Conference Venue
Travel Information
There are some different alternatives to reach Santander. Its airport Santander-Parayas (SDR) is connected (on a daily basis) with the two most important Spanish airports, namely Madrid-Barajas (MAD) and Barcelona-El Prat (BCN). Both of them have flights to/from a large number of European cities. The duration of a flight is less than 1 hour and 15 minutes in both cases. Other domestic connections are also available. RyanAir provides some direct flight services that connect Santader with different European airports, namely London-Stansted (STN), Brussels-Charleroi (CRL) Dublin (DUB), Dusseldorf-Weeze (NRN), Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Milan-Bergamo (BGY), Pisa (PSA) and Rome-Ciampino (CIA). The available time tables should be double-checked.
Once you arrive at Santander airport, the best way to reach the city is by taxi. That should cost not more than 30 €. Another alternative to reach Santander, is going to Bilbao Airport (BIO); it has direct flights with some European airports, at least Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), London-Heathrow (LHR), Frankfurt-International (FRA), Brussels-National (BRU), Milan-Malpensa (MXP), Dusseldorf (DUS). Other connections are also available and should be double-checked.
Bilbao airport is about 115 km from Santander (1 hour and 15 minutes drive). In order to go to Santander, you can either take a taxi straightforward to Santander (that would cost approximately 150 €), or to the Bilbao bus station (Termibus), where you can pick a bus to Santander (the taxi would cost you around 35 €, and the bus ticket 10 €); there are several buses from Bilbao to Santander (at least one per hour). A third alternative is to hire a car and drive along A8 highway to Santander.
Hotels
The following hotels offer a special fee for people attending the conference (indicate that you are attending the MONAMI conference when making your reservation). All of them are at the Sardinero (beach) area and walking distance (less than 20 minutes) from the conference venue (alternative public transportation is also available).
Hotel Chiqui (***)
Address: Avda. García Lago Avenue, 9, Santander
Webpage: http://www.hotelchiqui.com
Hotel Hoyuela (****)
Address: Avda. de los Hoteles, 7, Santander
Webpage: http://www.gruposardinero.com/hotelhoyuela-i/index.htm
Hotel Santemar (****)
Address: c/ Joaquín Costa, 28, Santander
Webpage: http://www.hotelsantemar.com/
Hotel Silken Rhio (****)
Address: Avda. Reina Victoria, 153, Santander
Webpage: http://www.hoteles-silken.com/hotel-rio-santander/en/
Hotel Suite Palacio del Mar (****)
Address: Avda. Cantabria, 5, Santander
Webpage: http://www.hotel-palaciodelmar.com/
Visa Information
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Venue
MONAMI 2010 will be held at 'Edificio I+D+i Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones' at the University of Cantabria.
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