Venue
and Accommodation
Venue
and Accomodation
Welcome to Madrid!
What to see, do, and enjoy while visiting Madrid
We hope you’ll enjoy the diverse range of attractions our city has to offer, from monuments and museums to beautiful parks and our gastronomy and lively streets.
You can find a lot of information here to help you explore our city, find the best ways to get around, discover fascinating new locations, and meet interesting people during your stay.
Visit Madrid Official Turism Web
Venues
THURSDAY 24th – FORESTRY SCHOOL, UPM
On Thursday we will spend the day at the Forestry School, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, located in the Ciudad Universitaria Campus.
The School is surrounded by the university arboretum which we will be able to enjoy during lunch and coffee breaks.
ETSI Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural (Edificio Forestales), Calle de José Antonio Novais, 10, Moncloa – Aravaca, 28040 Madrid
Transport
- Bus 132. from MONCLOA
- Underground: Linea 6 (Ciudad Universitaria or Vicente Alexandre)
FRIDAY 25th – CENTRO CULTURAL CONDE DUQUE
On Friday, we will move to Conde Duque, in Madrid centre. The building, originally erected in the early 18th century as a barracks for the elite Royal Corps guards, is now is one of the three large cultural venues managed by Madrid’s City Council.
Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Calle de Conde Duque 11, Centro, 28015, Madrid
Transport
- Underground: Linea 3 (Ventura Rodriguez), Linea 2 y 4 (San Bernardo)
- Bus several lines
Accommodation
As a suggestion we include a list of possible hotels, but any hotel in the neightbourhoods of Mocloa, Argüelles, Conde Duque or Plaza de España, are close and well connected by public transportation to both venues.
- Motel One Plaza de España
- Hotel Exe Moncloa
- Hotel Leonardo
- Sercotel Gran Hotel Conde Duque
- Hotel Princesa Plaza Madrid
- Hotel RIU Plaza de España
- Barcelo Torre de Madrid
- Melia Princesa
- Dear Hotel
Booking link for hotels in the area here.
Public Transportation
Madrid has an excellent service on public transportation. You can get all over the city center by using just the Madrid metro and bus. The Madrid metro and bus systems are integrated, meaning that you can access the Madrid metro lines and the EMT bus lines with the same ’ticket’.
Cost:
- 1.50 € for single trip tickets
- 6.10 € for 10 trip tickets
The are also Madrid Tourist Travel pass that you can buy for 1-7 days and have unlimited trips.
Both venues and suggested hotels are inside Zone A.
You can buy tickets in the underground stations, or you can pay on buses with contactless credit card or mobile phone or buy paper tickets from the driver (but please prepare coins or small bills).
It is easy to use Google maps to check directions and get public transportation information in real time.