The school will take place in Hotel Ofir. It is a 4* hotel in front of the beach, with swimming pool, tennis courts and a nice football green, among other amenities. Nearby there is a pine tree forest and river.
Amenities for surviving the 2 weeks that require packing gear before departure
- A football green *may* be available -- bring your football gear.
- There are tennis courts -- bring your racquets.
- Swimming pool
- Swimming at the sea might be cool (18 celcius)
Airport
The hotel is located 45km North of the Porto International Airport (code OPO). The airport is served with several low cost airlines (Airberlin, Easyjet, Ryanair, ...).
Taxi
Participants should take a taxi from the Airport to Ofir. The taxi ride will cost around €55.
Weather forecast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0201
Power plugs in Portugal
We use "standard" european power plugs. In practice these are the "same" as in Spain, France and Germany but are different from the US, UK and Italian ones. You can have some pictures of plugs at http://www.powercords.co.uk/standard.htm
If you want to become an expert please read the following wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
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