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The central offices of the Department of Economics of ISEG - Institute of Economics and Business Administration - Technical University of Lisbon Institute are in the Rua Miguel Lupi nº 20 (Edifício Bento de Jesus Caraça) - Lisbon - Portugal.
ISEG-UTL is in the Lisbon center, in front of the Parliament.
Department of Economics
Rua Miguel Lúpi, Nº 20-Gab.111,
1249 - 078 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel:
+351 21 392 28 23
Fax: +351 21 392 28 08
E-mail:
summerlisbon@iseg.utl.pt
Web Page: http://pascal.iseg.utl.pt/~depteco/summerschool2007/
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Buses:
Av. D. Carlos I - nb 6, 13, 27 and 49
LISBOA
Trams:
Calçada da Estrela - nb 28 and 28B
LISBOA
Train:
The nearest train stations are Santos station ( Cascais Line). ISEG is at a 5 minute walking distance from Santos station. Departing from Santos station and by Cascais Line train is possible to travel to several coast beaches (Cascais, Estoril, Carcavelos, Paco de Arcos, etc.) and Lisbon turistic places: Belem, Jeronimos Monastery, Terreiro do Paco, etc. (visit the Cascais Line site and timetables click here).
Airport Transport:
Lisbon
/ Portela Airport - Hotels
Portela
airport is not far from Lisbon centre.
Bus
from the Airport to the Hotels in Marques de Pombal area /
Restauradores area:
Taxi from
Airport to Hotels
travel duration: 20 min.
More information about Lisbon:
8th Summer School ISEG -UTL Location: Maps (click here)
To find more general maps of Lisbon go to: www.mapquest.com
Time Area:
Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT)
Currency:
€
(Euro) is the Portuguese currency. € 1=USD 0,8786 (05-04-02)
Bank
Services
Many
ATMs all over the city ; There is a Bank (Caixa Geral de
Depósitos) and
an ATMs in the Summer School Place place (ISEG) with a special
timetable:10 -16.30 with
no lunchtime closing.
The
general time table of Banks is: 08.30 - 15.00 with no lunchtime
closing.
Banks
are closed at Saturday and Sunday.
Credit Cards:
Hotels,
restaurants, shops, car rental agencies, ATMs, usually accept
credit cards (VISA, Euro card, MasterCard, American Express).
Personal Documentation:
Nationals
of the EU: identity card is required.
Post Office and Phone:
Timetable
of Post Offices: 09.00 - 18.00.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Special
post offices: At airport (24hours/everyday); At Restauradores
weekdays:09.00-20.00;Saturday:09.00-18.00
There
are many Public Phones in Lisbon (working with coins and phone cards).
Phone
cards are available at post offices and also at several shops (namely
tobacco
kiosks and newspapers kiosks).
Weather
Lisbon
has a moderate climate, with no
great variations in temperature. Lisbon
has a moderate climate, with no
great variations in temperature. The weather in July is sunny. The
average air temperature in July was 26,3ºC;79,3ºF . The
Lisbon region
sea temperature during July/August/September is (19,5ºC;
67,1ºF).
Electricity:
220V/50Hz
AC
Cultural Events and Places :
A list of the principal Lisbon Cultural events during the period 15-25 July, visit: http://www.lisboacultural.pt/cgi-bin/lisboacultural/index.html
Discos Bars Restaurants and Fado & Folk Music:
There
are some areas in Lisbon were several bars and discos can be found: the
"Docas"
(riverside), "24 de Julho" and
"Bairro Alto".(
usually open until 3 a.m.(bars) and 6 a.m. (discos))
There
is a large variation of restaurant prices: from €5
until €15
Shopping:
Shops
Usual timetable: 09.00 to 19.00 (weekdays) 09.00-12.00(Saturday)
Shopping
Centres usual timetable: 10.00-23.00 (weekdays and weekend).
Touristic sites:
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadelisboa/index.html
http://www.estorilcoast-tourism.com
http://travel.roughguides.com/destinationshome.html
http://www.atl-turismolisboa.pt/
http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/turismo
http://www.portugalinsite.com/default.aspx?lang_id=2