The Workshop 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.
GETTING TO ISEP:
ISEP is located in the main university area of Porto, 10 minutes away from the city centre by subway. Easily accessible by public transportation, the campus is just across the IPO subway station (yellow) line and is also served by the 300, 301, 603, 803 buses. If you are driving, use the map below for directions. The entrance to our campus parking is located on Rua de S. Tomé.
- By metro
The easiest way to get from Porto Airport to the city center is to take the metro. Line E (Violet) connects Airport Station to "Estádio do Dragão" Station, and, naturally, to all metro’s network (Trindade station).The access to the Station from the interior of the Airport is extremely simple and practical, being fully signalled.
- 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.
Buses 601, 602, 604 and 3M serve the airport.
- By taxi
Taxis are available 24 hours a day from outside Arrivals at the airport.
- 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.
