This UFO conference will be held in Furnas, in São Miguel Island, part of the Azores Archipelago in Portugal. The Azores, known for its dramatic landscapes, charming fishing villages, and vibrant blue hydrangeas, offers the ideal setting for a networking retreat with the ultrafast optics community. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the mid-Atlantic, it provides a perfect backdrop for meaningful exchanges and collaboration.

The conference venue is Terra Nostra Garden Hotel, an Art Deco gem in the heart of the Azores. More than a hotel and a garden, it is a destination and an icon of São Miguel and the Azores, providing unique and memorable experiences to those who visit it.

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The conference rooms are located at the Casino building

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The hotel has an incredible botanic garden, including a thermal water pool built in 1780.

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To book your hotel room, please contact the hotel directly via the following e-mails (add all in cc). Always indicate our UFO group number in the subject: 1424 - Conferencia UFO

Alice Melo – alice.melo@bhc.pt

Ibéria Arruda – iberia.arruda@bhc.pt

Verónica Santos - veronica.c.f.santos@bensaude.pt

Room Rates

Room Type Single Occupancy (€) Twin/Double Occupancy (€)
Standard Single Art Deco 207.00 N/A
Standard Cozy Art Deco 207.00 221.00
Standard Garden View 242.00 255.00
Superior Garden View 342.00 355.00
Deluxe Garden View 392.00 406.00
Junior Suite 490.00 N/A

All rates are per room, per night, and include breakfast.

IF YOU WANT TO SHARE A ROOM please write to us directly at info@ultrafastoptics2025.org so we can find you a room mate.