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Cultural Forum of Cerveira

The School will take place in the Cultural Forum of Cerveira. The place is the regular venue of the Biennial Cerveira, which has been regularly organised since 1978.

About Vila Nova de Cerveira

Vila Nova de Cerveira has an approximate area of 110 km2 and is located in the Northwest Peninsular Portuguese, on the left bank of the river Minho, integrating the province of Minho, with the capital of Viana do Castelo district.

See more info here.


How to get to Vila Nova de Cerveira

By plane:

The closest airports around are:
Vigo Airport (@ 43 Km); Porto Airport (@ 93 Km); Santiago Airport (@140 Km); A Coruña Airport (@195 Km).

To reach Vila Nova de Cerveira from these airports, you may use train, bus, taxi or a car.



By car:

V. N. Cerveira can be reached by car from the south via A28 or A3. Distances: 36 km from Viana do Castelo, 106 km from Porto and 415 km from Lisbon.

From the north in can be reached via an international bridge that connects to Galicia. Distances: 53 km from Vigo, 128 km from Santiago de Compostela, 202 Km of A Coruña



By train:

From/to Porto:

There is train service from Porto-Campanhã. Depending on the specific train, the travel may last between about 2h and 3h.

Schedules and online tickets are available here.


From/to Vigo:

There is a train service from Vigo-Guixar to Valença do Minho, run by RENFE, with connection to Vila Nova de Cerveira, run by CP.

Schedules for Vigo-Guixar to/from Valença do Minho; Schedules for Valença do Minho to/from Vila Nova de Cerveira.

You may also use a broker service like Rome2rio.

An alternative for the connection between Valença do Minho and Vila Nova de Cerveira is to take a taxi.



By bus:

From/to Porto:

Several companies provide bus service from Porto. The travel takes between about 1h30m and 2h. The buses leave from one of the following stops:
Gonçalo Cristóvão Terminal; Cordoaria; Avenida dos Aliados.

For schedules and online tickets you may consult each company’s website:
Rede Expressos; Autna; Auto Viação do Minho (in Portuguese).

You may also use a broker service like Rome2rio.


From/to Vigo:

Rede Expressos runs buses connecting Vigo to Valença do Minho. From/to Valença do Minho to/from Vila Nova de Cerveira we recommend you to take a taxi.

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