LK10 Venue & practical infos
LK10 Venue & practical infos
The conference will take place: 26th – 28th June 2024 in Girona, Spain
Conference venues
Aula Magna Modest Prats (University of Girona)
It is located on the Old Town campus (Campus Barri Vell), integrated in the historic center of the city of Girona, which is characterized by a complex urban structure, with narrow streets and steep slopes. To facilitate your arrival on foot to the Barri Vell campus, you can use the Pujada de Sant Martí elevator (next to the Girona Provincial Council). To locate the Pujada de Sant Martí from anywhere in the city, click here.
Note: Car parks near the Aula Magna Modest Prats (as we cannot guarantee if there will be parking around the Aula Magna, we suggest parking in the city center and arriving on foot, by bus or by taxi).
You can also get to the Old Town campus with city bus line 7.
If you prefer a taxi, you can call +34 972 22 23 23.
Accomodation
We recommend all participants to book well beforehand. Girona is a very popular city among tourists and cyclists and can get particularly busy during the warmer months.
How to get to Girona
By plane to Barcelona Airport and from there to Girona
by train (from Barcelona Sants):
Please note: There is no direct train to Girona from Barcelona airport.
First you need to go to Barcelona Sants Train Station. If you arrive at terminal T1, you need to take the shuttle bus that connects the two terminals. From terminal T2 you can take:
- Express bus from Barcelona airport (Aerobús), get off at the Plaza de España stop. From Plaza de España, take the green metro line (L3, direction Zona Universitaria) and two stops later you will arrive at Sants station.
- Train from Barcelona airport. The entrance to the station is located in terminal T2B. It can also be reached via the stairs that lead to the departure hall. Follow the RENFE signs over a covered bridge outside the airport. The station is at the bottom of the stairs, on the other side.
From Sants Estació, there is a regional train (slower) and a high speed train (AVE).
by bus from Barcelona Airport to Girona
A bus goes direct to Girona (Sagalés airport line). In terminal T1 the bus stops at platforms 10-11-12 and in terminal T2 it stops in zone C Interurban Bus Stop.
by taxi: You can find a taxi at Barcelona airport outside the arrivals in both Terminal 1 and 2 (just follow the signs). Taxis operate 24h. Beware that Girona is nearly 100km from Barcelona and the cost of a taxi will be high.
People who have special needs or require a taxi specifically equipped for passengers with disabilities, can call +34 93 420 8088
By train
Adif Girona railway station, located in the centre of Girona city, offers regional, national, and international rail services. As well as the regular lines, Girona station is a stop on the Madrid – Zaragoza – Barcelona – French border high-speed line (AVE), one of the main transport links between Spain and the rest of Europe.
By car
The main roads to get to Girona from different parts of the State are:
- Northeast Highway (A-2): connects Madrid with Barcelona passing through Guadalajara, Zaragoza and Lleida among many other locations. When you arrive in Barcelona you must take the AP-7 to Girona (exit 6B, Girona Oeste).
- Northeast Highway (AP-2): between Alfajarín (province of Zaragoza) and El Vendrell (province of Tarragona). It ends up joining the AP-7. You must continue towards Barcelona and continue until Girona (exit 6B, Girona Oeste).
- Mediterranean Highway (A-7): runs from Algeciras to Barcelona, passing through these towns: Málaga, Motril, Almería, Murcia, Orihuela, Elche, Alicante, Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Tarragona and Barcelona. Once you arrive in Barcelona, you must take the AP-7 towards Girona (exit 6B, Girona Oeste). It is not a continuous section road but rather supplementary sections to the Mediterranean Highway or AP-7.
- Mediterranean Highway (AP-7): connects the entire coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, from Algeciras to La Jonquera. The exit from Girona is 6B, Girona Oeste.
Additional travel options
Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Girona-Costa Brava Airport has regular flights from cities in Europe and other parts of Spain. The airport is located about 12 km / 7 mi outside Girona, with good road connections to the city centre by car, coach or taxi. Road access into Girona city is by the N-II main road or the AP-7 motorway. At the airport there are several car hire companies, an official taxi rank, and a coach service into Girona bus station.
Aeroport de Perpinyà-Rivesaltes
Perpignan’s small airport is just 110 km / 68 mi from Girona. There is good motorway access to Girona, and several coach companies offer a regular service.
Some touristic information about Girona
Faculty of Arts, Universitat de Girona, (Catalonia, Spain)
The University of Girona is a public comprehensive research university. It is devoted to excellence in teaching and research and involved in social development and progress through the (co-)creation, transmission, dissemination and criticism of science, technology, humanities, social and health sciences and the arts.
Girona is one of the most distinctive historical cities of Catalonia, well known for its Jewish old quarter, its magnificent gothic cathedral and its unique gastronomy. It has around 100.000 inhabitants and is equipped with all touristic facilities. The city is situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees, and it offers a wonderfully contrasting landscape only 100km far away from Barcelona, 60km from France and 30km from Costa Brava.
Information on Girona city
Girona, capital of the Costa Brava, is located in the northeast of Catalonia, 100 km from Barcelona and 96 km of Perpignan. It is the capital of the Gironès region and the province of Girona and a vibrant university city that has become very popular among professional and amateur cyclists. It is located at the confluence of the Onyar, Güell, Galligants and Ter rivers, at an altitude of 70 m, on the so-called Girona plain.
The population currently exceeds 100,000 inhabitants.
The historic city
One of the most interesting in Catalonia, the historic city of Girona allows you to trace more than two thousand years of history from two fortified enclosures, the Força Vella and the medieval expansion. The first corresponds to the Roman foundation and the second to the expansion of the walls during the 14th and 15th centuries.
The monuments are abundant and the artistic riches that are preserved are very notable. The attraction of Girona is completed with the suggestive Jewish neighborhood of El Call, with the beautiful streets and arcaded squares, and with the exultant baroque spaces and the Noucentista buildings by Rafael Masó.
