Information

Information

Map

Find the mail locations (venues, hotels) in the following map:

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Hotels

The organization does not have any price agreement with any of these hotels.

Reservations should be done directly with the hotels or by any other usual means.

 

Within walking distance to Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA)

Pestana Palace Lisboa*****

Hotel Vila Galé Ópera****

 

Near Marquês de Pombal Square

The hotel offer in Lisbon is enormous. We recommend the participants to book an hotel near the Marquês de Pombal Square area, in order to facilitate sharing transport and socializing with other participants.

Praça do Marquês de Pombal is an important square in central Lisbon, located between the Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) and the Parque (Park) Eduardo VII.

Altis Grand Hotel*****

Hotel HF Fénix Lisboa****

Holiday Inn Express Lisbon – Av. Liberdade***

Hotel ExpoAstória***

Hotel Jorge V***

Hotel Nacional***

ibis Lisboa Liberdade Hotel**

 

You can find more information on accommodation here.

 

Transportion

You can find all the information on the Metro network here and a map of the network here.

The information on the Bus network can be found here.

 

Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA)

ISA is located at Tapada da Ajuda (Calçada da Tapada), between Monsanto Hills and Alcântara, next to Calvário Square (10 min walk) and side by side with 25th April Bridge.

Calvário Square

Bus: 720, 727, 738, 742, 751, 756, 760
Trams: 18E, 15E

 

Marquês de Pombal Square

Metro Station: Marquês de Pombal - Blue line and Yellow line

Bus: Several buses

 

Viva Viagem Card

You can buy a Viva Viagem Card, usable at the metro and buses network, and rechargeable.

You can buy it at the Metro stations and Carris (bus company) kiosks.

Directions by public transport

From Marquês de Pombal Square to ISA:

Please allow around one hour for the travel between your hotel and ISA. Note that there is a walking path between the bus stop at Calvário and ISA of about 10 min.

Bus 720 to Calvário (10 min walk to ISA)

Bus 738 to Rua Luís de Camões (5 min walk to ISA)

 

From downtown Lisbon center to ISA:

Tram 15E from Praça da Figueira or Praça do Comércio, to Calvário (10 min walk to ISA)

Tram 18E from Praça da Figueira or Praça do Comércio, to Pavilhão da Ajuda (main entrance of ISA)

Bus 760 from Praça da Figueira or Praça do Comércio, to Pavilhão da Ajuda (main entrance of ISA)

 

From the airport to Marquês de Pombal Square:

Metro: Take the Red line, from Aeroporto to Saldanha, and then change to the Yellow line, from Saldanha to Marquês de Pombal.

Buses: 744, 783.

Shuttle: Aerobus.

You can also take a taxi. For details on public transportation, check here.

 

From the airport to ISA:

You can take the bus. Take the bus 722, from Aeroporto, towards Praça de Londres, and change at Areeiro, to bus 756, towards Rua da Junqueira, and exit at Calvário.

You can also take a taxi.

 

You can find all the information on the location and public transportation to ISA here.

 

 

Lisbon tourist information

You will find all tourist information about Lisbon at the Lisbon’s Tourism website.