Getting to Caldas da Rainha and Accommodation

Caldas da Rainha is located in the Centro region of Portugal, 90 km north of Lisbon.

The Summer School will be held at:

SILOS Contentor Criativo
R. Filinto Elísio 42, Caldas da Rainha
GPS Coordinates: 39°24'08.5"N 9°08'19.0"W

HOW TO ARRIVE

By Car:
‘SILOS Contentor Criativo’ is installed since 2010 in the old grinding plant ‘Moagem CERES’ in the Caldas da Rainha city center. GPS: 39°24'08.5"N 9°08'19.0"W

By Plane:
The nearest airport to Caldas da Rainha is Lisbon Airport, about 90 km away.
Porto Airport is about 240 km from Caldas da Rainha.
From either airport you can take the bus or the train to Caldas da Rainha. The bus can be an easier and cheapest option, since not all train stations have a direct connection.

By Bus:

From Lisbon: take either the metro or a taxi from the airport to the Sete Rios bus terminal. At Sete Rios bus terminal, there are frequent Rede Expressos coach services to Caldas da Rainha which take about 1 hour (~9€ - tickets available for purchase at the bus station and online). The coach station in Caldas da Rainha (Terminal Rodoviário de Caldas da Rainha) is situated at the city centre.

From Porto: Take either the metro, taxi or shuttle from the airport to the Porto Bus Station (Campo 24 de Agosto). At the bus terminal, there are frequent Rede Expressos coach services to Caldas da Rainha which take about 4 hours (~19€ - tickets available for purchase at the bus station and online). The coach station in Caldas da Rainha (Terminal Rodoviário de Caldas da Rainha) is situated at the city centre.

Please check the schedules at Rede Expressos website: https://www.rede-expressos.pt/en/tickets

By Train:

From Lisbon: At Gare/Estação Oriente railway station there are trains to Caldas da Rainha from 6:38h until 17:38h. You will need to change station 2 different times. It takes about 2.30h a ride (~10€ - tickets only available for purchase at the station).

From Porto: At the Campanhã railway station there are trains to Caldas da Rainha from 6:45h until 17:40h. You will need to change station 1 time. The ride can take about 4h to 6h, depending on the trains (~20-23€ - tickets available for purchase at the station and online).

Please check the schedules at Comboios de Portugal website: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en.

Accommodation in Caldas da Rainha

Please note that accommodation is not included in the registration fee.
A special rate was made available for the participants of the summer school at the Campanile Caldas da Rainha Hotel:
Single or double/twin room, without breakfast: €41.00/night
Single room, with breakfast: €45.00/night
Double/twin room, with breakfast: €49.00/night

Campanile Caldas da Rainha Hotel
R. Fernando Ponte e Sousa 11
2500-200 Caldas da Rainha
GPS Coordinates: 39.39890865606337, -9.132812602837461

Please note that accommodation is not included in the registration fee and must be booked directly with the hotel. The summer school organizing committee is not responsible for hotel bookings and cancellations. To make your hotel reservation, please email the hotel directly at info@marianacalacabaptista.pt, making reference to the CES Summer School on “Cultural Mapping”.

Please note that these accommodation fees are only available during the time of earlybird registrations (until Friday, 18 February 2022).