All current covid-19 prevention measures will be strictly enforced.
VENUE
The workshop will take place in Granada, at the Carmen de la Victoria residence (Granada University), which is located in a singular spot with wonderful views of "La Alhambra".
The Carmen de la Victoria is located in a place where there are Cármenes since Arab times. Its shape was fixed at the end of the 19th century, when the primitive Carmen de la Victoria, called Carmen Olivarillo, and Carmen Percal, on both sides of the Arab wall of the Cuesta del Chapiz, were unified. It was acquired by the University in 1945.
The cármenes are typical farms of the historic districts of Granada, heirs of the gardens of delight that the Arabs of Granada owned in the outskirts of the city. Today they are domestic gardens that maintain an old tradition of pleasant retreat for their owners.
El Carmen de la Victoria is located on the hill of the Albayzín, in the Arab suburb of Axaris, a city limit that was already in Arab times a place of orchards, cármenes and gardens.
Acquired by the University of Granada, it is since then the only public carmen in the city that has not lost its character as a house-garden. It was first a residence for Moroccan students (Casa de Marruecos) linked to the School of Arab Studies, then a Colegio Mayor, and today a Guest Residence, always open to the enjoyment of university students.
Although over time the buildings have been expanded, the layout of the gardens remains the same as it was more than a hundred years ago. It is, therefore, one of the least altered of Granada's gardens, preserving the traditional garden forms of 19th century Granada regionalism.
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Address:
Carmen de la Victoria
Cta. del Chapiz, 9
18010 Granada
ACCOMMODATION:
Attendees to the ELICSIR Training School need to make their own hotel arrangements.
For your convenience, we indicate some hotels nearby the Carmen de la Victoria that offer a special discount for the Conference attendees:
HOTEL CASA 1800: To book, you can use the webpage, introducing the promotional code ELICSIR1800 or sending an e-mail to reservas.granada@hotelcasa1800.com, indicating that you are attending the conference and the promotional code. Accreditation will be required upon arrival in order to verify participation in the event. A 10% discount will be applied to these reservations (including the period from October 24 to 29),
HOTEL PLAZA NUEVA: To book, you need to ask for availability sending an e-mail to info@hotel-plazanueva.com. Please, indicate "ELICSIR Training School" in your e-mail to take advantage of the special prices for School attendees: double standard inside room: 72 euros; double standard outside room: 76,50 euros; superior double room: 94,50 euros. Breakfast: 4,99 euros.
HOTEL MACIA PLAZA: To book, you can send an e-mail to centralreservas@maciahoteles.com or maciaplaza@maciahoteles.com asking for availability. Please, indicate in your e-mail that you are attending the "ELICSIR Training School" to have a 10% discount.
HOTEL CASA CAPITEL: To book, you can send an e-mail to info@hotelcasacapitel.com asking for availability. Please, indicate in your e-mail that you are attending the "ELICSIR Training School" to have special prizes: standard double room for single (double) use: 82 (95) euros, Bed & Breakfast.
HOTEL PALACIO DE SANTA INÉS: To book, directly on the website.
HOTEL PUERTA DE LAS GRANADAS: To book, directly on the website or sending an e-mail to reservas@hotelpuertadelasgranadas.com. Please, indicate in your e-mail that your are attending the "ELICSIR Training School" to have special prizes.
HOTEL EUROSTARS GRAN VIA : To book, directly on the website.
In any case, popular web pages for hotel reservation can be very helpful in this respect.
In Granada, the whole year is high season. So,the sooner you make your hotel reservation the better.
VISIT TO THE ALHAMBRA:
A visit to the Alhambra is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
The first approximate dates of the existence of the Alhambra date back to 666, when there was written evidence of a military site in the area where the Alhambra is located.
It was a palace, citadel and fortress, residence of the Nasrid sultans and high officials, court servants and elite soldiers.
It was included by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1984. Since then, more than two million people visit it every year.
TRAVEL:
Granada coach station is located at:
Estación de Autobuses de Granada
Carretera de Jaen s/n,
18014, Granada
From the "Estación de Autobuses" takes the Bus (21, 33) to the hotels around the workshop venue. The stop "Gran Vía 5- Catedral" is the closest one.
The airport of Granada is called "Federico Garcia Lorca Granada-Jaén". It is well connected to Madrid and Barcelona, with several flights per day.
How to commute between Granada and Granada airport:
After the arrival of each plane, there is a bus connection to the city centre (~3€). The stop "Gran Via de Colon, building Santa Lucia" is the closest one to the venue of the workshop. Taxi fares from the Airport to the city centre are around 30-35€.
Malaga is the closest international airport to Granada, and there are many direct flights to several European cities. Malaga airport is 125 km away from Granada and it takes about 90 minutes to drive from Malaga to Granada.
How to commute between Granada and Malaga airport:
There are two options using public buses:
Several times per day there is a direct bus from the Malaga airport to Granada. This takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. They are run by the company ALSA, and the cost is around 12€. From Granada to Malaga airport, the buses depart at 7:00, 8:00, 10:15, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30 and 18:00.
Take a bus from the airport to Malaga bus station (they run every 30 minutes, and it costs around 3€) and from there take an ALSA bus to Granada. There are buses Malaga-Granada and vice versa running almost every hour (from 7:00 am to 21:30). The cost is around 12€.
In both cases, the arrival is to Granada coach station, which is located at:
Estación de Autobuses de Granada
Carretera de Jaen s/n,
18014, Granada