Venue/Accomodation

The Conference will take place in the Hospedería del Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca, built in the XVIII century in order to complement the Arzobispo Fonseca residence. Completely renewed, it has been recently reopened providing all the services of a modern conference centre within the atmosphere of the old Salamanca University. In fact, this building was one of the four residences of the University and it is also known as Irish Noblemen´s School, since from 1838 to 1936 it was inhabited by catholic students of that nationality.

How to reach the Conference site: depending on the hotel you are accommodated you have a nice 5-15 minute walk. For more details, have a look at this map of Salamanca. The conference site entrance is just at the corner of Fonseca St. and Ramón y Cajal St., through a characteristic round hall. The address is the following:

Hospedería del Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca
Calle Fonseca, 2

Main Entrance

Main Hall

Cloister

By Plane The easiest way to travel to Salamanca is reach Madrid (Barajas Airport) by plane and then reach Salamanca by bus or train. Some international flights arrive also to the Valladolid airport, from where Salamanca is reached by bus or train.
By Bus (from Madrid) The fastest and easiest way to reach Salamanca from Madrid is by bus (Auto-Res), due to its hourly or half an hourly schedules, from the 7:00 A.M. to 22:00 P.M. The trip takes about two and a half hours in the Express service. In order to consult schedules, fees and to make reservations: http://www.auto-res.net/. Return ticket: €26 The buses depart from the bus station located at Plaza Conde de Casal (C/ Fernandez Shaw, 1). How to reach the Bus station (Plaza Conde de Casal) By taxi It is the fastest and most advisable way. Although the Spanish professional drivers are known by their honesty, in case that the tariff seems excessive (it must be around €25 depending on the traffic), you should demand a receipt, containing the fare, date, hour, taxi license number and taxi plate. 91 405 55 00 91 447 51 80 91 445 90 08 By subway Itinerary (12 stations, 1 transfer). Price: €1.15 Estimated time: 30 minutes. From Aeropuerto to Nuevos Ministerios by line 8 Transfer in Nuevos Ministerios. From Nuevos Ministerios to Conde de Casal by line 6 Click in the map to magnify.	Madrid Subway "Metro"
By Train (from Madrid)
Another possibility is to go to Salamanca by train. The trains leaves from Chamartín station. There are 6 daily trains and the trip takes approximately two hours. The trip finishes in Salamanca´s Renfe station. Complete information, directly in Renfe´s webpage. In order to arrive to Chamartín station. By taxi The recommendations for taxis are the same made previously. By subway From Barajas Airport, you should follow this itinary in order to arrive at Chamartín (8 stations, 1 transfer) Estimated time: 25 minutes. From Aeropuerto to Nuevos Ministerios by line 8 Transfer Nuevos Ministerios. From Nuevos Ministerios to Chamartin by line 10. Click in the map to magnify.
From Valladollid to Salamanca There is a bus line that runs between the airport of Valladolid and the central bus station, in the centre of the city, from where a bus to Salamanca can be taken. There are 4-6 daily buses, that take 1 hour 15 minutes to get to Salamanca. Return ticket: €11.85. The train station is very near from the bus station (3 min. walk). There are 5-9 daily trains and the trip takes between 1:15 and 1:45 hours, depending on the type of train. Complete information, directly in Renfe´s webpage. Taxis can also be used to go from the airport to the bus/train station, they are not so expensive (€14).
When arriving to Salamanca Both bus and train stations are 15-30 min. walking from the center of the city. Therefore it is advisable to take a taxi to your hotel, mainly because the price will not be much expensive (around €5).