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The Conference will take place at the:
Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel
Plaza de España 6-8
08014 Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +934262600 | Fax: +934260400
Airport
Distance from central Barcelona: 13 km, 8 miles
By Car:
Barcelona Airport is 13 km, 8 miles south-west of the city, access is by the C-246 highway - Autovia de Castelldefels. Journey time: 20-30 minutes.
By Taxi:
Journey time from central Barcelona is around 20-30 minutes.
Fare: Between EUR 15 and EUR 25 depending on destination.
By Train:
Train services to the airport are available every 30 minutes from Clot-Arago, Arc de Triomf, Placa Catalunya and Barcelona Sants stations. Services operate 05:30 - 22:11.
Journey times from: Clot-Arago 31 mins, Arc de Triomf 27 mins, Placa Catalunya 25 mins and Barcelona Sants 20 mins.
Fare: EUR 2.
The airport station is connected to the terminals by moving walkways.
Information is available on Tel: 902 24 02 02.
By Bus:
The Aerobus service runs every fifteen minutes between 05:30 and 23:15 Monday - Friday, 06:30 to 23:20 weekends and holidays.
The service departs from Plaza Catalunya in front of El Corte Ingles and stops at all terminals. Journey time is 30 minutes. Buses are equipped to take wheelchairs.
Information is available at: 906 42 70 17.
Fare: EUR 3.30 one way, EUR 5.65 round trip.
Distance from hotel to:
Airport 12 km
Harbour 3 km
Train 1 km
Bus 100 m
Underground 0 m
Centre 2 km
Shop 0 m
If you only have 2 hours free, it will be enough for you to do some shopping or sightseeing. Right next to the hotel you will find Creu Coberta Street. This street has plenty of shops, particularly clothing and shoe shops. If you just feel like taking a walk, you can go from the trade fair on up to the Mies Van der Rohe pavilion. It is worth going up the steps to the National Palace to enjoy the exceptional view of the city. Many of these buildings were built to hold the 1929 World Fair.
If you have a full day:
Plaça Espanya is well connected with the city centre. Two underground lines and various buses will take you there. Get off at Passeig de Gràcia, famous for its shops and Modernist buildings, such as Casa Batlló and the Pedrera. Afterwards, if you stop at Plaça Catalunya, you can take a walk along the Rambla to the Columbus monument at the harbour. If you enjoy architecture you will surely appreciate the Gothic quarter. There, you can visit the Cathedral, Pia Almoina, the Generalitat (Catalonian government) and the Roman walls. Two museums are also in this quarter, namely the Marés Museum and the History Museum.
If you have 2 days:
If you already know the Gothic quarter, another well-known medieval area is the Ribera. The Santa Maria del Mar gothic church is located here. The church has a very original structure as it only has one nave. You can then eat in one of the restaurants in Born square. Afterwards, take a walk along Montcada Street with its aristocratic palaces and museums such as the Textile Museum and the Picasso Museum. On the next day, you can go for a stroll in the romantic Ciutadella park and visit the Museum of Modern Art. To finish your sightseeing tour, the harbour is a good option since it has one of the most important leisure areas of the city, the Maremagnum.
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