ICNF 2019 - 4th International Conference on Natural Fibers
Conference venue
The Conference will take place at Alfândega do Porto Congress Center, Porto, Portugal.
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The building is located in the historic centre of the Porto city, along the bank of the Douro River, and was renovated under the direction of the Pritzker-awarded architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
Transportation
For information about flights to Porto, please visit the ANA Aeroporto website: http://bit.ly/1IYMia5
To arrive at the Alfândega Porto Congress Centre from the airport, there are 2 options:
1st option:
Catch the metro “Line E”, Destination “Estádio do Dragão”. Exit at “Trindade”
Duration of trip: 24 minutes
Travel ticket: Z4
At “Trindade” change to “Line D” – Destination “Santo Ovidio” and exit at “São Bento”
Duration of trip: 4 minutes
Travel ticket: Use same travel ticket as before
Exit the metro station and at the STCP bus stop, catch the “500" bus – Destination “Matosinhos (Mercado)”- Exit at “Alfândega” bus stop.
Duration of trip: 4 minutes
Travel ticket: Use same travel ticket as before
2nd option:
Taxi or Uber – aprox. 25 minutes
From Lisbon:
If you will be travelling from Lisbon Airport you can take the metro red line (direction Oriente). From Lisboa Oriente station there is at least one train per hour running daily direct to Porto (aprox. 3 hours).
Acommodation
Special Rate for Participants:
Single
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Twin standard
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Distance from venue |
Obs. |
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Hotel Carris Porto Ribeira **** |
- | 140€* Breakfast included |
0,7km | 10% discount using promocode “ICNF 2019” to the following email: portoribeira.rec@carrishoteles.com |
Descobertas Boutique Hotel Porto **** |
122,5€ Breakfast included |
132,5€ |
0,7km | For this special rate please get in touch directly with the hotel by email (info@descobertasboutiquehotel.com) or phone (+351 222 011 473) telling that you are coming to the ICNF 2019 - 4th International Conference on Natural Fibers. |
Other suggestions:
Single
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Twin standard
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Distance from venue |
Obs. |
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Hotel da Bolsa *** |
80€ | 99€ | 0,5km | |
Lusitânia Hotel * |
55€ | 70€ | 0,8km | |
Infante Sagres ***** |
- | 172€ Breakfast included |
0,9km | |
Hotel Ibis Budget Porto Gaia ** |
- | 45€ | 1,6km | |
Eurostars Heroísmo **** |
95€ | 107€ | 2,4km | |
* The prices are merely indicative and may be subject to change.