). The trip from Oporto to "Coimbra-B" station takes under 1 hour if you take the "Alfa Pendular" or the "Intercidades" train.
You can check the timetables of Portuguese trains at http://www.cp.pt/.
You can also get to Coimbra by Bus. Detailed information can be found at http://www.rede-expressos.pt/
By Car
Portugal has a good network of motorways/freeways. You can rent a car at the airport or at any train station as well as in all major cities.
By car, from the south (Lisbon)
Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 12 for N341 toward Coimbra Sul/Taveiro/Alfarelos. Follow IC2 to Coimbra heading to IP3/Porto/Coimbra Norte/Viseu.
By car, from the north (Porto)
Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 13 to merge onto E801/IP3 toward Viseu/Coimbra Norte. Follow IC2 toward Coimbra/Lisboa and take the exit toward Coimbra Centro/Coimbra Este.
Getting to the Symposium Venue (Itecons)
Arriving at the venue using city buses, from within Coimbra.
ITeCons is served by two city buses: line 34 (Universidade-Pólo II da Universidade) and line 38 (Planalto Sta. Clara-Pólo II da Universidade).
The timetables of the city buses are available at http://www.smtuc.pt/
