For any questions or additional information: wssg.workshop.2017@gmail.com
TRAVEL
Pico Island can be reached, in May, by direct flights from Lisbon, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, or daily connection flights, either through Terceira, São Miguel or Faial islands. If you arrive in Faial, you can also take a 30-minute ferryboat trip connecting Horta to Madalena.
See here the schedule of daily boat connections between Horta (Faial Island) and Madalena (Pico Island): download boat schedule
LANGUAGE
Official language in the Azores is Portuguese; however, the population commonly speaks English. The official language of the workshop will be English.
CLIMATE AND CLOTHING
Azores have mild temperatures and high humidity. Be prepared either for sun or rain and bring warm and waterproof clothes for the field trips.
CURRENCY
The unit of currency is Euro (€). [1 € ≈ 1.07 US Dollar (January 2017)]
ACCOMODATION
Each participant must be responsible for the booking and payment of their hotel room, or other type of accommodation. Please, inform the Workshop secretariat about your choice. If you need, we can try to help in the process.
Although being a small town, Madalena offers several options of lodging such as:
Hotel Caravelas **** (Rua Conselheiro Terra Pinheiro, 3)
+351 292 628 550
central.reservas@hotelsaojorge.pt
5 minutes by foot from the Workshop site
Special prices for participants:
Single room: 68 € Double room: 75 €
Pix Apartments (Rua Doutor Freitas Pimentel, 18)
pix.apartments@gmail.com
Brand new apartment hotel, fit for families, in the center of Madalena, 3 minutes' walk from the workshop site.
Special prices for participants:
One bedroom apartment: 72 € Two bedrooms apartment: 99 €
Villa da Madalena (Rua 8 de Março, 15)
+351 292 628 030
info@villadamadalena.com
5 minutes by foot from the workshop site.
Special prices for participants:
Single room: 48 € Double room: 57 € Triple room: 72 €
Baía da Barca **** (Lugar da Barca)
+351 292 628 750
reservas@baiadabarca.com
Apartment hotel. Fit for families. 15 minutes by foot from the workshop site.
One bedroom apartment from 80 €
Two bedrooms apartment from 112 €
-10% for participants
Residencial Minibela (Avenida Machado Serpa)
+351 292 622 286 / +351 292 623 521
Low-cost inn, 5 minutes’ walk from the workshop site.
Single room: 28 € Double room: 33 € Twin room: 36 €
Paraíso do Triângulo (Rua do Lajido, Santa Luzia)
+351 912 195 331
liliazores_90@hotmail.com
Located in the vineyard landscape in the village of Lajido on the north coast of the island, few meters from the sea. 10 minutes’ drive from the workshop site.
Studio: 80 € One bedroom apartment: 100 €