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Conference Venue

The conference will be held in the Hotel Tivoli Sintra, at the very centre of one of the most beautiful villages in the world, Sintra. Just 30 km away from central Lisbon, the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra" is part of the World Heritage List, displaying a unique mixture of nature and architectural treasures. Sintra, with its fairytale palaces and luxuriant vegetation resulting from a unique microclimate, has inspired many great writers and poets: Lord Byron called it a "Glorious Eden", while Robert Southley longed to spend his last days here.

For the sea lovers, the extensive Sintra's coastline offers many opportunities for surf and windsurf (Guincho, a renowned windsurfing Mecca, is just minutes away). Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe is also nearby, hosting spectacular coastline views all the way to Lisbon.

We hope you can attend the "At the Edge of the Universe" conference. If you are coming, we strongly advise you to take a couple of extra days to explore this beautiful place. Elsewhere on these pages you will find more information on Sintra, so that you can enjoy your Sintra experience to the fullest.

Travelling Information

If you are flying to Lisbon, please note that TAP Portugal is the Official Carrier for this conference. As such, participants and accompanying persons can have a 10-20% discount when flying TAP for this meeting. You can find more information here.

From Lisbon Airport it is straightforward to get to Sintra. You can take the airport shuttle (AEROBUS - number 91), which leaves the airport every 20 min (every day, between 07h45 and 20h45). The ticket, sold on board, costs 3.30 €. Leave the bus at the first stop ("Estação Entrecampos" -- Entrecampos station), and take the train to Sintra (last stop of the urban Sintra line). The train leaves Entrecampos every 10 min at weekdays and every 30 min at weekends, and takes 40 minutes to arrive at Sintra's station. The ticket, sold on the ticket booths at the station, costs 1.55 €. From Sintra's train station to the conference venue (Hotel Tivoli Sintra) you are facing a short 15 minute walk, but if you are heavy with bags you can take bus 433 or bus 434 (ticket sold on board, 0.75 €) to the tourist information office, very close to the hotel, or just take a taxi.

You can also take a taxi straight from Lisbon airport to Hotel Tivoli Sintra. That should cost around 45 €.