Location

Barcelona, Spain

The CosmoCaixa can be reached:
  • By bus: Lines H4, V13, V15, 22, 73, 75, 60 and 196,
  • Generalitat trains (FCG): Line L7, CosmoCaixa-Av. Tibidabo station and Tramvia Blau.
  • By road: you have to take Exit 6 and 7 of the Ronda de Dalt ring road and parking at the Saba-CosmoCaixa parking right under the museum (from 7 am to 11 pm).  
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Venue

  • The HPSP18&WHS2 conference will be held at the CosmoCaixa Museum, which is the first interactive science museum in Spain. This space, inaugurated for the recreation and dissemination of science, would provide a unique and stimulating environment for all conference participants.
  • The Museum is located approximately 10 km west of the Barcelona-El Prat International Airport and it is about 15 minutes (highly dependent on traffic) drive from downtown Barcelona and/or easily accessible by public transportation such as bus and train (FGC). Barcelona is within one hour drive from well-known tourist attractions such as the Montserrat or seashore cities like Sitges or Tossa de Mar.
More information on the facilities and their location of the CosmoCaixa Museum of Science

COSMOCAIXA

ADDRESS
Isaac Newton, 26

08022 Barcelona

Phone. 93 212 60 50

Fax 93 253 74 73


Accomodation

Accommodation is better available in hotels downtown Barcelona (although there are a few lodging possibilities near the museum).


Climate

Weather at Barcelona in late July/early August could be hot and humid with daytime temperatures typically in the range of 25-31oC. In the evening the temperature drops only to 17-23°C.  Coastal cities like Sitges can be cooler by ~5 oC or more than inland cities. It is usually chilly and windy at the top of the Montserrat even in summer.  

Banquet (Thursday 26th, 20:00 – 23:00)

Restaurant El Principal del Eixample, S.L

Provenza 286 - 288 08008 Barcelona Tel: ++ 34 93 272 08 45 http://www.elprincipaleixample.com

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Lunch

One alternative to take lunch during the conference is to visit the Cafeteria/Restaurant ARCASA inside the CosmoCaixa Museum. The head of the catering service will be offering a discount on the daily menu for HPSP18&WHS2 participants, for which you just need to show the conference batch!