Venue Location
Centro Cultural e de Congresos
Canada Nova Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
The lecture room is equipped with a PowerPoint and overhead projector. If lecturers need some other technical devices, they should contact the organisers in good time. The venue of the poster session will be announced in due course.
Access
By Plane
The best way is first to fly into Lajes Airport, IATA code: TER. Airlines offer both direct connections from Canada (e.g. Toronto), USA (e.g. Boston, Oakland) and the European mainland (Amsterdam, Madrid, Portugal). Some flights from Europe operate via Lisbon. Also flights from other island of the Archipelago and domestic flights from the Portuguese mainland terminate in Lajes.
By Boat
There is no boat service to the Portuguese mainland. Boats from the other islands are operated by the company Atlanticoline. Ferries are quite expensive though and take a long time. Also rough seas are not uncommon, don’t forget you are in the middle of the Atlantic. Schedules and further infos can be found here (link: https://www.atlanticoline.pt/en/).
Please note that ferries arrive in Praia da Vitória, not in Angra. Bus number 2 connects Angra with Praia. Segunda – Sexta means Monday – Friday, Sábado Saturday and Domingo Sunday. Buses stop in front of the terminal and terminate at Angra terminal at Praça Velha
By Taxi
A taxi from the airport to Angra will cost you about EUR 25,-. Taxis depart from the terminal.
By Public Transport
There is a bus from Lajes Airport to Angra. The timetable is adapted to the flights and can be found (unfortunately only in Portuguese) here. Segunda – Sexta means Monday – Friday, Sábado Saturday and Domingo Sunday. Buses stop in front of the terminal and terminate at Angra terminal at Praça Velha. From there you can walk to the hostel, the hotel is about 1.5 km away
Directions from Hotel and Hostel to Venue
Walk out from the hotel onto the main road. Turn right. Walk along following this road until (heading straight onto Rua de Baixo de São Pedro. At a T-like junction follow the road slightliy to the right. Soon you reach the square Alto das Covas. At the square, turn left into the small road Rua Madre de Deus (opposite the “Haja” bar). At a T-junction after 70 m turn left onto Canada Nova After a bend to the right you will see the Centro Cultural.
From the hostel walk the small lane down to the harbour. Turn right. Soon you will see a large church. Take the road on the left of the church (Rua Direita) until you reach the main road Rua da Sé. Turn left and walk up to the square Alto das Covas. At the square, turn right into the small road Rua Madre de Deus (opposite the “Haja” bar). At a T-junction after 70 m turn left onto Canada Nova After a bend to the right you will see the Centro Cultural.
