Useful Information

How to get to Évora

By train
Book and buy online on the website of Comboios de Portugal -CP (https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt).
You can get a discount for advance purchases, a discount for young people (up to the age of 25) or a discount for youth card holders (up to the age of 30).

By bus
Book and buy online on the website of Rede Expressos (https://www.rede-expressos.pt/) or on the website of Flixbus (https://www.flixbus.pt/).
You can get a discount for advance purchases and also a discount for young people.

By car The A6 motorway passes through the city of Évora with exits onto the Nacional 114 and the IP2. On the south side, the city is served by the National 256.

Important deadlines

Abstract submission: November 05, 2024 (new deadline)

NEW Deadline for registration: November 12, 2024 (the room occupancy limit has been reached).

Confirmation of acceptance for oral or poster presentation: until November 20, 2024. Please note that only abstracts submitted by PhD students are eligible for oral presentation.

Accommodation

There are many accommodation options in Évora (some suggestions are listed below). However, you should book in advance, as Évora is a popular tourist destination.

Transportation to Pólo da Mitra

The Mitra campus is 13 kilometres from the city of Évora, and the University of Évora provides a free buses that run between Évora and Mitra (round trip). The University bus leaves from Portas da Lagoa at 08:30, travelling around the city walls and stopping at other stops marked on the map (see map and timetable below). After passing through Portas de Raimundo, it continues on to the Horta das Figueiras area before heading to Mitra, where it arrives at 09:00. It is important that participants who intend to use this means of transport arrive at the bus stops in advance, so that they can confirm that the stop is the correct one (and don’t miss the bus).

Mitra bus circuit

Buses timetable

The Meeting will be held in the Conference Room at Pólo da Mitra.
If you take the University of Évora bus to get to the Mitra campus, you should get off at the second bus stop – the canteen building – where the event will take place (see map below).

Visiting Évora

The city of Évora offers many options for visitors and the region around Évora adds many more points of interest. To explore some of the options on offer in this historic city, we suggest you explore this website http://www.cm-evora.pt/pt/Evoraturismo.