Venue

Torres Vedras Town Hall

Address

Praça do Município 8,
2560-363 Torres Vedras

The International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2018) will take place at Town Hall of Torres Vedras.

Torres Vedras is located about 50 kilometres from Lisbon, being the territory of Torres Vedras populated by man since ancient times. Here passed communities of collector hunters, farmers, metallurgists and later Greeks and Romans, as Rufus, one of many names spelled in stone that immortalized.

 

 

The village and the county grew, becoming a tourist destination, especially from the early twentieth century. Since then, many elect Torres Vedras as a destination, either in search of the spa or the beach of Santa Cruz, renewing encounters permanently. The same village amounted to town in 1979, witnessing a massive urban growth.

In the municipality of Torres Vedras the agriculture (vineyards and horticulture), the food processing and metallurgical industry and the retail trade play a key role.

A promotional video of Torres Vedras:

Conference Banquet

Being Torres Vedras the European City of Wine 2018, the Conference Banquet will take place in the Quinta da Almiara.
Quinta da Almiara is surrounded by 160 hectares of vineyard, and is located in a place of great scenic beauty, in the parish of S. Mamede da Ventosa, in Torres Vedras, part of the Lisbon Wine Region. It's a very old wine production region, with a temperate climate without any wide temperature variations, with gentle hills and strongly influenced by the Atlantic due to the proximity of the ocean.
Quinta da Almiara has a banquet room with capacity for up to 200 guests. Besides its magnificent interior space, with its fine vista over our vineyards, the Quinta also has a terrace, a perfect space with a 360º view of the surrounding area, where you can sit and have an
aperitif or simply enjoy the scenery.
The Banquet starts with a guided tours across Quinta da Almiara facilities.

How to get there

Plane

To travel to Lisbon you should fly to Lisboa airport and then take a bus. The International Airports of Lisbon have regular scheduled flights to and from all main European destinations as well as major worldwide cities.

From Lisbon by Bus

You should take a bus that leave you close to the place where the event takes place. Further information can be found through the following link: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/default.aspx.

From Lisbon by car

Portugal has a good network of motorways/freeways. You can rent a car at the airport or at any train station as well as in all major cities.

Lisbon to Torres Vedras: You should take the motorway A8 in the direction towards Leiria getting out at exit 7 - Torres Vedras South.

Accomodation

To accommodate the participants the following hotels are recommend:

Stay Hotel Torres Vedras Centro

Praça 25 de Abril, n.º 17
2560-285 Torres Vedras
Telephone: + 351 261 314 232
Email: torresvedras@stayhotels.pt
http://www.stayhotels.pt/en/our-hotels/stay-torres-vedras-centro.html

Pensão S. Pedro

Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque, nº 2 G
2560-354 Torres Vedras
Telephone: +351 261 330 130
Email: residencialsaopedro1@sapo.pt

Residencial dos Arcos

Praceta José Gouveia nº 1
2560-648 Torres Vedras
Telephone: + 351 261 312 489 / + 351 261 312 490
Email: reservas@residencialdosarcos.com

Hotel de Santa Cruz

(about 16 km far away from Torres Vedras)
Rua José Pedro Lopes
2560-489 Santa Cruz
Telephone: + 351 261 930 330
Email: hotel.santacruz@mail.telepac.pt
http://www.hotelsantacruz.pt

Money Exchange

Portugal is one of the countries with the highest density of ATMs, so it’s easy to find them throughout the city. Most large restaurants and shops accept international credit cards, but please check for the credit card stickers as you enter the door to verify before entering. American Express, MasterCard and Visa credit cards are the most widely used. Currency exchange is possible at the airport and all banks.

The currency in Portugal is the EURO.

Weather

In April, in Torres Vedras, the average temperature is 15 degrees Celsius and the average rainfall is 62 mm. Updated weather forecasts can be found at the following web site: https://www.ipma.pt/en/index.html.

Tipping

Tipping in restaurants, bars and taxis is not mandatory, but is usually about 5-10% at one’s own discretion.

Electricity Supply

The voltage in Portugal is EU standard of 220 volts/50 hertz. Please make sure you have the proper adapters for your appliances (2 pin plugs as in France).