Venue

Aula FisyMat,

Facultad de Ciencias:

Getting to Granada

By plane: Airport information

Granada is situated in the southernmost region of Spain, Andalusia. It has a modern network of roads and motorways, allowing for easy access. The national airport, Aeropuerto de Granada - Jaén Federico García Lorca is 14 Km from the centre of the town, where the venue of the meeting is located.

If you arrive at the Granada airport, the most convenient way to reach to Granada city centre is probably to get a taxi at the airport main entrance. The taxi costs about 28 € from the airport to the city centre. There is also a confortable and frequent airport bus shuttle that takes you to the centre of Granada in about 20-25 min. The ticket costs 3 €.

Airports with direct flight to Granada

France:

- Paris

Germany:

- Frankfurt, Hahn

UK:

- London Gatwick
- London Stansted
- Liverpool
- Nottingham East Midlands

Italy:

- Roma
- Bologna
- Milano, Bergamo

Spain:

- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Melilla
- Palma de Mallorca

By bus from Malaga airport

Malaga airport is 125km from Granada and has numerous national and international flight connections. You can get a bus from Malaga airport directly to Granada bus station. It leaves everyday at 11:30 and at 18:30. It takes two and a half hours (it has several stops). The price is 10 €. To buy tickets online visit www.alsa.es. This is a new shuttle bus (Line A) which connects Malaga Airport with Malaga city bus station, the sixth stop on the route. The single fare is 2.00 € and you can buy the ticket on the bus. The journey takes about 20 minutes. The bus stop is on the arrivals forecourt of Terminal 3 and the buses run every 30 minutes from 7:00 to 24:00. You can also get a line 19 bus, every 30 minutes, from 7:00am to 24:00pm (ticket costs 1 €). Another option to reach the Malaga bus station from Malaga airport is to get the train. It departures every 30 minutes, from 6.36 am to 23:26 pm, and the ticket costs 1.05 €. A taxi will charge you about 20 €. There are busses every hour from Malaga bus station to Granada (from 7:00 am until 21:00 pm). The price is 9.83 €. It takes about 1:45 h (128 kms). To buy tickets online visit www.alsa.es. You can check times and prices and even choose your seats.

By rented car from Malaga airport

Most companies have pick-up and drop-off points both at Malaga airport, Granada airport and in the centre of Granada. Average prices are about 36 € for the economic option, 52€ for the standard option and 116 € for the executive option.

By train: Train station information

The train station is located right in the city center.

Address: Avda. Andaluces s/n 18014 Granada

National Information and reservation: +34 902 24 02 02.

International information: +34 902 24 34 02

International Reservation: + 34 93 901 122

Train Information: www.renfe.es

By car: motorways

A-92, is connected to Seville in 2.5 hours time and to Malaga in 1, 2 hours time via the A-92 motorway, making Granada an excellent start point for a visit to Andalusia. The motorway A-44 is connected Motril, Tropical Coast, in only 45 minutes.

By taxi from Malaga airport

Another good option to get to Granada is clubbing together with 2 or 3 people and get a taxi. A taxi from Malaga is 150 € during the weekdays and 174 € during the weekends, and the trip takes one and a half hours.

University

The University of Granada, founded in 1531, continues a long teaching tradition, the roots of which can be traced back to the madrasahs of the last Nasrid Kingdom. The University is a vibrant presence in the city of Granada, benefiting from the distinctive beauty of its environment and a privileged geographical location due to its proximity to the Sierra Nevada, an excellent ski resort and the Mediterranean coast, with several major tourist sites, including Motril, Almuñécar and Salobreña.

In Granada, there are four University Campuses, as well as the “Campus Centro”, in which all the centres spread throughout the historic part of the city are brought together. The UGR's policy of using buildings of historical and cultural value has enriched its heritage, as well as promoting the restoration and maintenance of these buildings. In addition to this emphasis on more traditional elements, the Health Science Technological Park, which is still being developed, demonstrates our strong commitment to innovation by promoting interaction with technological bio-health companies and favouring high-quality healthcare and biomedical knowledge.

Granada

The city has been inhabited from the dawn of history. Phoenicians, Carthagenians, Greeks and Roman have lived in this city. In the 8th century, nearly all the Iberian Peninsula was conquered (711-718) by Muslim armies from North Africa. Córdoba, the capital of the caliphate, was the largest, richest and most sophisticated city of medieval Western Europe. However, by the 11th century, the Muslim territories had fractured into rival Taifa kingdoms. With the arrival of the Zirid dynasty in 1013, Granada became an independent emirate Taifa of Granada and then the Kingdom of Granada in 1238. Important monuments from that period have survived until the present time: the Alhambra, the Generalife, the Albayzin, Arab baths.

On January 2, 1492, the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII known as Boabdil to the Spanish, surrendered complete control of Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella, "The Catholic Monarchs", after the city had been besieged. It is one of the most significant events in Granada's history.

At the same time Christopher Columbus came to Granada to ask Kings Isabel and Ferdinand for funding to build ships that led to the conquer of the Americas. Subsequent colonization led to the creation of the Spanish Empire, the largest empire in the world for its time. Over the course of the sixteenth century, Granada took on an ever more Christian and Castilian character, as immigrants flocked to the city from other parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

Granada is currently inhabited by 300,000 people, who not only enjoys a wealth of heritage and history but a living reality and present with a multitude of cultural and social activities. The University was founded in the early sixteenth century, and the students create a lively, youthful atmosphere. Granada is a multicultural meeting place, a space open to welcoming visitors from all corners of the world.

Architecture

There are many important Moorish and Catholic architectural sites in Granada: The Alhambra and Generalife, the Palace of Charles V, Granada Cathedral and Royal Chapel wtih the tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs. The Albayzin is the ancient Arab quarter, containing many original houses from the 16th century.

Region

The city of Granada in Andalusia in the South of Spain at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains and national park, at an elevation of 700 metres above sea level. Yet it is only one hour from the Mediterrean coast, the Costa Tropical so that it is possible to go skiing and sunbathe on the beach on the same day.

Climate

Spring is one of the best times to visit Granada. The average temperature ranges between 15ºC and 30ºC. The climate is sunny and dry, with an average of 4 or 5 days per month of rainfall.

Currency

The local currency in Spain is the Euro. Visitors coming from European or other countries with a different currency are encouraged to exchange funds for Euro in their home countries, at the airport on arrival, or at local bank. Regular banking hours are from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm hrs Monday to Friday. Most major credit cards are honoured in hotels as well as in most restaurants and other commercial establishments.

Granada Tourism:

www.turgranada.es

Alhambra:

www.alhambra-patronato.es