ISOBAY13 - XIII International Symposium on Oceanography of the Bay of Biscay

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PRACTICAL INFO

Meeting Location

The meeting will be held at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica, next to the Palace of Festivals of Santander.

Address: Gamazo 1. 39004 Santander

Telephone: +34 942 201 311

More information:

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Route and timetable of BUS line 1:
From AYUNTAMIENTO Bus Stop to CASTELAR STREET Bus Stop.
Route and timetable of BUS line 2:
From AYUNTAMIENTO Bus Stop to CASTELAR STREET Bus Stop.
Route of BUS lines in PDF

Santander

Santander, the capital of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria is located in the Northern of Spain, with a population of around 185 000 inhabitants, is a coastal city with an extensive south facing bay which, thanks to its great beauty, is a member of the "Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club".

The city is characterised by its urban development over various small hills and watercourses. As a result, it has steep streets, sharp slopes, sprawling poplar groves and coastal pathways. It is also characterized for having reclaimed land from the sea in a large central area.

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Originally, it was a fisherman's town. However, its main activities today focus on nearby industry, tourism, trade and its port activity.

Culture is part of our region and all of its inhabitants. So, every year the International University Menéndez Pelayo and the International Festival of Music and Dance of Santander attract infinity of tourists eager to enjoy a more and more cared cultural selection.

Santander is a modern city due primarily to the fire of 1941, which destroyed the historic district. This area had to be rebuilt almost in its entirety. Its city centre is surrounded by small towns that have become part of the city. Santander is surrounded by natural landmarks. Alternatively, the picture-postcard village of Santanilla del Mar is nearby, as are the prehistoric caves at Puente Viesgo and Altamira.

In short, our city, with its tradition for tourism thanks to the variety of its landscapes, its beautiful beaches and promenades and its important cultural offer, is today a modern city endowed with the necessary infrastructure to respond to the demands of congress tourism.

Santander, with many attractive elements -art and historic places-, is permanently making an effort to grow and improve and that aspires to become the European Capital of Culture in 2016.

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Venue
By Car

Santander is connected by highways with all the cities in Spain, France and Portugal. And it takes approximately a five hours trip from Madrid and two and a half from the French border, one hour and a half from Bilbao Airport and seven hours from Barcelona Airport.

More Information:

Try the link www.viamichelin.com to know how to get it.
You can download the Cantabria road map

By Bus

Domestic and international connections from Santander at the Coach Station (+34 942 21 19 95 transportedecantabria.es ), also placed in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones).

Coach Companies:

ALSA (+34 902 42 22 42, www.alsa.es) : Madrid, Burgos, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bilbao-Airport, Sevilla, Salamanca,Valladolid, Palencia, Paris, Brusels, Geneva, Zurich.

BILMANBUS (+34 942 31 99 06, www.bilmanbus.es): Bilbao, Vitoria, Logroño, Teruel, Valencia, Murcia

By Train

Daily fast trains to Madrid (Chamartin and Atocha stations) connect with Santander (RENFE Station in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones). Booking in www.renfe.es

Three daily trains connect also Santander with Bilbao and two ones with Oviedo from the FEVE Station (also in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones).

By Airplane

Placed only six kilometres from the city, the Santander Airport (+34 942 20 21 00 , www.aena.es) offers you a regularly line of Bus connecting with the city. Taxis service is also available.

Companies:

RYANAIR (+34 807 220 032, www.ryanair.com) connect Santander Airport with Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga, Reus (Girona) as well as Dublin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, London, Milan, Rome, Brussels, Pisa.

IBERIA connects Santander four times a day with Madrid and barcelona (+34 942 400 500 (domestic calls only), www.iberia.com Domestic flies and international connections from other Airports.

You have also the option of the Bilbao Airport (www.aena.es). Consult Companies and flies, domestic and international ones from the Bilbao Airport.

Regular taxi and Bus service is available (ALSA ) from the Bilbao Airport to Santander.

By Ship

With this new route between Portsmouth and Santander BRITTANY FERRIES (+34 942 360 611, www.brittanyferries.es , 0871 244 0744 www.brittany-ferries.co.uk) offers fast and direct service in just 24 hours.

The terminal at Portsmouth is directly connected to the M27 which connects with the M3 and M25, is well connected to London, The Midlands and North of the country. Timetable from Santander Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

The crossing time with Plymouth is 24 hours. Timetable from Santander Wednesday or Thursday depending on the season.

Restaurants

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The nearest restaurants to Congress ISOBAY13 are: Restaurant Escuela Superior de Náutica, Restaurant La Guisandera, Restaurant El Baruco, Restaurant Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico, Restaurant El Tiro, Restaurant Siboney, Restaurant La Sal, Restaurant Casa Lita, Restaurant El Puerto.

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To enjoy the city and the region, Cantabria

Climate

The city of Santander and his surrounding area enjoy mild and oceanic climate all year around because of his proximity to the Cantabrico Sea, in the north of Spain, without huge daily or annual oscillations. We can expect in May an average maximum daily temperature of 19°C (66°F).

Weather
Click below to get meteorological information about the weather forecast for the next days:

Santander Weather Forecast for 7 days (from www.meteocantabria.es)

Useful phone numbers from Santander

Instituto Español de Oceanografía de Santander: +34 942 291 716
Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica: +34 942 201311
Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico: +34 942 274 962
Tourism office: +34 942 203 000
Post Office: +34 942 222 100

Police: 092
Fire service: 080
Emergency European call: 112

Taxis: +34 942 333 333
Santander Bus Station: +34 942 211 995
Santander Airport (PARAYAS): +34 942 202 100

ISOBAY13. Santander-CANTABRIA (SPAIN).