This project proposes to organize the first Azarquiel School of Astronomy for university students from arab countries and from the EU
Students
The number of participants will be limited to above 40 students. About 50 to 60% of the students should come from Arab and Middle East countries.
Description
Renowned experts with international reputation in their field of research will teach several courses and open-conferences related with observational and theoretical astrophysics.
Localization
The School will be held in Granada, historically a crossroad between Western and Arabic worlds. The venue will be the “Carmen de la Victoria” located at the Albayzin
Travel info
Written by Azarquiel School
Thursday, 07 January 2010 19:51
Venue
The meeting will be held at the Conference Room of the "Carmen de la Victoria", the guesthouse of the Universidad de Granada, in the Albaicín, the Arab part of Granada. The Carmen de la Victoria is an old, Arab villa with an extended garden, situated at the Cuesta del Chapiz 9 street (see below), with a splendid view on the Alhambra. For infomation on how to get to the Carmen de la Victoria, see below. Interactive maps of the town can be found at Granadamap.com or Granada.net. A detailed map of the city center and the Albaicín can be found here.
Addresses:
Residencia "Carmen de la Victoria" C/ Cuesta del Chapiz 9, Granada Tel: +34-958-22 31 22 (School site)
"Corrala de Santiago" C/ Santiago 5, Granada Tel: +34-958-22 05 27 (approx. 20 min. walk from el Carmen de la Victoria)
By air: You can flight to Granada airport from Madrid and Barcelona with IBERIA. There are 3-4 flights/day connecting these cities with Granada.There are also a number of low cost companies flying from several cities in Europe to Granada. The airport is about 17 km from the town centre. At the exit of the airport you will find several busses that take you to Granada city centre for about 3 €. If you take the bus, you should get off at the stop "Gran Vía de Colón" (very close to the Cathedral).
From there, there is a ~20 min. of a nice walk to either residencia "Carmen de la Victoria" or "Corrala de Santiago". In the airport you can also take a taxi to any of the residencias, which will cost you about 25-30 € (this is the fastest way). The other nearest airport is Málaga. Once there, take the city bus, local train (~2 €) or a taxi to the main bus station (the airport is 10 km away from the town). There are regular buses connecting Málaga-Granada, approx. one per hour, the last one leaves at 21:00. The trip by bus takes about 1h45 and costs about 10 €.
By bus: Granada is very well connected by bus with the main towns in the south of Spain and Madrid. The trip Marid-Granada (from the South Bus Station) by bus takes 5 hours and costs about 12 €.
By train: The train from Madrid takes 5 hours and from Barcelona 12 hours (overnight train). Note that trains are expensive in Spain. You can find information about time tables and prices here.
Getting to the Carmen de la Victoria and Corrala de Santiago
An interactive map with most accesses to Granada and the bus and train stations can be found here.
From the bus station: You can take bus number 3 (ask the your ticket to the driver, 1.20 €) , which will take you to the city center. The best place to get off is in somewhere on the Gran Vía de Colón. If you are in the residencia "Carmen de la Victoria", from there you can take the minibus number 31 that goes to the Albaicín. Get off in the first stop at the "Cuesta del Chapiz" street (ask the driver). If you are in the residencia "Corrala de Santiago", from there you have to walk about 20 min (see this map) to the No. 5 in the "Santiago" street where the residencia is located. You can take also a taxi from the bus station to any of the residencias for about 10 €.
From the train station: Leaving the train station, you will get automatically to the Avenida de la Constitución, where you will find numerous busses to Triunfo or somewhere on the Gran Vía de Colón. (Depending on your amount of luggage, you can even walk to Triunfo). From there you can take the minibus number 31 that goes to the Albaicín. Get off in the first stop at the "Cuesta del Chapiz" street (ask the driver). If you are in the residencia "Corrala de Santiago", do as indicated above. At the exit door of the train station there also taxis that can take you to any of the residencias for about 10 €.
From "La Corrala de Santiago" to "el Carmen de la Victoria" (venue of the School): Walking time about 20 min. See this map:
Travel Info