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CONFERENCE VENUE (and how to get there)    

All Sessions will take place in the ROYAL COLLEGE OF ARTS where the Departament of Architecture of the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra is installed.

You may search for directions in the Googlemaps below. Under the maps, some images to help you to get to Colégio das Artes, at Praça D. Dinis.

   
How to get to Praça D. Dinis by foot, coming from Coimbra's downtown (Largo da Portagem):  
   
Other possibilities to get to Praça D. Dinis by foot, coming from Coimbra's downtown (Largo da Portagem):
   
When you get to Praça D. Dinis, search for the parking lot P3 (the entrance is shown below within a red circle):
 
The entrance in Departamento de Arquitectura of Coimbra's University is marked below with a red circle:
 
   
   
ARTE E ARQUITECTURA (source)  

The construction of the College initiated in 1568. It was built around a square-shaped courtyard decorated with Doric columns (the originals) on the lower floor. On the second floor, there are signs of the interventions from the last great reform, in the early 20th century, in the form of elegant cast iron pillars.


However, the building has lost much of its original character due to the various occupancies and uses to which it was put over the years, although some of the original architectural structures are preserved in the former classrooms (such as the pillars supporting the arches and the groin vaulted ceilings). 


Regarding the two chapels in the College building, only the small one now remains. It is located on the first floor, on the eastern side. Although the 20th century’s building works, which raised the architectural structures, absorbed areas of the chapel, the atrium and sacristy were preserved, with only slight alterations.

     
     
     
   
ACCOMMODATION SUGGESTIONS  
     
The tariffs mentioned below (dating from July, 2016) refer to the lowest price specified for the 16th of June, 2017 and do not include breakfast.
It is advisable to check the conditions of each reservation in the booking webpage and to plan your booking early.

HOTEL OSLO (from 76,00€)
Av. Fernão de Magalhães, nº 25
3000-175 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 829 071 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 33.28” / E -8° 25′ 53.27”

HOTEL DONA INÊS (from 75,00€)
R. Abel Dias Urbano, 12
3000-001 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 855 800 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 52.46” / E -8° 26′ 10.27”

BEST WESTERN HOTEL D. LUÍS (from 69,00€)
Quinta da Várzea – Santa Clara
3040-091, Coimbra 
Reservas: (+351) 239 802 120 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 11′ 22.9” / E -8° 25′ 52.2”

HOTEL TIVOLI COIMBRA (from 60,00€)
Rua João Machado nº. 4
3000-226 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 858 300 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 51.16” / E -8° 25′ 59.69”

HOTEL ASTÓRIA (from 60,00€)
Avenida Emídio Navarro, 21 R/C
3000-150 COIMBRA 
Reservas: (+351) 239 853 020 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 26.84″ / E -8° 25′ 47.80"

HOTEL TRYP COIMBRA (from 58,00€)
Av. Armando Gonçalves, 20
3000-059 Coimbra 
Reservas: (+351) 800 834 038 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 57.06″ / E -8° 24′ 49.78"

HOTEL BOTÂNICO DE COIMBRA (from 49,00€)
Av. dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, 11
3030-181 COIMBRA 
Reservas: (+351) 239 714 824 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 10.461″ / E -8° 25′ 8.4894″

ALMEDINA COIMBRA HOTEL (from 47,00€)
Av. Fernão de Magalhães, 199
3000-176 COIMBRA
Reservas: (+351) 239 855 500 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40.213506 / E -8.432779

HOTEL RESIDENCIAL ALENTEJANA (from 47,00€)
R. Dr. António Henriques Seco, 1
3000-145 COIMBRA 
Reservas: (+351) 239 825 924 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40.211464 / E – 8.414061

HOTEL IBIS COIMBRA (from 44,00€)
Avenida Emídio Navarro n°70
3000-150 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 852 130 / [email protected]
GPS: N +40° 12′ 17.50” / E -8° 25′ 35.23

HOTEL DOMUS (desde 39,00€)
Rua Adelino Veiga Nº 62
3000-002 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 828 584 / [email protected]

PENSÃO RESIDENCIAL ANTUNES (from 38,00€)
R. Castro Matoso, 8 R/c a 3º
3000-104 COIMBRA 
Reservas: (+351) 239 854 720 / [email protected] 
GPS: N +40,207372 / E -8,420605

HOTEL LARBELO ( from 36,00€)
Largo da Portagem 33
3000-337 Coimbra
Reservas: (+351) 239 829 092 / [email protected]

     
     
     
   
TOURISM INFORMATION    
Tourism in Coimbra    
     
     
   
TRAVELLING FROM LISBON OR FROM PORTO TO COIMBRA
The best way to travel from Lisbon or from Porto to Coimbra is by train. Tickets may be bought through this webpage.
Depending on the train and the purchasing period, tickets vary between*:
- 7,50€ and 22,80€ (Lisboa - Oriente to Coimbra B)
- 5,50€ and 16,70€ (Porto - Campanhã to Coimbra B)
Tickets bought in advance have a discount up to 65% off. More information here.
*The prices mentioned refer to July, 2016.
     
     
     
     
     
Background image: Guarino Guarini (1737) Architettura civile…
Turin, Italy. Appresso Gianfrancesco Mairesse all’Insegna di Santa Teresa di Gesù, TAV. XXXV.
   
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