Mallorca : Balearic Island archipelago, SpainMallorca : Balearic Island archipelago, Spain M ll i th l t i l d f th b l i hi l ith Ibi MiMallorca is the largest island of the balearic

Mallorca : Balearic Island archipelago, Spain

M ll i th l t i l d f th b l i hi l ith Ibi MiMallorca is the largest island of the balearic archipelago with Ibiza, Minorca and Formentera. The name derives from Latin insula maior, "larger island“. It is very well connected with the rest of Europe with its international airport.

NUSOD 2014 : Mallorca Proposal (Javaloyes and Balle )

Conference venue : Conference Center la Caixa

The Gran Hotel is a former historic hotel in Palma de Mallorca.

It is part of the historic centre of the city. The hotel was designed by Lluís DomènechThe hotel was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and completed in 1903.

Today the building has been converted into a cultural center, home to the Fundación la Caixa. It contains a permanent exhibition of

i ti b A l d Cpaintings by Anglada Camarasa.

The building is one of the most important g pexamples of Modern art on the island, with a facade lavishly decorated with sculptures and ceramics.



The Gran Hotel is located Plaça de Weyler, no 3 in the historic city center.Bus stop from lines 1 , 3 , 7 , 15 , 20 , 21 , 22 and 50.p , , , , , ,

Catering

10 good restaurant are available within a 10 mn

lk f th t (A J)walks from the center (A-J).

The gran hotel also possesses a restaurant (B) with 50 places

Many quick restauration options as bar/tapas and menu around 12 euros are


also available (red dots)


C f 18 8 144 2 150 lConference room 18m x 8m = 144 m2, 150 places natural light & modern art windows

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Here

Bus excursion to Sierra de Tramuntana

3:30pm Valldemossa 4:30pm Deia 5:15pm Soller

3:00pm Bus leaves from city center

3:30pm Valldemossa 4:30pm Deia 5:15pm Soller

7:30pm Bus leaves for Palma6:30pm Soller 8:00pm Conference Dinner

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Hotels

42 hotels are within 2 km distance of the conference centers as well as of the metro station of placa d´España.

Assuming a five day stay at the beginning of 2013• 2 hotels with a price below 50 euros (35 & 45) • 14 hotels between 50 and 100 euros

La CaixaConference

center• 25 hotels above 100 euros

center


Direction

The conference venue can be accessed by plane. Mallorca airport is Son Sant Joan (airport code PMI) and is located at 12 km from Palma. Most low cost companies fly to Mallorca as for instance Easyjet, Ryanair, Airberlin and Aireuropa.

Besides taxi, from the airport one can take a bus to Plaza España. It is bus NoBesides taxi, from the airport one can take a bus to Plaza España. It is bus No 1. It will continue from there to the ferry terminal, running along the Avenidas, the Paseo Mallorca, Via Argentina and the Paseo Maritimo. It is leaving every 15 minutes. The first bus leave the airport at 6am while the last one is at 1h45 ppm bus line 1

O t Pl E ñ th i th i f ti ffi t i k tiOnce at Plaza España, there is another information office, to pick up time tables. The information is open daily 9.00 hour to 20.00 hour. Saturday 9.00 hour to 13.30 hour. Sunday and public holidays closed.


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Mallorca : Balearic Island archipelago, SpainMallorca : Balearic Island archipelago, Spain M ll i th l t i l d f th b l i hi l ith Ibi MiMallorca is the largest island of the balearic