{"id":19214,"date":"2022-12-19T00:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T00:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/?page_id=19214"},"modified":"2022-12-20T18:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T18:59:07","slug":"practical-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/practical-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-19214\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-19214-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-19214-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-19214-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-19214-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-tabs panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-tabs so-widget-sow-tabs-default-72e4dc08e23c\" data-use-anchor-tags=\"true\"><div class=\"sow-tabs\">\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab-container\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab sow-tabs-tab-selected\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"venue-accommodation\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVenue &amp; Accommodation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"getting-here\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting Here\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"what-to-bring\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat to Bring\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"visa-information\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisa Information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"portuguese-food\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortuguese Food\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w5550731f\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5550731f-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5550731f-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5550731f-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5550731f-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">The venue selected to accommodate all the participants and host every lecture is the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><em>Axis Vermar Conference &amp; Beach Hotel<\/em><\/strong><\/span>. This site was chosen due to its conditions, location and availability to ensure an event with comfort, dynamism, security and above all enjoyment for the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All images were retrieved from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axishoteis.com\/en\/axis-vermar.html\">Axis Hoteis website<\/a>, where you can check out more pictures of the hotel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w5550731f-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-e6324c386656\"><div class=\"sow-slider-base \" style=\"display: none\"><ul class=\"sow-slider-images\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;}\">\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/0306d3403baecba)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/0306d3403baecba\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/4b44f9de5ccd8aa)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/4b44f9de5ccd8aa\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/90332f3d99aaba6)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/90332f3d99aaba6\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/6130cc7198916f1)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.paraty.es\/axis-corpo\/images\/6130cc7198916f1\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"display slide 1\">1<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"1\" aria-label=\"display slide 2\">2<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"2\" aria-label=\"display slide 3\">3<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"3\" aria-label=\"display slide 4\">4<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-wad072bec\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-wad072bec-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-wad072bec-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-wad072bec-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-wad072bec-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><b style=\"color: #f5802d;font-size: 14pt\">How to get there?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Since Portugal is so close to the ocean, the preferable choice of transportation is <span style=\"color: #f5802d\">by <strong>aeroplane<\/strong><\/span>. The first destination will probably be <span style=\"color: #f5802d\"><em>Oporto, Lisbon or Faro.<\/em><\/span> We recommend <span style=\"color: #f5802d\"><strong>Oporto<\/strong><\/span>, since it\u2019s closer to <span style=\"color: #f5802d\"><em>P\u00f3voa de Varzim<\/em><\/span>. Lisbon okay, but don\u2019t go to Faro, it\u2019s too far away and only makes sense in the Summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\"><em>\u201cAlright, I landed in Portugal. And now how do I get to the venue?\u201d <\/em>This is what you will probably be asking yourself. So, here you\u2019ll find some information that might help you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">If you landed in Oporto...<span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\"> you're almost there!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #f5802d\"><b>By <span style=\"color: #f5802d\">metro\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Metro_do_Porto.svg\/2560px-Metro_do_Porto.svg.png\" alt=\"Ficheiro:Metro do Porto.svg \u2013 Wikip\u00e9dia, a enciclop\u00e9dia livre\" width=\"1001\" height=\"417\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>This is the map of Oporto's metro lines. Check the prices of metro tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/en.metrodoporto.pt\/pages\/397\">here. <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Download the app <a href=\"https:\/\/m.moovitapp.com\/\">Moovit<\/a> or check on <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/\">Google Maps<\/a> the times of public transportation!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Francisco S\u00e1 Carneiro Airport<\/strong> in Oporto:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">catch the metro at the airport (<span style=\"color: #800080\">line E, <strong>purple<\/strong><\/span>);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">leave at the <strong>Verdins<\/strong> station and, then, catch the metro's line B (<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span><\/strong>) with P\u00f3voa de Varzim as destination;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">from there (Verdins) you\u2019ll go directly to <strong>P\u00f3voa de Varzim metro station<\/strong>;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once there, you can walk for 30min (<em>eesh!