Venue

Location

Coimbra is known as A cidade dos estudantes (the city of the students) located in the center of Portugal. It has the oldest University in Portugal and of Portuguese language, the University of Coimbra.

ICPE will be held in the historical hotel Quinta das Lágrimas.

How to get to the conference

Depending on which hotel you are staying in Coimbra, to reach the conference venue (Hotel Quinta das Lagrimas) you can again take a Uber or a taxi, or you can just walk. If the weather is good (and that is the forecast), the walk to Quinta das Lagrimas is very relaxing.

Once you get to Quinta das Lagrimas, it will be easy to find the conference place: if you stand in front of the main building, just turn left in the direction of the parking lot (50 meters). Once you reach the parking lot just look right and you will see the building where the conference is taking place.

How to get to Coimbra

Coimbra is close to the main cities of Portugal, Lisbon and Porto. Both of them have airports, and you can arrive in Portugal through any of these cities.

To get to Coimbra, you can either get a train or bus (either Rede Expressos or FlixBus). Alternatively, you can also get a shuttle.

From Lisbon Airport

  • Metro: get the red line towards ‘‘São Sebastião’’, and leave in the ‘‘Oriente’’ station. There you can get either a train to Coimbra or a bus (FlixBus). If you are travelling with bus (Rede Expressos), probably you will get your bus in ‘‘Sete Rios’’ station. In that case, you will get the red line towards ‘‘São Sebastião’’, and leave in the last station. Then, get the blue line towards ‘‘Reboleira’’, and leave in ‘‘Jardim Zoológico’’, where you can get your bus (‘‘Sete Rios’'). The trip costs € 1.65.
  • Uber or Bolt: you can book a ride from their app to your destination.
  • Taxi.

From Porto Airport

  • Metro: get the line ‘‘E’’ towards ‘‘Campanhã’’, and leave in the last station. Both trains and buses (Rede Expressos and FlixBus) leave from there. The trip costs € 2.15.
  • Uber or Bolt: you can book a ride from their app to your destination.
  • Taxi.

Local Accommodations

Coimbra has a vast selection of hotels. Besides Quinta das Lágrimas (venue of ICPE), other options can be checked in the accommodations page.

Tourism

Coimbra and the center of Portugal offer a plethora of options to visit. You can check some of the options here and here.