The Third POSTA09 Conference will be held in Valencia, which is located on the east coast of Spain. Concretelly, at the Vera Campus of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

ACCOMODATION:

Hotel

A limited number of rooms have been reserved with special prices in the hotel Barceló Valencia:

Single room:   75 € breakfast included

Twin room:     75 € breakfast included

To reserve a room in this hotel, you must fill the following registration form and send it to the travel agency of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia via fax (+34-96-3628369) or by e-mail (carmen.albert@bcdtravel.es ) before July 1, 2009.

The Hotel Barceló Valencia is a brand new hotel located next to the Arts and Science Complex.

Barceló Valencia

Avenida de Francia, 11 - 46023 Valencia

Phone : +34 963 306 344 - Fax : +34 963 306 831

Web: http://www.barcelo.com/BarceloHotels/en-GB/Hotels/Spain/Valencia/Valencia/Home

or http://www.barcelovalencia.com/

e-mail: valencia@barcelo.com

HOW TO GET THE HOTEL:

1. From the airport:

The hotel is only 20 km away from the Valencia Airport. On the Ground Floor of the airport you will find the Valencia Airport Taxis just outside the arrival hall. There are always taxis waiting at the rank and the fare into the city centre should be around €20.

A cheaper way to travel from the airport to the hotel is by metro. The station is at the ground floor of the regional flights terminal. You must take the underground line 5 (Marítim Serrería - Torrent Av. / Aeroport) until Amistat Stop (C/ Santos Justo y Pastor, 39). The disadvantage is that now you must take a bus, bus number 40. For that, head east on Santos Justo y Pastor Street toward Doctor Manuel Candela street, then turn right and walk until the bus stop 1117 - Dr. Manuel Candela (impar)-Sants Just I Pastor. Get off the bus after four stops in bus stop 1362 - Tomàs Montañana-Albereda. Finally, take Francia Avenue. The hotel will be on the right. Click here for a map of the route.

2. From the train station:

From the train station Estación del Norte, the hotel  is 10 minutes away and directly link by the bus line 19.  Bus frecuency is about 5 minutes. The bus stop is outside the train station on the right side (C/Castelló). It is bus stop 1858 - Castelló-Estació Nord. Get off the bus after nine stops in bus stop 1538 – França-Albereda (Av. Francia, 4). The hotel will be in front of the bus stop on the right.

TRAVEL FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO THE HOTEL

From the Polithecnical University, the hotel is 10 minutes away and directly link by the bus line 40. Bus frecuency is about 5 minutes. The bus stop is near the hotel, closed the roundabout at the beginning of the avenue, bus stop 1365 – Tomàs Montañana-França. Get off the bus after four stops in bus stop 1283 – Ramon Llull-Campus Tarongers. The Universidad Politécnica de Valencia is in front of the bus stop, on the other side of the tram rail. To come back to the hotel you must take the same bus.

More information about connections are available in the following links:

Metrovalencia:  http://www.metrovalencia.es/page.php

EMTValencia:  http://www.emtvalencia.es/portal/Main

University residence

A cheaper accommodation option could be a university residence. In the University Campus, building 6B, there is a University residence called Galileo Galilei.  

Colegio Mayor Galileo Galilei

Avenida Los Naranjos (Tarongers)  s/n  - 46022 Valencia

Phone :  +34 963 352 000 - Fax : +34 963 551 213

Web:  http://www.galileogalilei.com

e-mail: galileo@galileogalilei.com

Student single room:   36 € breakfast not included, Tax included

Student twin room:     48 € breakfast not included, Tax included

Professor single room:   44 € breakfast not included, Tax included

Professor twin room:      60 € breakfast not included, Tax included

Breakfast: 3.5 €, Dinner: 8 €

To reserve a room you can consult to the travel agency or contact directly with the Residence either by phone, fax or e-mail.

TOURIST INFORMATION:

More information about Valencia is available in the official tourist web page  http://www.turisvalencia.es It includes information about accommodation, transports, tours and other useful links.