<\/em>) or call a Bolt or Uber car<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <span style=\"color: #f5802d\"><strong>Axis Vermar Hotel.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #f5802d\"><b>By car\u2026 <\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Call an Uber\/Bolt from the Airport to the Hotel<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(around 20\u20ac-35\u20ac)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Address:<\/strong> R. da Imprensa Regional 90, 4490-518 P\u00f3voa de Varzim<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">If you landed in Lisbon...<span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\"> good luck!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrolisboa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Diagrama-da-Rede_maio2022.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>This is the map of Lisbon's metro and train lines. You can check the prices of metro tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrolisboa.pt\/en\/buy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #f5802d\"><b>By train\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check the train tickets discounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp.pt\/passageiros\/en\/discounts-benefits\/Discounts\">of Comboios de Portugal.<\/a> Some of them are 25% discount for people younger than 25 years old and 10% discount on roundtrips.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Lisbon, Most trains leave from <\/span><b>Santa Apol\u00f3nia <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(blue line),<\/span> Entrecampos\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">(yellow line)<\/span> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Oriente <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(red line)<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We suggest your destination be <strong>Porto Campanh\u00e3<\/strong> and then you can catch the metro until <strong>P\u00f3voa de Varzim (line B, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span>).<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #f5802d\"><b>By bus\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rede-expressos.pt\/pt\">Rede Expressos<\/a> buses leave from <\/span><b>Sete Rios <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at the <\/span><b>Jardim Zool\u00f3gico metro station <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(blue line)<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and go directly to P\u00f3voa de Varzim. The tickets cost round 18,90\u20ac with the <em>Youth passenger discount.<\/em> Flixbus prices vary, but <em>you can only go to Porto<\/em> and then catch the metro that goes directly to P\u00f3voa de Varzim (line B, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>red<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There will possibly be EFPSA buses that will take participants from the Airports to the Hotel. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w1deba4be\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w1deba4be-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w1deba4be-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w1deba4be-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w1deba4be-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #f5802d\"><strong>What to Bring?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TIP: To help with your packing, we suggest downloading <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.YRH.PackPoint&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PACKPOINT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (for Android) and\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/packr-travel-packing-list\/id1208312901\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PACKR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (for iOS).<br \/>\nBesides the obvious, don\u2019t forget these things!<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Passport\/ID Card, European health card, Visa (<em>see requirements on the Visa Information section<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Cash in Euros (<em>for EFPSA buses and the excursion day<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Bottle to fill with water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Power plug Type F (European standard, 230V, 50Hz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Padlock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Powerbank<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Fancy clothes (<em>suggestion for the social event on the last night<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Swimming suit and beach towel (<em>if the weather allows it<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunglasses, hat, umbrella and<\/span><b> sunscreen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! (<em>suggestion for the excursion day<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">And most importantly\u00a0 - remember your<strong> EFPSA Spirit<\/strong>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w2feb5741\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w2feb5741-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w2feb5741-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w2feb5741-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w2feb5741-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">If you are a national from any one of the European Union countries or from Malta, Norway, and Switzerland, all you need is a valid national ID card and you\u2019re good to go! However, if you are a U.K citizen, you\u2019ll need to carry your passport with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">If you come from any of the additional following countries, you don\u2019t need to apply for a visa, but make sure you have your valid ID card and passport with you as well:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Croatia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Cyprus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Czech Republic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Slovak Republic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Slovenia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Switzerland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re a national from these countries, you are <\/span><b>ONLY<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> free from applying for a Visa <\/span><b>IF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you hold a <\/span><b>biometric passport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (so check what type of ID documentation you have to avoid any late surprises!):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Albania,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Macedonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Moldova<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Montenegro<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Serbia<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><b>The only member countries of EFPSA that, unfortunately, have no way of escaping a Visa request to enter in Portugal are Azerbaijan and Turkey. