The conference site is at Museu e Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho (FACE) at Rua 41 with Av. João de Deus, which is located in Espinho, a city near the Atlantic Ocean and a 20 km from Porto city.
FACE is located in Espinho a fishing town near Porto. FACE is a 10 minutes walking distance away from the city center train station. Easily accessible by public transportation and with the service (tickets) of the subway of Porto named Andante.
:: Download Espinho Map ::
If you are driving, use this map for directions.
By car:
From the airport of Porto (Francisco Sá Carneiro) head southeast (signs for Porto/Matosinhos/Maia); then follows signs for VRI/Porto/Zona Portuária Leixões/A4/Matosinhos and merge onto VRI; keep right at the fork, follow signs for A4/Matocinhos Centro and merge onto A4; take exit 1 to merge onto A28 toward Porto/A1/Lisboa; take exit onto A1/IC23 toward Gaia/Lisboa; continue to follow A1; take exit onto A44 toward Valadares/Estarreja/A29/Espinho; follow signs for A29; take exit to Espinho/Picoto. See a map for help here.
This is the most interesting way for reaching the conference from airport, because it is a surface-metro and train with the same ticket (Andante Z6). You just follow Purple line (or line E) to Campanhã and then take the train to Espinho.
By taxi:
Within the city, the rates charged are those shown in the meter at the end of the ride. But the average fare is calculated at €0.42 per Km after leaving the city limits. Any tolls (round trip) are paid by the client. On Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, and Monday to Friday between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., a 20% rate applies to normal fares.
Accommodation:
There are several hotels near the conference site with special rates for the conference participants.
:: Aparthotel Solverde ::
+351 227 338 000
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:: Praia Golfe ::
+351227331000
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:: Mar Azul ::
+351227 340 824