Some general information about the meeting in September 26-30.
1) Please, register for the event (link via the email)
2) Instructions on how to reach UPV:
3) Lectures will be held here:
Rooms 2.9 & 2.10 of Centro de Formación Permanente or CFP (Building 6G 2nd Floor).
An interactive map to UPV can be found here:
https://www.upv.es/plano/plano-2d-es.html
Tram stops are indicated with the red “m” and bus stops with the red “EMT”.
4) Valencia is a very touristic city. There are plenty of hotels and there should be no problem to book a room in September as the hot season is over. The closest hotel to UPV is this one:
It is about 15 minutes walking from CFP. End of September is still warm but walking early in the morning should be fine.
This is a 3-star hotel which in Spain is good quality, but feel free to explore other possibilities.
Travel tips for APROPOS summer school in Valencia
Hi, people from the Apropos group. This post will share tips and information about our summer school in Valencia, Spain. This information is mainly about traveling, eating, and exploring.
✈️ To get to Valencia
You can travel to Valencia via flights directly to Valencia. You can also travel to neighboring cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, and Alicante then travel to Valencia via train.
🏠 Accommodation suggestions
Accommodation, book as soon as possible because the stay expands over 5 days, which is challenging to find a room with these consecutive days.
Event will start from the Morning of 26/09/2022 to the Evening of 30/09/2022.
Avoid Airbnb near the beach; At least 2 KM away from the beach.
Places recommended:
Benimaclet (student area, 10 minutes away on foot),
Avinguda de Blasco Ibáñez (student area, 10 minutes away on foot),
Av. del Puerto (close to sea, park, and transportation, 25 minutes away on tram),
Valencia old town near metro stop Colón (tourist area, 25 minutes away on bus)
💶 Spending and currency
The currency is the euro. It’s recommended to have cash with you. In some rare cases, you need it to buy bus tickets or tram tickets from the broken cash-only ticket machine. In most cases, card is enough.
🏥 Medical Attention
In the event of an emergency, call 112. For medical attention, have your EU health card ready or private health insurance.
Public transportation
Valencia is a city with a wide range of public transportation options and coverage.
✈️ You just arrived in Valencia.
After arriving at the airport, you can take a bus or metro to the city centre. External links: HERE
I would recommend taking the metro to get to the centre. Like most of the city, the airport is in an extra charging zone of the metro network.
You can also choose to purchase a SUMA10-ABC tickets, this is a 10 trips ticket can be used in zone ABC, bus, tram and metro. The price is €21.
The 10 trips have long-term validation.
To buy **an ABC ticket just easier** for a short-term visitor.
About SUMA-10 here
🏙️ You are in the city centre.
You can purchase SUMA10-A tickets that contain 10 trips valid on metro, tram, and bus in zone A. The price is €8. SUMA-10 ticket can be shared by multiple people, scan ticket twice means you paid two trips for two person. This ticket is not valid from and to the airport. You can get this ticket from metro and tram stations.
Taking public transportations
If you have SUMA-10, you can use it on these three transportation methods.
🚇 Taking metro.
Metro has a ticket gate, scan in once to get in and scan out to get out.
https://www.metrovalencia.es/en/
🚋 Taking tram
Tram doesn’t have a ticket gate, scan at the station before boarding. No need to scan out when leaving.
No ticket sale on board. No scanner on board.
The exact location of Summer shool venue is here
🚌 Taking bus
Scan card at the front door of the bus, near the bus driver. You don’t need to tell the driver where you are going. Bus price is universal cross bus network. You can also purchase bus ticket on board with cash only(max €10 banknote ) or use bus App. Bank card payment is not accepted on the bus. Leave the bus from the second or third door.
🚲 Taking bikes
There are extensive coverage of dedicated bike lanes in Valencia. You can rent out bike sharing services supported by local government. Valenbisi can be purchased on internet app or selected bike station.
A weekly ticket is €13.3. You can book the bike using the Valenbisi application.
🚕 Taking Taxi
You can book taxis using app FreeNow
🏫 Where is the summer school venue?
The venue is in the middle of the UPV campus. The building is called CFP building.
The exact location of CFP is here
The room is 2.9 & 2.10 on the second floor of CFP building.
The closest tram stop is Tarongers-Ernest Lluch
✨ 🥘 Regional Specialty
Paella, a famous rice dish cooks with Chicken, Rabbit, or seafood.
Horchata the traditional drink that made from a plant called Chufa.
Jamon aged pork meat.
🥘 Food and restaurants
I gathered a list of restaurants that I have vetted and recommended by others.
Tipping is not mandatory. Generally around 2-10% of the bill.
🛒 Supermarket
Also: supermercado
Open at weekend: Carrefour express, Suma
🏝️ Places to Visit in Valencia
Tourist office website: Here
You can also visit the tourist office for more information.Google Maps
🏝️ Destinations outside the city
Destinations are suitable for day trips.
To purchase train tickets, for simplicity, you can use third-party app such as Omio
- The town Xativa a peaceful little town with a castle in the top of mountain, travel via renfe train some ticket can only be purchased from train station at the same day.
- The town Sagunto a peaceful little town with an Ancient castle, vía renfe Regional train
- The Albufera has a popular lake for watching sunset, and a natural park for picnics, a beach for swimming, travel via EMT bus Line 24/25 with €1.50
- The town Benidorm, a popular tourist town, via mid distance bus ALSA
