USEFUL INFORMATION
LOCATION
The meeting will take place at the Facultad de Matemáticas (Faculty of Mathematics) of the University of Seville, inside the Campus of Reina Mercedes (cf. Avenida de la Reina Mercedes), which is on the south of Seville's downtown. The Mathematics building is very easy to recognise with a distintive yellow brick covering (you can check out the precise location here.
HOW TO REACH SEVILLE
BY PLANE
Getting to Seville is easy. Several airlines, including large and low-cost ones, serve the city from many European airports.
The airport is 12 kms away (about 20 minutes by car) from the city centre. A taxi from the airport to the city centre will cost you around 20€ (25€ on weekends). A bus service connecting the airport and the city centre is also available: (click here to check the timetable). Tickets are bougth directly on the bus, 3.5€ the roundtrip.
BY TRAIN
There is a high speed railway line (AVE - Alta Velocidad Española) operating the Madrid-Cordoba-Seville route (less than two hour and a half for the whole trip). Santa Justa's train station is close to the city centre. For information about fares, timetables and reservations see RENFE's webpage.
BY CAR
Several major highways (motorways) lead to Seville; namely, A4 from Madrid; A45-A92 from Málaga.
THE CITY OF SEVILLE
Seville is one of the nicest cities in Spain. You can find some touristic information about Seville at the official web site of Seville Tourist Office. here, There are lots of helpful pages with any kind of information about Seville, like this or this one. Seville is the capitol of the region Andalucía, this is a web site where you can find all information about it. For general information about Spain click here.
HOTELS
Nearby the campus the closest lodging is Colegio Mayor Hernando Colón (the University's Residence), with a rate around 30€ per night, breakfast included. Unfortunately, this lodging offers very low room availability. Nonetheless, there are still many other hotels in the city also near the Facultad de Matemáticas, where the courses will be taught. The prices of an average hotel can range from 50€ to 100€. For instance, all the followings hotels are less than one kilometer (ten minutes walking) far away:
- Hotel AC - Ciudad de Sevilla (4*)
- Hotel Silken - Al-Andalus Palace (4*)
- Hotel Villa de la Palmera (4*)
A more exhaustive hotel guide with all the relevant data (location, rates, bookings,..) can be broswed here (English and Spanish).
Moreover, very close to the Campus there is also the Youth Hostel Instalación Juvenil de Sevilla.
CLIMATE
Seville, with an average annual temperature of 20°C (68°F), enjoys mild winters and hot summers. You can check the local weather forecast here.
SHOPPING HOURS
Shops are generally open from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:30, Mondays through Saturdays. Department stores and malls usually open from 10:00 to 22:00 and do not close for lunch.
BANKS
Banks open from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 14:00. There are six different bank branches in front of the Campus of Reina Mercedes. Also, cash machines (ATMs) are quite easy to find (there and in town).
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
An extensive public transportation network covers the whole of Seville Metropolitan Area As well as single tickets (1€ each), which can be bought on the buses, there are 1 and 3 day travel cards (3.11€ and 7.25€ each) and the red "bonobús" (these ones costs 5.34€ and provide ten trips with an hour of free bus transfers). All of them can be bought in stationeries and tobacco stores all over the city. Lines 6 and 34 have stops in Avenida de la Reina Mercedes (the latter drives you directly to downtown). This is the official web site (in Spanish).
RESTAURANTS
Most restaurants open from 13:00 to 16:00 in the afternoon; 20:00-24:00, in the evening.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
Electricity is supplied at 220 V - 50 Hz AC with European standard plugs.
TELEPHONES OF INTEREST
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Emergency number |
112 |
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Police |
091 |
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Local Police |
092 |
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Guardia Civil |
062 |
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Airport |
954 449 000 |
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Lost property office |
954 420 403 |
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Taxis
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954 622 222 |