Hotels:
| 1 | Ibis Porto São João |
| 2 | Hotel Tuela Porto |
| 3 | Axis Porto |
| 4 | Eurostar Porto |
The booking should be made through VIAGENS ABREU SA (please mention that you are a participant of MME2013)
VIAGENS ABREU SA
Abreu PCO - Oporto Office
Av. dos Aliados, 207
4000-067 Porto
Portugal
Tel: +351 22 204 3570
Fax: +351 22 204 3693
E-Mail: ASarzedas.porto@abreu.pt
Porto city
The Mathematical Methods in Engineering International Conference, MME2013, will take place at the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, at Porto. Porto is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1996.
It is the second-largest city in Portugal, and one of the major urban areas in Southern Europe and the capital of second major great urban area in Portugal. Its administrative limits include a population of 250,000 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes. The Porto Metropolitan Area includes approximately 1.7 million people. It is recognized as a Gamma- level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, being one of five cities on the Iberian Peninsula with global city status.
One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named for Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the adegas of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the production and export of the fortified wine.
More information about Porto can be found at http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costaverde/porto/hiscurio.html
Traveling to Porto
By Air:
Several airlines offer direct service to Francisco Sá Carneiro International Airport, located at about 20 Km from the City Centre.
There, you can take the metro or the bus to go to the city center (see below).
By Metro:
There are several metro lines. Line E connects the Airport Station to Estádio do Dragão Station. From there you can reach other stations (for a map of the metro lines see here).
By bus:
STCP operates bus lines between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and different parts of the city. AeroBus is a relatively fast connection between the Airport and downtown Porto, including the city's leading Hotels, every 30 minutes, from 07h45m till 19h15m.
You can buy 1 or 3 days tickets to travel in Porto, that allow you to take the buses, metro, Aerobus, funicular. You can buy them aboard buses, trains and tourism offices.
By taxi:
The average fare between the Airport and the city centre is around €30. Within the city, the rates charged are those shown in the meter at the end of the ride.