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are a national from any of these two countries, you will have to apply for a Short Stay Schengen Visa (click <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/vistos.mne.gov.pt\/en\/short-stay-visas-schengen\/required-documentation\/short-stay-visa#refer-to-the-harmonized-documents-table-concerning-required-documents-for-visa-application-lodging-in-specific-countries-or-territories\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more info).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We suggest you apply for this Visa at least one month in advance, to make sure everything works out smoothly! Even though Visa fees may look scary and disheartening at first, it is highly likely that you, as a student\/researcher\/teacher attending this Conference, may be exempt from these fees! You can find more info on that <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/vistos.mne.gov.pt\/en\/short-stay-visas-schengen\/general-information\/visa-fees#exemption\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For any further information related to the Short Stay Schengen Visa or for confirmation of the above information, feel free to navigate through <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/vistos.mne.gov.pt\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">this<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">website<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w35c31c9d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w35c31c9d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w35c31c9d-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w35c31c9d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w35c31c9d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"Short_Introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Now<\/strong> <\/em>it\u2019s time for everyone\u2019s favourite: gastronomy. The Portuguese cuisine is very rich and diverse. It contains a strong Mediterranean influence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, since its diet is mad<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e up of bread, olive oil and wine. If we were to define a traditionally Portuguese menu it would be:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Soup:<\/strong> <\/span><em>Caldo Verde<\/em>;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Fish:<\/span><\/strong> Portuguese sardine, shell-fish or cod;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Meat:<\/strong><\/span> Sausages, <em>Alentejo<\/em> style pork or <em>francesinha<\/em>;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Vegetarian traditional option:<\/span><\/strong> Leek<em> \u00e0 br\u00e1s<\/em>;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Drink:<\/strong> <\/span>Wine;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Dessert:<\/span> <\/strong>A variety of cheese or <em>Pastel de Nata<\/em> accompanied by the well-known Porto Wine.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Here\u2019s also a list of restaurants with good recommendations for you to try some authentic and delicious Portuguese food:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Restaurante Bodeg\u00e3o<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Traditional Portuguese food, with vegan options.<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> Rua Paulo Barreto 2, P\u00f3voa de Varzim;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Ritz caf\u00e9<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Perfect spot to try the popular dish called \u201c<em>Francesinha<\/em>\u201d. Vegetarian and gluten free options.<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> Rua Ponte 8, P\u00f3voa de Varzim;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Theatro<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">A more expensive alternative but this high quality restaurant shows the best side of our gastronomy. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> Rua Santos Minho 10, P\u00f3voa de Varzim;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w35c31c9d-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image-grid panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-image-grid so-widget-sow-image-grid-default-c51e448a0a62\">\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_316111241_CaldoVerde_GV_Natalia-Mylova_660x371-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caldo Verde\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/bacalhau-a-portuguesa-7-730x365-1-370x270.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bacalhau-a-portuguesa-7-730&#215;365\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/carne-de-porco-a-alentejana-1-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carne de Porco \u00e0 Alentejana\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/41995982_WEB_58515600_GL26102021MARIAJOAOGALA014_WEB-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Francesinha\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/Vinho-Tinto-do-Douro-eleito-melhor-vinho-portugues-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vinho do Douro\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/20200123161347-reQkxvU6-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pastel de Nata\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2015-07-28-a\u0300-13.04.52-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queijos\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/files\/2022\/12\/Alho-Frances-a-Bras-SI-1-370x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-flash-grid size-flash-grid\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alho Franc\u00eas \u00e0 Br\u00e1s\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venue &amp; Accommodation Getting Here What to Bring Visa Information Portuguese Food The venue selected to accommodate all the participants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11731,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11731"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19214"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19262,"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19214\/revisions\/19262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/more.efpsa.org\/congress2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}