ECEC'2001 - Valencia and How to get there

Valencia is located at the mid point of the Spanish east Mediterranean coast, 350 kms east of Madrid and 350 kms south of Barcelona.

It is a cosmopolitan city, its openess making it the meeting point of various civilizations over the years. Today, due to its privileged geographical situation and its extensive infrastructure, Valencia is easily accessible and well connected to the important Spanish and European capitals

Ranked as Spain’s third urban center, Valence is an ancient town, over 2000 years old, which still preserves its gothic architecture together with the different landscape zones of the Mediterranean Coast: coastline and mountains.

The Visigothic monarchy was unified in the 6th Century, and Valence was subjected to Muslim domination for centuries. During this period of time, the Valencian people fought continuously for the recovery of their democracy to establish the present Autonomous Community.

During the 15th Century and a great part of the 16th, Valence was one of the major economic powers in the Mediterranean, a period that coincides with the "Valencian golden age". Known as the city of arts and science, the intense commercial activity dedicated to exports turned Valence into the most traditional town for Fairs and Congresses in Spain. The city has several cultural highlights, such as: theatres, museums, palaces, and cathedrals. In each site a very different and interesting architecture can be noticed. Together with these attractions, the Valencian coastline is one of the most beautiful in Spain.

We have linked our ECEC website to the Turisvalencia Website as this website provides you with all possible information on Valencia itself. The site gives you a historic overview of the city and even provides you with a virtual walk through the city centre.

The ECEC conference itself, is held at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV). The exact conference location is the Postgraduate Education Centre. NEW
To get an idea of the location of the conference site in relation to the city of Valencia, just follow this link. The maps are in Macromedia© Flashplayer. So just keep on clicking to zoom into the University. The maps also indicate the best routes to access the University

Information Service, Phone.: 34 – 961 598 500
Information and Reservations. Serviberia Tel.- 902 400 500
Ticket Office in Valencia Centre.- Tel.- 34 963 52 75 52
Ticket Office at the Airport.- Tel.- 34 961 59 88 09
Distance from the airport to the city centre: 8,5 km
Direct flights to and from Valencia, international airport
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An air shuttle to Madrid and Barcelona ensures easy connection to all other destinations around the world.

Connection with the european railway network daily via France daily connections with all the Spanish major cities.

Connections with national highways: N-III, N-340, N-234, N-332 Autovia A-3 Madrid-Valencia

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