Survival Guide

Survival
Guide
Summer Course 2012
AVEIRO
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This is the SG for Summer Course 2012 – Future Cities. It contains all
the info you will need after you apply to our Summer Course (SC). This SC is
being organised by LGB Aveiro and will be held in the city of Aveiro.
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Table of contents
1. What should we know about you? ___________________________________ 3
2. General Information ______________________________________________ 3
2.1. Date: 25th August – 6th September __________________________________3
2.2. Accommodation ________________________________________________ 3
2.3. Meals_________________________________________________________ 3
2.4. Before you leave_________________________________________________ 3
2.4.1. Travel plan___________________________________________________ 3
2.4.2. Visa ________________________________________________________ 3
2.4.3. Travel & health insurance________________________________________ 3
2.4.4. What to bring with you__________________________________________ 3
3. Portugal ________________________________________________________ 4
4. Aveiro _________________________________________________________ 5
5. University of Aveiro (UA) __________________________________________ 6
6. Useful Phrases __________________________________________________ 7
7. Time __________________________________________________________ 8
8. Banking hour __________________________________________________ 8
9. How to reach us _________________________________________________ 8
9.1 Plane _________________________________________________________ 8
9.1.1 Flight to Porto ________________________________________________ 8
9.1.2 Flight to Lisbon_______________________________________________ 8
9.2 Train_________________________________________________________ 9
9.3 How to get from Porto to Aveiro___________________________________ 9
9.4 By car________________________________________________________ 11
9. 5 Once in Aveiro _________________________________________________ 11
10. Useful Contacts ________________________________________________ 12
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1. What should we know about you?
Please,
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send us an email telling:
Where/how it is possible to contact you just before the event;
When and how will you arrive;
Departure day and time;
If you are vegetarian, allergic to something or if you have any other
needs.
2. General Information
2.1. Date: 25th August – 6th September
2.2. Accommodation
2.3. Meals
2.4. Before you leave
We will be ready to welcome you Saturday! The schedule is available in the event’s website ;)
You will be hosted at the University of Aveiro (UA).
All meals will be cooked and served by your helpful organizers! :)
Before all the fun starts, there is a little paperwork that needs to be done:
2.4.1. Travel
You must say us about your travel as soon as possible. This will be of great help to us in case of delays or other problems.
2.4.2. Visa
If you need one, don’t forget to tell us ASAP so we can send you your official invitation.
2.4.3. Travel & health insurance
This is very important for you. You must bring E111, health insurance, or something similar.
2.4.4.
What to bring with you
Of course you know how to pack your own suitcase, but just so that you won’t get surprised, please check this list and make sure nothing is left behind:
• Personal insurance;
• Clothes for every kind of weather. With the problem of Global Warming we never know how the weather will be! Bring swimwear too!
• Toothbrush + necessary accessories;
• Medicine (if you need it);
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Alarm clock (if you have one);
Sleeping bag;
This survival guide;
Songs from your country;
Any special and/or traditional dish from your country;
Some Whisky, Vodka, Alcohol, Wine, Beer, a bottle of typical drink from your country;
Your enthusiasm and funny ideas!
3. Portugal
Portugal is a nation in southwestern Europe, occupying the western portion of
the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered on the north and east by Spain, with which
it shares the Iberian Peninsula, and to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.
The Azores (Açores) and the Madeira Islands, both located in the Atlantic, are
autonomous regions of Portugal.
Portugal is a rapidly urbanizing country, although more than one-third of the
population is still rural. The population is densiest along the northern and central
coastal areas and in the far south.
Lisbon, the capital and largest city, is the leading administrative and services
center of Portugal. It is also the nation’s principal port, a crossroads of road and
rail routes, an international air hub, and home to many industries. Other important
cities include Porto, the second largest city, which is an important
seaport and industrial center, Coimbra, an educational and
administrative center, Setúbal, also an important seaport and
industrial center; Funchal, the capital of the Madeira Islands;a
and Faro, in the Algarve resort area.
The official language of the country is Portuguese.
The monetary unit of Portugal is the single currency
of the European Union (EU), the euro. Portugal’s former
national currency, the escudo, ceased to be legal in 2002.
