The Summer School "New perspectives on Convex Geometry" will take place at the CIEM (International Centre for Mathematical meetings) main building, which is located in Calle María Aburto 4 of Castro Urdiales (see a map below).
Accomodation:
There are several hotels in Castro Urdiales. Among them, Hotel Las Rocas is the closest one to the CIEM (5 minutes walking), and has a special agreement with the CIEM/university. You can find the rates here.
In order to benefit from these special rates, participants should book their rooms directly with the hotel (see https://en.lasrocashotel.com, e-mail: info@lasrocashotel.com), clearly pointing out their participation in the Summer School.
We notice that the beginning of September is still high season in Spain, and hence the availability in the hotels can be limited. We recommend the participants to take this issue into consideration and book the accommodation far enough in advance, if possible.
How to reach from Hotel Las Rocas to the CIEM
How to reach from the center to the CIEM
How to reach the CIEM:
By plane
The best arrival airport is Bilbao. Castro Urdiales is 45 km from Bilbao airport, and can be reached either by bus or by taxi.
From Bilbao to Castro Urdiales by bus: Regular buses from Bilbao to Castro Urdiales leave from Bilbao main (bus) station. To reach the termibus from the airport, see below. The company IRB (tel: +34 942867026; e-mail: belengarcia@castrobilbao.es) connects Bilbao to Castro Urdiales. There is a bus every 30 minutes and the trip takes around 50 minutes. Price is 2.74 euros. The bus makes several stops in Castro Urdiales. You should ask the driver for the best stop to your hotel). More details at http://www.bilbaocastro.es/horarios.html.
From Bilbao airport to Bilbao bus station: To go from the airport to the Termibus, take either a taxi (around 15 minutes) or a bus that starts every 30 minutes (price: 1.45 euros, ride: 30 minutes). More details, also for taxis directly from the airport to Castro Urdiales, at https://www.aeropuertodebilbao.net/en/.
By bus
The company ALSA (tel: +34 902 422 242) has buses to Castro Urdiales (bus station) from many cities in northern Spain including Oviedo, Santander, San Sebastián, etc., and of course from Madrid or Barcelona. More detalis at https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home.
By train
You can reach Bilbao from Madrid (5 hours), Zaragoza (4 hours), Barcelona (7 hours). The national railway company is RENFE. See http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html.
If you need further information you can check the web page https://www.ciem.unican.es/presentation.
There are several hotels in Castro Urdiales. Among them, Hotel Las Rocas is the closest one to the CIEM (5 minutes walking), and has a special agreement with the CIEM/university. You can find the rates here.
In order to benefit from these special rates, participants should book their rooms directly with the hotel (see https://en.lasrocashotel.com, e-mail: info@lasrocashotel.com), clearly pointing out their participation in the Summer School.
We notice that the beginning of September is still high season in Spain, and hence the availability in the hotels can be limited. We recommend the participants to take this issue into consideration and book the accommodation far enough in advance, if possible.
How to reach from Hotel Las Rocas to the CIEM
How to reach from the center to the CIEM
How to reach the CIEM:
By plane
The best arrival airport is Bilbao. Castro Urdiales is 45 km from Bilbao airport, and can be reached either by bus or by taxi.
From Bilbao to Castro Urdiales by bus: Regular buses from Bilbao to Castro Urdiales leave from Bilbao main (bus) station. To reach the termibus from the airport, see below. The company IRB (tel: +34 942867026; e-mail: belengarcia@castrobilbao.es) connects Bilbao to Castro Urdiales. There is a bus every 30 minutes and the trip takes around 50 minutes. Price is 2.74 euros. The bus makes several stops in Castro Urdiales. You should ask the driver for the best stop to your hotel). More details at http://www.bilbaocastro.es/horarios.html.
From Bilbao airport to Bilbao bus station: To go from the airport to the Termibus, take either a taxi (around 15 minutes) or a bus that starts every 30 minutes (price: 1.45 euros, ride: 30 minutes). More details, also for taxis directly from the airport to Castro Urdiales, at https://www.aeropuertodebilbao.net/en/.
By bus
The company ALSA (tel: +34 902 422 242) has buses to Castro Urdiales (bus station) from many cities in northern Spain including Oviedo, Santander, San Sebastián, etc., and of course from Madrid or Barcelona. More detalis at https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home.
By train
You can reach Bilbao from Madrid (5 hours), Zaragoza (4 hours), Barcelona (7 hours). The national railway company is RENFE. See http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html.
If you need further information you can check the web page https://www.ciem.unican.es/presentation.