Planning Your Trip
Applying for a Schengen Visa
Depending on the passport that you hold, you may need to apply for a Schengen visa through a Portuguese consulate or visa center in your country of residence. To start the process...
- 1) Determine if you need to apply for a Schengen visa to travel to Portugal;
- 2) Review the documents you will need for your visa application; and
- 3) Begin the application process on VFS.Global. The Portuguese government uses VFS.Global's services and on their website, you will be walked through the application process.
The Team CommUNITY team is here to help you through the visa application process and can provide you with an official letter of invitation to the Global Gathering and other visa support. Contact us at gather@digitalrights.community for more information.
Travel and Public Transportation
Estoril, Portugal is only 25 km. from central Lisbon and is located on a main train line from Lisbon. The Global Gathering Summit and Feira venue is only a 5 - 10 minute walk from the Estoril train station.
Public Transportation
Cost to Estoril from the Lisbon Airport: Approximately 4 Euro
Duration: 1.5 hours or less
Cost to Estoril from Central Lisbon (Cais do Sodré Train Station): Approximately 2.5 Euro
Duration: 40 minutes
- Metro Lisboa (Metro): https://www.metrolisboa.pt/en/
- Comboios de Portugal (Train): https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Taxis and Ride Sharing Services
Cost to Estoril from the Lisbon Airport: Approximately 30 Euro
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost to Estoril from Central Lisbon: Approximately 25 Euro
Duration: 25 minutes
Hotels Offering Global Gathering Discounts
Below you will find several discounted hotel options that are located within walking distance of the Global Gathering venue in Estoril, Portugal. However, because the event venue is located walking distance from the Estoril train station, you may also want to consider researching your own accommodations either in Lisbon (only a 25 - 30 minute train ride away) or in the towns neighboring Estoril which also have train stations (Cascais, Carcavelos etc.)
100 Euro per night and below
Hotel Lido
For Hotel Lido reservations, please email the reservations team directly with your reservation request and include the "GATHERING2023" promotional code.
Website: https://www.hotellido.pt/pt/index.html
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Single Room: € 87.00
Double Room*: € 99.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 500 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 60
Reservations
- Contact: José Freire - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 649 860
- Email: reservas@hotellido.pt
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
Hotel Alvorada
For Hotel Alvorada reservations, please email the reservations team directly with your reservation request and include the "GATHERING2023" promotional code.
Website: https://www.hotelalvorada.com/
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Single Room: € 87.00
Double Room*: € 99.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 350 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 40
Reservations
- Contact: José Freire - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 649 860
- Email: reservas@hotelalvorada.com
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
100 - 150 Euro per night
Hotel Villa Galé, Estoril
Website: https://www.vilagale.com/pt/hoteis/costa-de-lisboa/vila-gale-estoril
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Single Room: € 136.80
Double Room*: € 152.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 450 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 25
Reservations
- Contact: Belmiro Pinto - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 648 400
- Email: estoril.recepcao1@vilagale.com
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
Hotel São Mamedre
Website: https://www.hotelsmamede.com/pt/index.html
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
- 10% discount extendable to extra dates before and after the event - exclusive for online reservations at www.hotelsmamede.com
Double Room*: € 112.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 650 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 25
Reservations
- Contact: Nadir Nunes - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 659 110
- Promo Code GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
Hotel Londres
Website: https://www.hotelondres.com
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Double Room*: € 135.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 650 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 25
Reservations
- Contact: Rita Freixiela - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 648 300
- Email: reserva@hotelondres.com
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
O Cascais City and Beach Hotel
Website: http://www.cascaiscbhotel.com
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Single Room: € 150.00
Double Room*: € 160.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 5 minute walk to the train station. 20 minutes total.
Maximum Available Rooms: 25
Reservations
- Contact: Luis Marques - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 211 164 330
- Email: reservations@cascaiscbhotel.com
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
150 - 200 Euro per night
Hotel Inglaterra
Website: https://www.hotelinglaterra.com.pt
Dates for Discounted Rates: September 14 - 18, 2023
Single Room: € 190.00
Double Room*: € 200.00
Distance from Global Gathering Venue: 650 m.
Maximum Available Rooms: 30
Reservations
- Contact: Joana Silva - Operations Manager
- Phone: +351 214 684 461
- Email: geral@hotelinglaterra.com.pt
- Promo Code: GATHERING2023
*Be sure to confirm if the room has two beds or one bed with double occupancy at reservation. “Double Room” does not necessarily mean that it will have two beds.
Other Accommodation Options
- Airbnb (Rooms and apartments with private and shared facilities): https://www.airbnb.com/
- Booking.com (Hotel rooms, bed and breakfasts and home rentals): https://www.booking.com
- Hostelworld (Dorms, shared rooms and private rooms with shared facilities): https://hostelworld.com/
- Hotels.com (Hotel rooms, bed and breakfasts and home rentals): https://www.hotels.com/
- Vacation Rentals by Owner (Vrbo) (Rental homes): https://www.vrbo.com/