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4. Aveiro
Also known as the Portuguese Venice, the city is full of canals, bridges,
and painted boats called moliceiros. These boats were used to remove the excess
of vegetation in the canals and to carry animals and goods. Nowadays they are
a picturesque way to go sightseeing. Due to its proximity to the sea, Aveiro has
relied on economic activities related to it like salt production. Many salt beds are
now used for fish farming.
If you arrive by train take a good look around for you will be seeing the
ancient “Fonte Nova” factory which is now the train station. This factory was very
popular and produced tiles and other ceramics. Many houses still have the tile
panels produced in it. It “disappeared” in a fire in 1937. The avenue you will get
to, used to be the main avenue of Aveiro (Avenida Lourenço Peixinho). If you
decided on doing a road trip, you may arrive at the very centre of Aveiro. There, you will see the very characteristic Art Nouveau details in some of the
buildings (tiles and curves).The bar area is mainly located in “Praça do Peixe” (fish
square) which (go figure…) has a fish market in the centre and many bars around.
In the 13th century, Aveiro was elevated to the category of village and the
settlement developed around the main church dedicated to Saint Miguel, which is
now the city hall. Nearby there is the Mercy chapel built in the 16th century during a period of economic failure due to the instability in the communication of the
sea with the canals. Water turned unhealthy and many people left Aveiro. Near
there is the theater (19th C.). The main museum is installed in the old Convent of Jesus, which received
the Infanta D. Joana, daughter of King D. Afonso V. The museum was founded in
1911 to house works of art collected from religious houses and communities that
ceased to exist after the dissolution of the religious orders in 1834.
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Near the museum there is the Sé de Aveiro. Nowadays, the church is the
headquarters of the Diocese of Aveiro. There is a beautiful baroque portal, framed
by 4 twisted columns, a frieze decorated with plant motifs and the coat of arms of
Prince Pedro, the Duke of Coimbra, who was responsible for the monastery of São
Domingos being established in the city. In the churchyard in front of the church
is a beautiful late 15th-century Gothic cross, standing on a 17th-century pedestal. There is a congress centre that used to be a quite important ceramics factory and a very colourful Stadium, built for Euro 2004, “belonging” now to the local
football team, Beira- mar.
http://www.visitportugal.com
www.eraumavezemaveiro.com
5. University of Aveiro (UA)
The University was established in 1973, beginning mostly with engineering
courses. Most of the buildings are located on the Santiago campus. In 1986 a
team of renowned Portuguese architects designed some new buildings. Three of
them are from Álvaro Siza Vieira – who designed the library and the water tank
(try to see a ruler, a pencil and an eraser); Vítor Figueiredo - designed the building
known as “Caloiródromo” (the round white building); Eduardo Souto Moura - planned
the geosciences department. At the moment more courses are available like those
related to biosciences, physics, health, chemistry, music, arts, mathematics, and so
on.
Fun fact: Inauguration of a SexLab took place two years ago ;)
The university is not that big, bearing 14 000 students app. You can do download of map of UA at: http://www.ua.pt/PageText.aspx?id=431
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6. Useful Phrases
Actually, not all the Portuguese speak English very well, but do not worry,
because we’ll give you some useful expressions that will help you.
Hi! How are you?
My name is ______
What’s your name?
Good morning!
Good afternoon!
Good night, see you tomorrow!
Goodbye
Yes
No
What time is it?
Thanks
You’re welcome
May I have the menu, please?
Beer
How much is it?
Do you speak English?
I don’t speak Portuguese.
I don’t understand.
Bus
Train
I would like a ticket/card for…
Is it the bus for…?
Departure
Arrival
Direction
Can you help me?
Where is …?
How do you get to…?
Turn right
Turn left
Move on
Olá! Como estás?
O meu nome é ______
Como te chamas?
Bom dia!
Boa tarde!
Boa noite, até amanhã!
Adeus
Sim
Não
Que horas são?
Obrigado
De nada
Pode trazer-me o menu, por favor?
Cerveja
Quanto é?
Fala inglês?
Não falo português.
Não compreendo.
Autocarro
Comboio
Queria um bilhete/cartão para…
É este o autocarro para…?
Partida
Chegada
Direcção
Pode ajudar-me?
Onde fica…?
Como posso chegar a…?
Virar à direita
Virar à esquerda
Seguir em frente
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7. Time
The local time is one hour less than the Central European time.
8. Banking hour
Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 15:00. You may want to bring at least 2
cards, just in case the ATM decides to “eat” one of them.
