Before you leave home

Visa and Entry Requirements for Portugal

If you haven't already applied for your visa, it may be too late. See here https://summit.creativecommons.org/travelling-to-portugal/

Accommodations

CC HQ and scholarship recipients are staying at | My Story Tejo.

Our CC Portugal team kindly put together suggestions for other hotels https://summit.creativecommons.org/accommodations-in-lisbon/

Currency

Portugal uses Euros. See how much your home currency is compared to EUR! https://www.oanda.com/currency/

Lisbon Weather

In May, the weather in Lisbon gets up to the low 20's (Celsius) during the day and mid-teens in the evening. You may see a bit of rain. Be sure to have a jacket and long pants.

Electricity

Portugal uses Type F for their plugs and sockets. Be sure to bring along an adapter if you are coming from a country that does not use the same type. https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/portugal/

After you arrive

Travel between the airport and the hotel

Transit

Bike Share

SIM Cards & Cellphones

Summit Venues

Registration

Make sure you registered for the event!

When you arrive, simply show a piece of identification to a person at the registration desk to get in. Do not lose your badge, it is your access pass for the whole weekend.

Web Information

Program:

Twitter: @ccglobalsummit

Hashtag: #ccsummit

Slack channel: #cc-summit and #toronto-tips

Printing Services

Meeting Spaces

Non-Civic Community Spaces

Civic Spaces

The Toronto Public Library System

Meeting at Coffee Shops

Meeting at Bars

Privately Operated Spaces and Space Booking Services

Tourism

Wikitravel

You'll find the Lisbon wikitravel page here https://wikitravel.org/en/Lisbon

Food & Drink

Sport

Music & Culture

Nature

Other

Credits