{"id":4591,"date":"2026-10-07T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/?page_id=4591"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:36:06","slug":"venue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Locations where ARTeFACTo will take place<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Polytechnic University of Beja (IPBeja) | November 25\u201327, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Campus do IPBeja, Rua Pedro Soares, 7800-295 Beja, Portugal \u2022 2026.artefacto-conf.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARTeFACTo 2026 \u2014 Travel &amp; Access Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>From Lisbon Airport (LIS)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Express Coach (~2h 15m): Direct buses run from Lisbon (Sete Rios Coach Terminal or Lisbon Airport) to Beja Bus Terminal via Rede Expressos (rede-expressos.pt) or FlixBus (flixbus.pt).<br>To reach Sete Rios from the airport, take the Metro Red Line to S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o, transfer to the Blue Line to Jardim Zool\u00f3gico, or take a 10-minute taxi or Uber or Bolt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">By Train (CP \u2014 Comboios de Portugal, ~2h 30m): Take the Metro Red Line directly to Gare do Oriente (3 stops, 6 minutes). Board the Intercidades train towards \u00c9vora, transfer at Casa Branca station to the connecting regional train to Beja (tickets at cp.pt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>From Faro Airport (FAO)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Express Coach (~2h 30m): Direct express coaches run daily from Faro Airport or from Faro Central Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodovi\u00e1rio) to Beja via Rede Expressos (rede-expressos.pt) or FlixBus (flixbus.pt).<br>To reach Faro Central Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodovi\u00e1rio) take local bus Line 16 (Pr\u00f3ximo) or a 10-minute taxi (Uber or Bolt) from the airport to the Faro Central Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodovi\u00e1rio).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Note: There is no direct train between Faro and Beja; coaches are significantly faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>From Porto Airport (OPO)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">Train via Lisbon (~5h 30m total): Take Metro Line E from Porto Airport to Porto-Campanh\u00e3 station (~35 min). Board the high-speed Alfa Pendular or Intercidades train to Lisboa-Oriente (~3h). From Lisboa-Oriente, take a direct coach or train to Beja.<br>Long-Distance Coach: Direct and one-transfer coaches (Rede Expressos \/ FlixBus) operate between Porto and Beja (journey time: ~6h to 7h30m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arrival in Beja &amp; Taxi Service<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Central de T\u00e1xis de Beja (24\/7 Service): +351 284 322 474 (or 284 322 474 locally). Additional mobile contacts: +351 962 754 120 \/ +351 962 767 132.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">Getting to Campus: Taxis are stationed directly outside Beja Bus Terminal and the Railway Station. A taxi ride to the IPBeja campus takes about 5 to 7 minutes (approx. \u20ac4.00 \u2013 \u20ac7.00). Walking takes around 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Important Note: Ridesharing applications (Uber and Bolt) have very limited or no coverage in Beja; calling a local taxi is the most dependable option.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Useful Links &amp; Support<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Conference Website: 2026.artefacto-conf.org | IPBeja Website: ipbeja.pt<br>Coaches: rede-expressos.pt \u2022 flixbus.pt | Trains: cp.pt |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">National Emergency Number (Police, Ambulance, Fire): Dial 112<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to stay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelmelius.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.hotelmelius.com\"><strong>HOTEL MELIUS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>International ARTeFACTo 2026 Conference Rates \u2013 24 to 28 November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">Double Room \u2013 \u20ac80.00<br>Single Room \u2013 \u20ac65.00<br>Triple Room \u2013 \u20ac95.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">The above rates include buffet breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\">To benefit from these special rates, participants should mention that they will be attending the event when making their reservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locations where ARTeFACTo will take place Polytechnic University of Beja (IPBeja) | November 25\u201327, 2026 Campus do IPBeja, Rua Pedro Soares, 7800-295 Beja, Portugal \u2022 2026.artefacto-conf.org ARTeFACTo 2026 \u2014 Travel &amp; Access Guide Express Coach (~2h 15m): Direct buses run from Lisbon (Sete Rios Coach Terminal or Lisbon Airport) to Beja Bus Terminal via Rede&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/venue\/\" class=\"gdlr-info-font excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4591","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4591"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4597,"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4591\/revisions\/4597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2026.artefacto-conf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}