Around a third of Summit's attendees are in Lisbon for the first time. This is the guide we send to friends, updated for 9 and 10 June 2027. The venue page has the address and a map; this covers everything around it.
Getting to Armazém 7
The venue sits on the river at Alcântara, right under the 25 de Abril bridge, and the train is the easiest way there.
From the centre: take the Cascais line from Cais do Sodré to Alcântara-Mar. Trains run every ten to twenty minutes and the ride takes about six. From the station it is a ten-minute walk west along the docks; follow the bridge.
By tram: the 15E runs along the river from Praça da Figueira and Cais do Sodré towards Belém and stops in Alcântara. It is slower than the train and often full, but it is a good way to see the waterfront.
Tickets: buy a reusable Navegante card at any station and load it with credit. It works on trains, trams, buses and the metro, and saves queueing for single tickets each time.
From the airport: the metro red line connects to the green line at Alameda, which runs to Cais do Sodré. Allow about fifty minutes in total, or around twenty-five by taxi outside rush hour.
Where to eat near the venue
Lunch and coffee are included on both days, so you only need to think about breakfast before day one and dinner on day two. The restaurants along Doca de Santo Amaro, five minutes from the venue, are good for a group and most take bookings. LX Factory, a former textile works about ten minutes' walk inland, has bakeries, cafés and a bookshop worth an hour of anyone's time. For grilled fish at a fair price, head away from the river into the streets around Rua de Alcântara, where the menus are on a chalkboard and lunch is served until three.
June heat
Lisbon in early June is usually in the mid to high twenties, and a few days each year go above thirty-five. The venue is air-conditioned and the terrace has shade, but the walk from the station does not.
Bring a refillable bottle. There are water points on every floor of the venue.
Pack a light layer for the evening. The wind off the Tagus is cooler than you expect after sunset.
Wear shoes with grip. Lisbon's limestone pavements are polished smooth and slippery on the hills.
Stay for Santo António
The conference ends on Thursday, and if you can stay until Sunday, do. The Santo António festival fills the old neighbourhoods on the nights of 12 and 13 June with grilled sardines, paper garlands, music on every corner and parades down Avenida da Liberdade. Alfama and Mouraria are the heart of it and get very crowded after ten, so go early, carry cash and keep your phone in a front pocket. On the Sunday the city is quieter and most people sleep in, which makes it a good morning for the riverside walk from Alcântara to Belém.
Still deciding? Tickets include lunch on both days and the riverside reception, and the schedule shows how the days fit together.
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