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The School takes place at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Coimbra.
Coimbra is an old university town located in the center-north of Portugal, 40 kilometers from the coast.
Coimbra was the first capital of Portugal in the 12th Century; the university dates from 1290. The University is located on a hill overlooking the river above the centre of the town and within the former castle. Apart from the university, the historical and cultural centre of Coimbra has many interesting places to visit including the Igreja de Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Church) and the Sé Velha (Old Cathedral, 12th Century).
Outside Coimbra there are many tourist attractions - monuments from the Roman era to the present day, mountains, spas and beaches.
HOW TO GET TO COIMBRA
HOW TO GET TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
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HOW TO GET TO COIMBRA
There is no airport at Coimbra, and hence you must travel to Lisbon or Porto international airports and come to Coimbra by train, bus or car. The airport that is most convenient for intercontinental flights is Lisboa, although Porto is closer to Coimbra. Further, the airport in Porto is not very close to the Porto's railway station (Campanhã station). The train stations in Lisboa are Oriente Station, closer to the airport, and Santa Apolonia Station, in the city center.
The distance from Porto is a bit more than 100 km and from Lisbon is around 200km.
You can find information about how to go to Coimbra from Lisboa or Porto here.
Train services: http://www.cp.pt/
There are three types of trains:
. Regionais: They stop several times between both cities (so, they are very slow)
. Intercidades: just a few stops, much faster
. Alfa pendular: even less stops, even faster
Bus services: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/
The A1 motorway from Lisbon to Oporto passes close to Coimbra; there are also good road connections with Spain through Galicia, Salamanca, Badajoz and Andalucia.
HOW TO GET TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
The Department of Mathematics is in the main campus of the University of Coimbra , right in the heart of the city. This area is served by two city bus lines:
- Line 1 (Estação Nova - Universidade), which connects the commercial centre with the historical part of the University;
- Line 1A (Estação Velha - Universidade), which connects the railway station Coimbra-B (where the trains stop) through the commercial centre with the historical part of the University;
- Line 34 (Universidade - Pólo II), which connects the two main university campus.
Line 1 is the most convenient to anyone in the central area of Coimbra. In particular, this line has a bus stop near the central railway station (Coimbra Cidade).
The area were the main university campus is located is served by several other city bus lines. These do not have bus stops inside the campus. They all stop at the Arcos do Jardim bus stop, which is located at, approximately, 2 minutes walk from the Department of Mathematics. To find the schedules of these other city bus lines, please click below where appropriately:
- Line 3: Estação Nova - Stº António dos Olivais
- Line 5: Pedrulha - Estádio
- Lines 11 and 11C: Arnado - Bairro Norton de Matos
- Line 24: Arnado - Quinta da Nora
- Line 24T: Palácio da Justiça - Quinta da Nora
General information concerning public transportation in Coimbra, including pricing and schedules may be found on SMTUC general network web page (in portuguese). For more complete information on public transportation in Coimbra, including other services than city buses, please refer to the web page of SMTUC (in portuguese).
WEATHER . In Coimbra.
. In Portugal.
GOOD TO KNOW The Tourist Office is located downtown in Largo da Portagem. There is another one across the street from Department of Mathematics. There you can get the Agenda Cultural de Coimbra, informing you on Cultural events and containing a list of useful addresses and institutions.
Most restaurants and bars are open until 12PM. Pubs usually close at 2AM. Lunchtime usually goes from 12PM to 3PM and dinnertime ranges between 7PM and 10PM
Banks are open 8.30AM through 3PM, Monday through Friday.
Exchange rates
USEFUL LINKS
. Map of Coimbra
. Information about Coimbra
. Tourism - Central Region
. A touristic guide of Coimbra
. University of Coimbra
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