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Lisbon DemonstratorWhere: Lisbon - Portugal When: October 15 to 16, 2008 This demonstrator highlights innovations for more efficient port entry and increases the level of awareness. Port and pilot related aspects of MarNIS will be demonstrated. Fee: 250 € (except attendees part of the MarNIS consortium, Advisory Board, EC Commission and special invitees) Special remark: Participants who attended the Demonstrator in Genoa are not obliged to pay the fee for Lisbon Demonstrator Program
The demonstrator programme can be downloaded here.
Location Information Lisbon is a few miles inland from the mouth of the Rio Tejo, or Tagus River.The MarNIS demonstrator from Lisbon will take place in Alcantara cruise port area.During the demonstrator you will be invited on board of the "Opera" ship where many of the demonstrator activities will take place. The main Alcántara cruise port is just beyond the high suspension bridge that crosses the estuary, and it consists of two piers on the same finger of land: The Cais de Alcántara, which is just inside the bridge, and the Cais da Rocha Conde de Óbidos, a five- or 10-minute walk to the east. Both piers have terminal buildings with shops, taxi ranks, and other facilities. Several floating restaurants are to the east of the port entrance, on the land side of the boat basin that lies between the shipping piers and the main road to Lisbon.
To make it a difficult choice for the curious visitor and only slightly farther a field, lie the impressive Mafra Convent, the cosmopolitan seaside resorts on the way to Cascais, the verdant Serra da Arrábida and picturesque Sesimbra, the Sado estuary and the aristocratic farmhouses of Azeitão. Driving south, the ochre and blue unspoiled beaches on the Alentejo coastline open on to a vast Atlantic horizon.
Map Click here for location information and hotels nearby
Hotel accomodation Special rates for MarNIS demonstrator participants are offered by Altis Hotels. To make use of these rates, offered for a block booking for MarNIS demonstrator, we kindly ask you to make your booking before October 5th, 2008. Altis Park Hotel 4* (50 rooms) Download the booking form for Altis Hotels or click here to book online. |
Boasting springtime temperatures during the winter and cool summers freshened by a breeze blowing in from the Atlantic, Costa de Lisboa, on the southwestern coast, offers a rich and impressively integrated diversity. The capital of Portugal since its conquest from the Moors in 1147, Lisbon is a legendary city with over 20 centuries of History. The Alfama is one of the oldest quarters in Lisboa. Since it largely survived the earthquake of 1755, the area still retains much of its original layout. Adjacent to the Alfama are the likewise old quarters of Castelo and Mouraria, on the western and northern slopes of the hill that is crowned by St. George's Castle. Every year in June, the streets of all three quarters come alive with the feasts in honour of the popular saints. The Graça quarter and the churches of São Vicente de Fora and Santa Engrácia are within walking distance of this area. Radiant skies brighten the monumental city, with its typical tile covered building façades and narrow medieval streets, where one can hear the fado being played and sung at night. But Lisbon is also the stage for popular festivities, the place for exquisite shopping, exciting nightlife, and interesting museums, a place from where motorways branch off in different directions.
Nearby, Sintra’s lush wooded heights and verdant charms invite one to take a ride on a horse-pulled carriage, and gaze at the marvelous manor-houses, located within the grounds of century old farms, as one drives up to Pena Palace, built by Fernando Cobourg Gothas on the ruins of a monastery from the 16th century, the style of the palace is a blend of Gothic, Manueline, and Romantic influences which make for a very explosive combination, and keeps the atmosphere of a royal residence.