UNECE/FAO FOREST COMMUNICATORS NETWORK – ANNUAL MEETING

30th May – 1st June 2017 Logistics Note

Venue of the meeting

La Noria C/ Arroyo de los Ángeles 50 29011 Malaga Tel: +34 952 069 720 Email: [email protected]

Hotel

The meeting venue is located at 20 minutes waking from the Center of Malaga. Please find below a lists of nearby the meeting venue which are also located at the Center of Malaga. You can contact the hotels directly to book a room (please note that the price is approximate and can change on the moment of the reservation):

Sellés Málaga Centro Hotel Málaga Centro Ciudad C/ Mármoles 6 C/ Cerrojo 1 29007 Málaga 29007 Málaga Tel.: +34 952 07 02 16 Tel: +34 952 07 07 41, H5585@.COM [email protected] http://www.ibis.com/es/hotel-5585-ibis- www.hotelmalagacentro.com/en malaga-centro-ciudad/index.shtml Price: 120€ Price: 55€

Hotel Tribuna Hotel Ítaca Málaga C/ Carretería 6 C/ Compañía 29 29008 Málaga 29008 Málaga Tel.: +34 952 12 22 30 Tel.: +34 952 60 61 10 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.hoteltribunamalaga.com www.itacamalaga.sohohoteles.com Price: 100€ Price : 85€ Hotel Atarazanas Málaga C/ San Jacinto 7 C/ Atarazanas 19 29007 Málaga 29005 Málaga Tel.: +34 952 61 42 96 Tel.: +34 952 12 19 10 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel- http://atarazanasmalaga.com/ 6759-novotel-suites-malaga- Price: 75€ centro/index.shtml Price: 90€

Transfer Airport – Center of Malaga

3 possibilities:

1. Train “Cercanías Línea C-1, C-2: Fuengirola  Málaga Centro-Alameda” You can take the train from Terminal 3 of the airport, heading to “Málaga Centro- Alameda”. Train is leaving every ½ hour from the airport and reaches city center within 15 minutes, from 7h00 until 00h00. The last stop is “Málaga Centro-Alameda”, and it is the nearest to the recommended hotels. Take the exit “Calle Alemania” (see the map at the end of this document). Link for timetable: http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/cercanias/malaga/index.html Fare single ticket: €1,35

2. Taxi You can take a taxi from “Llegadas” (Arrival) to your hotel. The fare is about 25-30€.

3. Buses « A Express Aeropuerto or Bus line number 19 » Bus is leaving every ½ hour from the airport and reaches city center in about 30 minutes. Their itinerary is long, therefore we would advise to take a taxi or a train instead. Bus stop for the hotels listed above is called “Alameda Principal Sur”. Link for timetable: http://www.emtmalaga.es/emt-classic/home.html Fare single ticket: €1,20

Transfer Hotels – La Noria

All proposed hotels are located at the Center of Málaga and the meeting venue is around 20 minutes walking. Should you wish to take a taxi, the price will be around 7€.

Meals

Coffee breaks and lunch during the meeting will be served at the venue. The price for each lunch is 15 euros and should be paid at the registration desk. This service will be provided by a local enterprise with ecological and 0 km food.

Field trip

A field trip to the Sierra Nevada National Park has been organized on Wednesday 31st May. Please bring appropriate clothes and shoes. Sun cream and a hat are advisable as weather could be hot.

A bus will pick you up at the HOTEL NH MÁLAGA (Street San Jacinto) at 7.45 am. Return to Málaga is scheduled at 18.00 pm

Weather forecast

You may check the weather in Malaga through the following link: http://www.accuweather.com/en/es/malaga/306732/weather-forecast/306732

Useful and just in case phone numbers

IUCN Center for Mediterranean Cooperation: +34 952 028 430 Lourdes Lázaro: +34 609 729 780

Taxi: +34 952 04 08 04 Medical emergency: 112 Local Police: +34 952 354 875

Map of Malaga City Center

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A: Train stop. Exit:Calle Alemania B: Bus stop to go to the airport C: La Nória H: Hotels recommended

Hotel Tribuna

Hotel Itaca

Novotel

We are looking forward to seeing you!! This annual meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Communication (Forest Communicators’ Network) is hosted by IUCN.