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RadioAstron AGN Working Week

May 18-22, 2020, Granada, Spain

Event organisers

Antonio Fuentes	(afuentes@iaa.es)
José L. Gómez	(jlgomez@iaa.es)
Guangyao Zhao	(gyzhao@iaa.es)

Venue

All meetings will take place at the IAA-CSIC

Address: Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada, Spain

Getting to Granada

By plane: the International Airport of Granada, at only 15 minutes drive from Granada downtown, is connected by several flights per day with Madrid airport, as well as with Barcelona and other cities in Spain. There are also direct flights from London, Paris, Berlin, and Milan, among others. Alternatively, the International Airport of the Costa del Sol (Malaga), at 130 km from Granada, serves multiple international destinations, especially within Europe.

For those arriving at Granada airport, the fastest way into the city is to take a taxi. The cost is about 30€ from the airport to downtown Granada, and depending on your arrival time and date, sharing a taxi with another participant(s) may be an option (check expected arrival dates). For those on a budget and with patience there is a regular bus service (to the right end of the terminal as you exit), which takes you to the city center for 3 euros.

For those arriving at Malaga airport, there are direct buses from Málaga airport to Granada bus station. You can check here the timetable for May 17th. The trip takes around 2 hours 20 minutes and a one-way ticket costs ~12€. You can also catch a bus from Málaga airport to Málaga bus station and then catch a bus to Granada. There are buses from Malaga's airport to Málaga bus station every 30 minutes, and from Malaga to Granada every hour (ALSA bus company).

By train: The train station is fairly central and a high-speed rail connection to Madrid has begun operating recently, which takes about 3 hours 15 minutes. The Spanish National Railway Company (RENFE) has a good website giving full information in English about trains in Spain.

By bus: There are many buses every day to the other large Spanish cities with the (ALSA bus company). The bus station is slightly out of town but there are taxis and frequent city buses to get to the center.

By car: Granada is well communicated by freeway road with all main Spanish cities. It takes about 5 hours from Madrid and 90 minutes from Málaga.

Accomodation

Find bellow a list of hotels that have a special rate for IAA-CSIC visitors. If you decide to book in one of these hotels, please indicate clearly that you are a visitor of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC and that you want to get the special rate.

Maciá Monasterio de los Basilios Hotel

Paseo de los Basilios, 2, Granada, 18008

Estimated rate: Double room: 60 €

Tel. 0034 958 81 74 01

Fax. 0034 958 81 74 92

e-mail: basilios@maciahoteles.com

Andalucia Center Hotel

Avenida de América s/n, Granada

Estimated rate: Single room: 55 € + taxes

Estimated rate: Double room: 64,80 € + taxes

Tel: 0034 958 181 500

Fax: 0034 958 129 484