PRACTICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITY Name of the Seminar: EJTN-AEAJ Training on Conflicts of Norms/Multi-level protection in the Application of Fundamental Rights (HFR/2020/02) - EJTN HFR Project Dates: Thursday, 12 March (09:00-17:00) – Friday, 13 March 2020 (09:00-13:30) Venue: The Spanish Judicial School - Escuela Judicial Consejo General del Poder Judicial Ctra Vallvidrera 43-45 017 Barcelona ACCOMODATION Please find below a list of suggested hotels in Barcelona. The following information is provided on a suggestion basis only. Please note that it is up to each participant to make his/her own individual hotel reservations. Please note that NO block bookings have been made at these hotels and that room rates and options will depend on the hotel’s availability at the time of the training. We suggest to find accomodation near the meeting point for the bus shuttle which has been : Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes, 322-324 in front of the AYRE GRAN VIA HOTEL. Participants are strongly encouraged to make their travel and accommodation bookings as early as possible. AYRE GRAN VIA HOTEL CATALONIA PLAZA Location: right across from Metro Plaza de España (only Location: right across from Metro Plaza de four stops to Plaza de Cataluña) España (only four stops to Plaza de Cataluña) Address: Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes, 322-324, Address: Plaça Espanya, 6-8. 08014, Barcelona, 08004 Barcelona, Spain España Tel: +34 93 36 755 00 Tel: +34 93 426 26 00 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: Website: https://www.cataloniabcnplaza.com/ https://www.ayrehoteles.com/en/hotels/ayre-hotel- gran-via/ AYRE HOTEL CASPE HOTEL SERCOTEL JAZZ 3* Location: 15 minutes walking distance to Plaza Cataluña Location: Center Calle Pelayo (Plaza Cataluña, 1 (centre) min to Las Ramblas) Address: C/ Caspe, 103, Barcelona, Spain Address: Carrer de Pelai, 3, 08001 Barcelona, Tel: +34 932 467 000 Spain Email: [email protected] Tel: +34 935 52 96 96 Website: https://www.ayrehoteles.com/hoteles/ayre- Email: [email protected] hotel-caspe/ Website: http://www.hoteljazz.com/es/hotel/ HOTEL VILAMARI HOTEL ACTA AZUL Location: 6 min walking from Plaza de España Location: 6 min walking from Plaza de España Address: Vilamarí, 34-36 08015 Barcelona (Spain) Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 327, Tel: +34 932 89 09 09 08014 Barcelona, Spain Email: Via the web-site Tel: +34 934 25 51 61 Website: https://hotelvilamari.com/ Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.hotel-azulbarcelona.com/ For other hotels and possible accommodation offers in Barcelona, please visit WWW.BOOKING.COM DIRECTIONS & TRANSPORTATION 1. BUS ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRASPORT FORM HOTEL TO SEMINAR VENUE • Due to the location of Spanish Judicial School – CGPJ in Barcelona (outskirts of Barcelona), the EJTN will organize a daily transfer for the participants from Hotel AYRE GRAN VIA to the Judicial School and from the Judicial School to Hotel AYRE GRAN VIA, at 7:45 AM each morning. • The corresponding price will be automatically deducted from the participants’ per diem. Please ensure that your departure time on the last day of the seminar (Friday, 13 March), accounts for the travel time by shuttle bus to the hotel location. Book your flights on Friday 13th March after 16:00 2. TRANSFER FROM BARCELONA EL PRAT AIRPORT TO PLAZA ESPANYA / HOTEL AYRE GRAN VIA / CITY CENTRE A. By Bus (Recommended) • The EJTN recommends that participants take the AEROBUS from El-Prat Airport to the city centre: o Aerobus line A1 – Stop at Pl Espanya (four stops; see here) o Single ticket: 5,90 € / Return ticket: 10,20 € (valid return up to 15 days after purchase; you must keep the ticket in order to exchange it for the return ticket trip) o Periodicity: every 5 minutes o Approximate travel time: 30 minutes o For further information please see http://www.aerobusbcn.com/index.php/en/discoveraerobus.html B. By Train (R2 North Line / R2 Norte Aeropuerto - Sant Celoni / Maçanet Massanes) • Frequency: every 30 minutes • Approximate journey time Airport - station: o El Prat de Llobregat: 6 minutes o Barcelona-Sants: 22 minutes o Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia: 27 minutes o Granollers centre: 1 hour 3 minutes • Tickets: tickets exclusively for travel on the Rodalies network (R1, R2, R2 norte, R2 sur, R3, R4, R7 and R8); not valid for transfers to the public transport system of the Metropolitan Transport Authority: bus, metro, trams and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat. • Price: There are six fare zones, and prices depend on which zones you pass through. The airport is in fare zone 2. Single ticket: 4,10€ • Journey planer: see the Rodalies de Catalunya website C. By Taxi • There are taxi stands opposite the arrivals areas of terminal T1, the Barcelona-Madrid shuttle, and terminals T2 A and T2 B. Fares to the airport include a supplement of 4.20 euros Contact: 932 235 151 (extension 2158) between 08:00 and 15:00 / [email protected] MEALS ARRANGEMENTS The following meals will be organised by the hosting institution. All seminar attendees are kindly requested to confirm on their EJTN Registration Form in the Online System for Participants (OSP) whether they wish to take part in the Official Seminar Dinner organised for the evening of Thursday, 13 March. Coffee-breaks for both days (12-13 March.) and the lunch of Thursday, 12th March, will be organised by the training’s hosting institution and directly invoiced to the EJTN. The corresponding amount will be deducted from your perdiem. Type & Date Location Price Lunch At the venue Approx. 10€ Thursday, 12 March 2020 (automatically deducted from per diem) TBC Official Seminar Dinner Approx. 35-40€ (the three course dinner menu (automatically deducted from per diem Thursday, 12 March 2020 with drinks will be organized in This information will be communicated the city center) before the seminar) Coffee-breaks At the venue Approx. 5€/per CB Thu- Fri, 12-13 March 2020 (automatically deducted from per diem) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. CONTACTS If you have any difficulties while you are in Barcelona, we will do our best to help. In case of an emergency you can contact your EJTN’s Project Manager or a representative of The Spanish Judicial School (CGPJ). 2. BARCELONA For information on the great touristic attractions and local transportation in Barcelona, please go to https://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/attractions/barcelona-tourist-attractions.html We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona! .