Together 2026 is designed to be a shared experience between all attendees, where learning, collaboration, and connections flow naturally from the sessions and workshops, into conversations over coffee, dinner, and city walks.

If you’re thinking of joining us in Porto on February 19-20, or have already secured your place, here’s how to make the most of your time at Together 2026.

Enjoy smooth travels and opportunities to extend your stay

With strong and direct transport links from Lisbon, Porto remains highly accessible and offers great flexibility in your travels. Take the high-speed bullet train, lasting only 2h30, a bus, taking slightly over 3h, or a direct flight in one hour.

If your schedule allows, Porto is also an excellent starting point for a longer stay. Thanks to its excellent transport connections, it’s easy to extend your trip!

The convenient and flexible location of Porto makes Together 2026 easy to combine with wider travel plans and varying arrival and departure schedules.

Explore around the venue with fellow attendees

Porto is walkable, welcoming, and rich in character. It offers the perfect backdrop for continuing discussions that start at Together.

Just a short distance from the venue, you’ll find:

• Serralves Foundation: a beautiful combination of contemporary art museum, gardens, and green space, ideal for a reflective break or informal conversations.
• Botanical gardens: a peaceful setting to unwind and gather your thoughts.
• The Douro riverfront, perfect for an evening stroll, sunset, or an informal dinner along the R. do Ouro with your new and old connections.

Exploring Porto together turns networking into shared experiences that strengthen professional relationships naturally.

Discover the historic centre

If you want to explore Porto’s historic heart, it’s easily reachable by a 20 minute taxi from the venue, or by public transport. Simply hop on the 201 bus at Antonio Cardoso opposite the Crowne Plaza, and ride 20 minutes until the terminal stop Aliados. Here, you’ll find yourself in the heart of Porto.

Highlights include:

• Ribeira: colourful riverside streets, ideal for evening strolls and dinners.
• Dom Luís I Bridge: iconic views over the Douro.
• Vila Nova de Gaia: famous for its wine cellars and relaxed riverfront atmosphere.

Stay where the strongest connections happen

One of the simplest ways to get the most value from Together 2026 is to stay at the event venue, the Crowne Plaza Porto.

Why does this matter? Because Together provides plenty of valuable opportunities and learnings throughout the sessions, but also throughout the informal moments alike. Staying onsite means:

• Conversations continue over breakfast, coffee breaks, and evening drinks.
• You’re never rushing to leave or worrying about transport.
• You have more opportunities for spontaneous, meaningful connections with speakers, freelancers, LSPs, and fellow attendees.

These unplanned interactions are often where partnerships begin and where the best ideas are shared!

Together 2026 is about creating space to think, to connect, and to build connections and learn from each other.

By staying at the venue, exploring Porto with fellow attendees, and giving yourself time to be present and reflect, you’ll leave with stronger relationships, quality insights and ideas, and a clearer sense of your year ahead.

We look forward to welcoming you to Porto, and to making the most of it together. Make sure to share your highlights with us by tagging ELIA’s LinkedIn and using #ELIATogether!