9. How to reach us
You have different possibilities, so you have to choose one and come to
Portugal.
9.1 Plane
If you come by plane, you have two possibilities; you can get a ticket for the Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) or to Portela (Lisbon).
9.1.1 Flight to Porto
Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro is located in an important industrial and business region, 11 Km away from Porto. There are direct flights to Porto from the major cities of Europe. If you are in Porto, you can see section
9.1.2 Flight to Lisbon
In case you take a flight to Portela, then you have
internal connecting flight to Porto or take a train or
When you arrive at airport Lisbon, you should catch
to a train station. You can see your possibilities at
Number Origin
745
Airport
Destination
Duration
Lisboa - Sta. Apolónia Station 40 Min
Price
1,75€
705
Airport
Lisboa - Oriente Station
20 Min
1,75€
Aero
Bus
Airport
Lisboa - Oriente Station
Direct bus 3,5€
208
Airport
Lisboa - Oriente Station
30 Min
1,75€
Lisboa – Sete Rios
25min
1,75€
31
to catch an bus to Aveiro. a bus (Carris) schedule below.
Observations
Daily, 20 min in 20 min
from 5h00 until 24h00
Working days, 20 min in 20
min from 6h30 until 20h30
Daily, 30 min in 30 min
from 7h00 until 23h00
Working days, 30 min in 30
min from 24h30 until 5h30
Daily, 15 min in 15 min
from 5h30 until 21h30
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Once on a train Station you can catch a train to Aveiro. Prices vary between
20,00€ and 26,00€ and the journey takes between 2 to 3 hours, depending on
the type of train you take.
Timetables from Lisbon to Aveiro by Train:
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=a4f6f9e12a584010VgnVCM1000007b
01a8c0RCRD
The bus 31 have destination to SETE RIOS, this is a bus station where
you can catch a bus to Aveiro. The ticket cost 15,50€ and the journey takes
between 3 to 4 hours. You can see timetable in: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/default.aspx
9.2 Train
If you come by train, don´t worry because all the international trains
stop at Porto-Campanhã Station. Next we will explain how
you can go to Aveiro (Section 9.3).
9.3 How to get from Porto to Aveiro
Airport - Train Station
Don’t you ever forget that the subway is your friend! In the Porto airport, after gathering your luggage, seek for a subway entrance. The subway Airport
Station is located just in front of the arrivals zone of the Airport Francisco Sá
Carneiro. Get your ticket first or you may get a fine. The subway ticket system
in this city works by buying a card (Andante) and charging it with rides, whenever
you need them. The ticket is valid for one hour in the subways and buses SCTP.
Before entering the metro/bus check your ticket ever trip. The occasional Andante title
required for travelling between the Airport Station and Porto city centre is a Z4.
Each Z4 title costs 1,80€. You can get more information on the metro stop, there
is an information panel explaining how you can buy the card and how the load.
Line E, the Violet Line, runs directly from Porto Airport to Estádio do
Dragão. You need to leave the subway in Porto - Campanhã (penultime stop). This is where you will get on the train to Aveiro.
The schedule of the subway, you can see in:
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/en/PageGen.aspx?SYS_PAGE_ID
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Train Station - Aveiro
At the Porto - Campanhã train station, you will have to buy your train ticket
(destination: Aveiro). You will be going on an urban train, a yellow train. This
train ticket will cost you 3,00€ and the departure interval between trains is usually
less than one hour. After getting onto the urban train it will take you one hour
to reach Aveiro.
If you happen to get to Porto - São Bento train station, don’t worry! You
can also get an urban train to Aveiro there.
Timetables from Porto to Aveiro by Train:
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=a4f6f9e12a584010VgnVCM1000007b
01a8c0RCRD
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9.4 By car
9.5 Once in Aveiro
Well, it is hard to help you on this matter since there are so many roads
available. We will leave you a website where you can get directions to Aveiro
(www.viamichelin.com) and strongly advise you to get a GPS or study Google
Earth’s images for a bit.
Once you get to Aveiro, there is a Meeting point. You can meet us at the
shopping mall, “Forum Aveiro”. But tell us in advance when you arrive, if it’s possible we will pick you up at the train station.
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10. Useful Contacts
Main Organizer - Tânia Silva
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: (+351) 912 918 276
LBG President – Diana Marques
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: (+351) 916 440 863 or (+351) 965 792 661
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