Venue, Travel & Dining

The conference will be held at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Hotel information

We have pre-booked 10 double rooms for a rate of 70 Euros per room (35 Euros/person/night) at Apartamentos Bruja

To reserve these rooms, please, send an email directly to the apartments: reservas (at) apartamentosbruja.com.


The email must contain the following information:


If there are two people staying in the room, only one credit card is needed to make the reservation.


Please make reservations in Apartamentos Bruja as soon as possible, since September is the peak season for them because of the students coming back from holidays and prices may increase significantly, or no more rooms will be available.

Visa requirements

Visa requirements when entering Spain.


If you require an invitation letter, please send the following information to Dr Elena Khomenko (khomenko (at) iac.es)

In the e-mail, please provide:

Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands located off the coast of northwestern Africa. It is known for its warm climate, beautiful beaches and landscapes.

In September, the temperatures are expected to be between 21°  and 27° C and there is usually no rain.


Getting to Tenerife

There are two airports on the island of Tenerife, one on the north side (Tenerife Norte, TFN, also known as "Aeropuerto de Los Rodeos Ciudad de La Laguna") and the other one on the south of the island (Tenerife Sur, TFS, also known as "Aeropuerto Reina Sofía"). Both airports are at about 2.5 hours flying time from Madrid and about 3 hours from Barcelona. San Cristóbal de La Laguna is 5 km from TFN, and 65 km from TFS, with a motorway link covering the full journey in both cases. The easiest access is from the northern airport (TFN) along the TF-5 motorway and it takes about 10 min.


Getting to the Hotel/Venue


From Tenerife South Airport (TFS)

From there, the most convenient option to reach La Laguna is to take the tram ("tranvía"). Alternatively, a taxi from the Bus terminal station in Sta. Cruz to Hotel Nivaria will cost you about 14  €.


From Tenerife North Airport (TFN)

Note: The local bus company is called TITSA, buses are painted bright green, and the local name for the bus is "guagua" or "autobus".