1. Arrival to Portugal Arrival to Évora Évora and surroundings  The region  The city  Accommodation Agrimba Final Meeting 18-22 January 2007 - Évora

2. ARRIVAL TO PORTUGAL  Border with Spain  by car, train or bus - North: (Galiza-Valença) - East: Salamanca-Vilar Formoso (North) or Madrid-Badajoz-Caia-Elvas-Évora - South (Sevilla-Algarve)  By airplane - Lisbon International Airport - Direct flights from and to  Europe (main capitals and other cities)  By airplane - Faro (Algarve) and Oporto International Airports (last options)

3. ARRIVAL TO ÉVORA Évora is 135 km far from Lisbon 95 km far from Spain Border highway A6 Badajoz Airport  120 km 230 km far from Algarve Faro Airport  240km Lisbon – Évora - Lisbon By car  1h 15m By bus  1h 45m www.eva.bus.com www.redeexpressos.com By train  1h 50m www.cp.pt

4. THE CITY AND THE REGION OF ÉVORA Évora’s district occupies a total area of 7400 Km2 and it is the second largest district extension of the country. Évora is the capital of the Province of Alto Alentejo and this municipality is responsible for the occupation of nearly 20% of the total area. Named "Liberalitas Julia" by the Romans it keeps within its walls a rare example, in the whole Peninsula, of a pagan temple. In 1165, Giraldo Sem Pavor, a Christian knight, conquered it from the Moors under the rule of the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques. Due to its geographical positioning, Évora was invested with a major role in the History of Portugal, having become not only the court’s centre stage, but also a most important centre of culture. Nowadays it still keeps a vast number of monuments which are representative of the different artistic expressions of times past, namely the Roman and the Michaelangelo’s styles, as well as the Mudéjar decorative art - characteristic of southern Spain. Its numerous churches are decorated sumptuously, in carved gilt-wood, mural paintings, panels of baroque tiles and built-in marble. The amount and quality of its architecture makes it one of the most prominent cities in Portugal and in the whole Peninsula. Considered as one of the great historical cities in the world, it was recognised as such by UNESCO, in 1986, when it was officially declared a WORLD HERITAGE CITY.

5. THE UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA The University of Évora, founded in 1559, is the second oldest in Portugal (after Coimbra, in 1537). It was officially inaugurated on the 1 st November 1559. Évora was at the time, the second most important city in Portugal. Being implanted in an agricultural region of great architectonic riches and ornamental rocks, and located both near some centres of advanced technology and urban and industrial centres, the University has a privileged situation for the teaching of the offered courses. The University is one of the largest employment institutions of the South and is a vital economic agent for the city. Covering a large range of humanist, scientific, technological and artistic options, divided into 39 undergraduate degrees, several masters’ degrees and post-graduate studies, the University of Évora offers a qualified teaching assured by six hundred teachers, half of them holding a PhD. The University Campus is spread all over town, mingling with it. It is composed by a set of buildings of great patrimonial value testifying different historical periods. Besides Évora, the University Branches are extended along the Alentejo’s region through the Experimental Farms, the House of Monsaraz and others.

6. X – hotel da cartuxa; 9 – University of Évora Map of the city center

7. http://www.hoteldacartuxa.com/belver http://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/hoteldacartuxa.html Hotel da Cartuxa localisation

8. Bus – Time table P = Departure; C = Arrival A - except Sunday and Monday if it is holiday; B-except Saturday and Sunday; C-except Sunday and holidays; D-except Saturday, Sunday and Monday if it is holiday; E-except Sunday; F- except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays; G-Only at Sundays and Monday if it is Holiday; H-Only ant Sunday and Friday; I- Only at Saturday; J- except Holidays

9. Train – Time table