Lisbon, Portugal
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Conference Venue
The ICOVP&WMVC conference will be held at NOVA FCT Campus de Caparica,
located within Lisbon's metropolitan area, approximately 10km from the Lisbon's city center.
There is a large variety of transportation facilities to reach the Campus from several locations.
The Campus Caparica can be reached by:
MTS: Surface metro, line 3, last stop University.
Carris Metropolitana: There are three buses that go directly from the Lisbon's centre to the Campus: 3705, 3710 and 3711. They all pass through the Alcântara stop in Lisbon. From this stop, it only takes 10-15 minutes to reach the Campus (depending on traffic).
Bolt or Uber: can bring you from the Lisbon center in 15-30 minutes depending on traffic and your departure location.
Connection to MTS can be realized:
Fertagus train: from Roma-Arreiro to Pragal takes 17 minutes. There are other stations in Lisbon: Entrecampos, Sete Rios and Campolide, From Campolide it takes only 8 minutes to reach Pragal. Then it takes 7 minutes to reach the Campus by MTS.
Transtejo Soflusa: boats transfer from Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas (8 minutes). Then it takes 18 minutes to reach the Campus by MTS.
There are several accommodation options providing comfortable stays that combine scientific activities on campus with sightseeing and free time off campus: either in the center of Lisbon or in Caparica near the beach.
Following the information above, if you decide to stay in Lisbon's centre, stay close to the metro station or directly Fertagus station, go to Pragal and switch to MTS. Nevertheless, buses or boat+MTS are also viable option. Buses can be very convenient if to book accommodation close to a bus stop of the above mentioned lines.
The other option is to stay on the same side of the river as the Campus. Then you can book accommodation close to the beach at Costa da Caparica. There are buses going to the Campus, however, Bolt or Uber can drive you to the Campus in 5 minutes.
