Place
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
The Porto Institute of Engineering is a public higher education engineering institution located in Porto, Portugal.
Founded in 1852, it is the largest unit and engineering school of the Technical University of Porto. Located in the Asprela Innovation District, ISEP hosts over 7,000 students across 14 undergraduate (licenciatura), 15 master's degree (mestrado) programs, 4 doctoral (doutoramento) programmes, alongside several R&D facilities.
How locals move
Getting around Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto the local way
- Get aroundThe Andante Gold, like the Andante Blue can be used in all metro lines, the funicular and all buses.
- Get aroundYour Andante must be validated before you enter the metro, bus or funicular.
- Get aroundThere are ferry boats that connect Porto to the neighboring city of Vila Nova de Gaia, although you can easily walk or travel by car, metro or bus to the other side.
- Get aroundNear the Douro there is a heliport with a helicopter available for people to use to get to know the city as a whole.
- Go nextMinho region — Go on a day trip to this region.
- Go nextPeneda-Gerês National Park — Go on a day trip to this park.
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