The workshop will take place at the Col·legi Major Rector Peset, located at Plaça del Forn de Sant Nicolau, 4, 46001, Valencia.
Participants in the workshop are invited to stay at the Col·legi Major Rector Peset, where a limited number of rooms has been booked for them by the organization. There are many other hotels and tourist apartments at walking distance.
Valencia, situated halfway down the Eastern coast of Spain, is the third most important city in Spain. Its population is 800,000 inhabitants, or 1,500,000 counting on the suburbs.
The average annual temperature is 16.7º C, which includes mild winters and warm summers to be enjoyed on the regions sunny white-sanded beaches, which stretch out from the City of Valencia itself along the Valencian coastline. Valencia boasts one of the largest remaining historical centres in Europe, and the city's noble past can be felt here, in what was the Economic and Cultural capital of the Mediterranean in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The city of Valencia is easily accessible from abroad, through its port, motorway links, airport and railway network.
By road
The A-7 Mediterranean Motorway runs north to south providing easy connections to Catalonia and France in the north and Murcia in the south. There are also good road connections to the rest of Spain: the N-III dual carriageway to Madrid, the N-234 Valencia-Zaragoza and the N-330 dual carriageway from Alicante to Madrid. Rail connections are also extensive.
By Air
The international airport of Valencia lies 8km from the city in the township of Manises. It is of very recent date and has the most modern installations and facilities, with direct and transit connections with Spain and the rest of the world. Information: Airport, Tel. +34 96 154 6015.
By Rail
Daily trains to/from Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Alicante, Port Bou, Saragossa and Bilbao, as well as the rest of the province. Travel to/from Madrid takes 1 hour and a half with the fastest trains. Travel to/from Barcelona takes 3 hours. RENFE, Spanish Railways Information: Tel: +34 96 351 3612 and +34 96 351 2615.
By Sea
From the Autonomous Valencia Port. Information Maritime Station: Tel: +34 96 323 7580. Shipping Company Compañia Trasmediterranea: Tel: +34 96 367 0704.
Regular national and international bus service
Bus Terminal: 13, Menendez Pidal St. Tel: +34 96 349 7222.