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1.
Arriving in Lisbon by air
2. Useful Links
3. Getting
to the Conference
4. Lisbon Map
5.
Public Transportation in Lisbon
6. Currency
7. Banking
Facilities
8. Shopping
9. Post Offices
10. Phone Calls
11. Emergency
Services
12. Climate
and Clothing
13. Vegetarian Restaurants in Lisboa
14. Jogging
15.
The Musts of Lisbon
1. Arriving in Lisbon by air
After arriving at
Lisbon airport, go to the main Arrivals Hall. There you find a Lisbon
Tourist Office (running from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.) where you can get a
map of the city and some basic information.
If you are willing to travel by taxi, make your way out to the exit and
get in line for taxis. (Alternatively you can go out through the
Departures Hall. It may be easier to get a taxi there.) Lisbon airport
is inside the city, so a regular taxi ride to the City Centre will cost
you around € 12. Make sure you have your hotel address with you.
Depending on the time of day, the ride to your hotel will take between
15 minutes (daytime, not too much traffic) and 35 minutes (rush hour).
If you prefer to take a bus, there is an express-bus stop at the
Arrivals exit (small buses, van like, called Aero-Bus). The regular fare
will be € 2,5. Buses run every 20 minutes, from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Ask the person at the Tourist Office (or the bus driver) to tell you
where you should get off, by showing her/him the address of your hotel.
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2. Useful Links
There are several
pages on the web about Lisbon. Try the following ones, for instance:
http://www.atl-turismolisboa.pt/index.htm
http://lisboa.kpnqwest.pt/i/lisboa.html
http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/turismo/
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3. Getting to the Conference
After settling
down at your hotel, ask someone there to tell you where the nearest
Underground station is. The Conference will take place at Faculdade de
Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (FLUL), which is in Cidade
Universitária, the name of an Underground station in the Yellow Line,
which comes from Rato and ends in Campo Grande.
When getting off, please take the tunnel way out (not the stairs way
out). After getting out of that tunnel, do not cross but go straight
ahead with the main building of the University – Reitoria - on your left
on the other side of the road. When you reach the end of Reitoria, turn
left at the zebra crossing. The Faculdade de Letras will be in front of
you.
4. Lisbon Map
If you want to
make your way in Lisbon, use the following sites, where you can locate
streets on the map:
http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/turismo/
http://www.atl-turismolisboa.pt/business/maps/1.html
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5. Public Transportation in
Lisbon
The city of Lisbon
is served by buses, Underground and trams.
Buses
Several buses stop at the University Campus (Cidade Universitária: 31,
32, 35, 38, 68). Please check the bus numbers in the area where you are
staying. Most bus stops have a public transportation map. Tickets are
bought from the driver and cost € 1 per trip (one-day tickets and
Bus+Underground one-day tickets are also available and cost € 2,35 and €
2,75 respectively).
Bus Map
For further
information, please check:
http://www.carris.pt/ingles/index-ig.html
Underground
The Lisbon underground system runs 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and offers the
quickest way to get to the conference venue and/or to travel around the
city. Most underground stations are museum-like, with sculptures and
painted or engraved tiles. Single, return tickets and one-day
underground pass cost € 0,70 , € 1,20 and € 1,40, respectively and may
be purchased from the station's ticket office or automatic vending
machines.
Underground
Network Diagram
For further
information on underground transportation in Lisbon, please check:
http://www.metrolisboa.pt/index_uk.htm
6. Currency
The currency unit
in Portugal is EURO (€).
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7. Banking Facilities
There are several
banking agencies throughout the city. Banks run from 8:30 to 14:45. The
University branch of Caixa Geral de Depósitos is located at the back
entrance of the Reitoria building. It offers the same exchange rates as
other banks in the City Centre, is open from 10.30 to 16.30 on weekdays
and has been informed about the conference. There are also three ATMs
nearby: one located at the main entrance hall of Faculdade de Letras and
the other two at the Reitoria building, one outside the main entrance
and the other at the back entrance, near the bank.
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8. Shopping
Shops
The main shopping areas in Lisbon are Baixa, Chiado, Bairro Alto,
Avenida de Roma, Avenida da Igreja, Avenida da Liberdade and Campo de
Ourique. Shops open Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00
to 19.00 (shops are also open on Saturday morning).
Shopping Centres
Shopping Centres are open everyday from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. The
most visited are Colombo Shopping Centre, Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre
and Amoreiras Shopping Centre.
Markets
The most visited market is Feira da Ladra (flea market) at Campo de
Santa Clara (near Convento de São Vicente). It takes place Saturdays and
Tuesdays in the morning. Take tram 28 from downtown for a wonderful
adventure through narrow streets, up to Convento de São Vicente and
back.
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9. Post Offices
During the week,
Post Offices are open from 9:00 to 6:00 p.m. and close on weekends.
The Post Office
nearest to the University Campus is:
Correios de Portugal
Campo Grande 220
Tel: 00 351 21 795 94 03
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10. Phone Calls
The country code
for international phone calls to Portugal is 351. The first two digits
of the phone number indicate the area code (needed even if you are
dialling Lisbon from Lisbon).
For direct international dialling from Portugal: 00 + (country code) +
(area code) + (telephone number).
There are three public phone boots in the Faculty building, one on the
ground floor near the main entrance and the other two on the basement
near the cafetaria /restaurant.
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11. Emergency Services
For Police -
Ambulance - Fire Brigade dial 112.
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12. Climate and Clothing
At the beginning
of October the weather is likely to be mild and sunny. Temperatures are
expected to range between 15º and 25º Celsius.
13. Vegetarian
Restaurants in Lisboa
Some Good Vegetarian Restaurants in Lisboa
Bem-Me-Quer
Av. Almirante Reis 152 - r/c esq.
1000-052 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 847 66 78
Email: bemmequer@ip.pt
Metro Station: Arroios (green line)
(lunch only)
Espiral
Praça Ilha do Faial, 14-A
1000 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 355 39 90
Metro station: Saldanha (yellow line) or Arroios (green line)
Hare Krishna
Rua D. Estefânia 91 - r/c
1000 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 314 03 14
Metro station: Saldanha (yellow line) or Arroios (green line)
(lunch only)
Oriente Chiado
R. Ivens, 28
1200 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 343 15 30
Metro Station: Baixa-Chiado (green/blue lines)
Os Tibetanos
Rua do Salitre, 117
1250 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 384 20 28
Metro Station: Rato
TERRA - Restaurante Natural
Rua da Palmeira, 15
1200-311 Lisboa
Tel.: 707 108 108
Metro Station: Rato
Yin Yang
Rua dos Correeiros, 14 - 1º
1100-166 Lisboa
Tel.: 21 342 65 51
Metro Station: Rossio (green line) or Baixa-Chiado (green/blue
lines)
(lunch only)
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14. Jogging
Should you wish to
jogg or run, the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (University of Lisbon
Sports Complex:
http://www.eul.pt/ver_inglesa/index.asp)
is conveniently located very near the congress site: it is the green
area you can see from the back of the Reitoria building. There are three
tracks prepared for joggers and runners; each lap of the longest one,
the red track, is about 3 Kilometers (2 miles). It is possible to keep
your things and take a shower in Sports Hall nº1 (a map is avaliable at
http://www.eul.pt/ver_inglesa/index.asp). Close to the Honour Stadium
(see map) there is also a cafetaria where full meals are served. |