Conference Venue and Tourist Information
City of Aveiro
Aveiro is situated on the estuary of Vouga river, surrounded by a system of marshlands that run 50km parallel to the sea. The town has famous channels where typical boats, the moliceiros, sail (their colourful painting is also famous), bridges and pastel-coloured houses are somewhat reminiscent of Amsterdam or Venice. A special attention deserve: Aveiro Cathedral (15th-18th centuries) and its gothic cross; Misericórdia Church; São Bartolomeu and Senhor das Barrocas chapels; 18th-century churches of Santo António, Nossa Senhora da Apresentação and São Gonçalo; the Regional Museum (housed in the ancient Convento de Jesus); the town hall and beautiful building in the New Art style; the train station and its beautiful tiles from the old Fonte Nova factory (1916) where the Cultural and Congress Center is situated now; the Infante D. Pedro park; the Barra and Costa Nova beaches (the last one is also known for its typical beach houses); Humberto Delgado square; Carcavelos bridge; S. Roque channel. Tourist Info.
University of Aveiro
University of Aveiro is a Portuguese public university, headquartered in Aveiro since its 1973 creation. It also provides polytechnic education Administratively, the teaching and research activities are distributed by Departments and Autonomous Sections, both with specialized faculties. The University has more than 12,500 students distributed across 58 graduate courses, over 40 MSc courses and 25 PhD programs. Its main campus is near the centre of Aveiro, including a nearby Administration and Accounting Institute. The university also has external regional campuses in Águeda, Higher Education Technological and Management School of Águeda, and Oliveira de Azeméis Higher Education School of North Aveiro.
It is an R&D university, having a research units developing programmes in fundamental and applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, telecommunications, robotics, bioinformatics, sea sciences, materials, design, business administration and industrial engineering.
The address is:
University of Aveiro
Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro,
tel. +351 234 370 359
DMAT-miniEURO2014@ua.pt
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Travel to Aveiro
Aveiro is located 90km from the Porto Airport (Oporto) and 250km from Lisbon Airport.
Flying to Portugal
The closest to Aveiro airport is Francisco Sá Carneiro International Airport in Porto, located 90kms to the north. Portela International Airport in Lisbon is located 250kms to the south of Aveiro. For more information on portuguese airports click here and choose your airport.
From Porto to Aveiro
From Porto to Aveiro by trainIf you decide to travel from Porto to Aveiro by train you can follow this steps: (1) use the Metro timetables (pag. 16 (mon-fri), pag.18 (saturday), pag.20 (sunday)) or metro website, Violet (E) Line, which has a terminal at the airport; a trip from the airport to the railway station take about 32 minutes. (2) Then take the train in "Porto Campanhã" train station to Aveiro. Usually one can take the train also in "Porto São Bento" (city center). The train journey to Aveiro takes between 40 minutes if you take the "Alfa Pendular" train and "Intercidades" and one hour if you take a "regional train". A single ticket may cost between 3.15€ and 20€), depending on the type of train used. Click here for train timetables to Aveiro or check the main web site.
Aveiro railway station is located in the centre of the city about 20 minutes walking distance or 5-minute taxi ride from the conference venue.
From Porto to Aveiro by carAt the airport there are various car hire agencies.
Follow the signs for the A1 highway in the
direction of Lisbon (there is a toll charge of around 3.5€, and can be paid in
cash or with a credit/debit card).
Leave the A1 at the exit for Aveiro and take the A25.
Importante note on payments
Some routes, like A25 and A29 (from Aveiro to Porto), have special payment methods.
Please consider reading this: Portugal Tolls.
You can see directions here.
From Lisbon to Aveiro
If you are flying to Lisbon, the best way to come to Aveiro is by train from Lisboa-Oriente railway station.
From Lisbon to Aveiro by trainThere are taxi rides from the airport to Lisboa-Oriente railway station that takes about 10 minutes and costs around 10€. You can also take the Metro (timetables) that costs around 1,50€ or a buses to the station for about 1€.
Given the distance between Lisbon and Aveiro, the best choice is to use the fast train services (Alfa or Intercidades). The journey will take around 2h30 and a single ticket costs about 20€. Information on train prices and timetables are available at www.cp.pt. You can check train timetables from Oriente (Lisbon) railway station to Aveiro (monday to friday).
Aveiro railway station is located in the centre of the city about 20 minutes walking distance or 5-minute taxi ride from the conference venue.
From Lisbon to Aveiro by carThere are various car-hire agencies at the airport. From the airport, follow the signs for the A1 highway in the direction of Porto. Leave the highway at "Aveiro-Sul/Águeda" (exit 15) and take the EN235 directly to the city centre. The toll charge for use of the highway is around 15€ and can be paid in cash or with a debit card. You can check map here.
