survival ga13 valladolid

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THE COUNTRY

THE CITY

HOW TO GET TO VALLADOLID BYPLANE

HOW TO COME TO VALLADOLIDBY BUS OR TRAIN

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INDEX

ONCE IN VALLADOLID: THEHOTEL

WHAT TO DO?

WHAT TO BRING?

CONTACT INFO

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THE COUNTRY: SPAIN

Most foreigners think about Spain as sun, good weather all year around and beaches. However, Spain is

much more than Costa del Sol. It s drenched in the historical pageantry of empires and conquerors, the

artistic legacy of Goya, Velzquez, Picasso and Dal, and the romance of Don Quixote.

According to most guides about Spain, the best seasons to visit us are spring or autumn because in

summer its too warm and in winter its a bit cold. However, you will enjoy your visit all year around. I n

every season there is always something exciting to do or some cultural event to discover somewhere =)

Carnival takes place throughout the country in late February; the wildest is said to be in Sitges. In March,Valencia has a week-long party known as Las Fallas, which is marked by all-night dancing, rst-class

reworks and colourful processions. Semana Santa (Holy Week) is the week leading up to Easter Sunday

with parades of holy images through the streets; Cuenca, Seville, Valladolid, Zamora and Cceres are

the places to be if you can get accommodation. In late April, the Feria de Abril in Seville is a week-long

party counterbalancing the religious fervour of Semana Santa.

The last Wednesday in August, the Valencian town of Buol goes crazy with La Tomatina, in which the

surplus from its tomato harvest is splashed around in a friendly riot. The Sanfermines, better known as

Running of the Bulls, in Pamplona in July is Spain's most famous festival.

THE CITY: VALLADOLID

Valladolid, nicknamed Pucela, with 313,437 inhabitants, is one of the biggest cities in Spain. It has the

BEST things of the big cities, but also the advantages of the small ones. Its located in the north-

central zone of Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region.

Its the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.

Valladolid preserves an important heritage of monuments in its old quarter, especially aristocratic

houses and religious buildings. Outstanding among them is the unfinished Cathedral, the church of

Santa Mara la Antigua, the 16th-Century Plaza Mayor, the Palace of Los Pimentel, San Pablo church

and important theatres and museums, like the National Sculpture Museum and the Museum of Con-

temporary Spanish Art. The city also preserves houses where great historical characters once lived,

like Cervantes House, where the author of Quixote lived with his family, and Christopher Columbus

House-Museum.

Valladolid province is revealed through tours like those along the Red Wine Route and the Knight's

Route. Everybody knows that BEST Spanish wines are located in our province, where you can findthe Denominations of Origin Ribera del Duero, Cigales, Rueda and Toro.

Valladolid offers a wide range of leisure and cultural opportunities, maybe thats the reason why so

many students from all over Europe decide to come to Valladolid.


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HOW TO GET TO VALLADOLID BY PLANE

VALLADOLID AIRPORT: MADRID AIRPORT:

The airport is called Villanubla. There are some cheap ights with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com).Ryanair ies to Barcelona El Prat, Mlaga and Lanzarote. There are other companies ying romthis airport like Iberia, Air Nostrum and Air Europa.There are buses rom Villanubla Airport to Valladolid. This is covered by a bus company calledAutocares Linecar that you can contact calling to +34 983 230033. The price is 3 .

- VALLADOLID VILLANUBLA AIRPORT:From Monday to Saturday (rom 6:00 till 19:30, every 90 minutes).

Sunday (rom 9:00 till 19:30, every 90 minutes).- VILLANUBLA AIRPORT VALLADOLID:From Monday to Saturday (rom 6:45 till 18:45, every 90 minutes, and at 21:00).Sunday (rom 9:45 till 18:45, every 90 minutes, and at 21:00).

Here you can fnd the cheapest ares rom all over Europe ights. In case you dont fnd a directand cheap plane to Valladolid, this is our recommendation. Once in Madrid Airport (Barajas), youcan take the Underground (Metro) to the bus or train station. For urther inormation, check the Co-ming to Valladolid rom Madrid section.

The map included in the ollowing page shows the dierent underground lines. Watch out becau-se sometimes some lines are temporarily closed (www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html). Metro isquite ast and comortable. Tickets rom Madrid Airport to the city cost 5 (regular ticket + airport

supplement). There are not day tickets or special are or students. Though you have to take seve-ral lines, you dont have to pay more.

To go rom the Airport to the Train Station (Chamartn) you must take line 8 until Nuevos Ministerios(last station) and then take line 10 direction Hospital Inanta Sofa until Chamartin (ourth stop). Itwill take around 40 minutes.

To go rom the Airport to the South Bus Station (Mndez lvaro) you must take line 8 until NuevosMinisterios (last station) and then take line 6 Eastbound until Mndez lvaro (ninth station). It willtake around 50 minutes/1hour.

You can also take a taxi to the bus or train station, but it will probably cost more than 20 euros. So,in case it isnt necessary, we wouldnt recommend it :)


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SCHEMATIC MAP OF THE SUBWAY NETWORK

Airport Terminals

Train Station (Chamartn)

South Bus Station(Mndez lvaro)

Moncloa


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Y BUS:

re are direct buses to Valladolid rom a lot o cities all over Europe. There are also buses to nearby ci-ike Burgos or Salamanca. Normally prices rom central Europe (Germany, France...) can be similar to

most reduced ares o ights, so its not worth choosing them, unless you want to have a looooooongboring trip. For Eastern European countries (Slovakia, Romania...) buses can be cheaper. Check thesite www.eurolines.com or urther ino.

HOW TO COME TO VALLADOLID BY BUS ORTRAIN

Y TRAIN:

re are many trains coming to Valladolid rom other Spanish and European cities, but they are notays cheap. I you are interested in taking an InterRail, Spain is in zone F (with Portugal and Morocco).urther inormation check: www.interrailnet.com

w.elipsos.com y Lisboa www.rene.es o http://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/CP/Imagens/PDF/Passageiros/arios/internacional/sud_lusitania.pd

COMING TO VALLADOLID FROMMADRID

Madrid is quite close to Valladolid (about 200 km) and its easy coming rom there. In thenext pages we show you the two main options, bus and train.

Apart rom the inormation below in case you want to reach Valladolid on your own,you should know that the organization will provide GA participants with buses directlyrom Barajas Airport to Valladolid or rom Madrid bus station to Valladolid, at dierenttimes during 18th April. You will be inormed o the schedule through the mailinglist, in order to take the bus which ts with your fights. This buses will be only orGA participants and these tickets will be cheaper than the regular price, since it is aspecial service or the event.


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There is a bus rom Madrid to Valladolid almost every hour all day long. They leave rom Esta-cin Sur (South Station), also known as Mndez lvaro and rom Moncloa. You can also takesome o them rom Madrid Airport (Barajas Terminal 4).

The company that covers the connection Valladolid - Madrid is ALSA (Alianza). You can see thetimetable, and book your ticket on the website: www.alsa.es/en

A one-way ticket costs 1350 . At some hours there are not regular buses, but you will fnd SU-PRA class (1781 ). This is frst class.

Some tips and tricks:

I you buy a return ticket, it will be a little bit cheaper (2565 instead o 27 ). I you book it asopen return, remember to confrm the day and hour o the return trip beore coming back (aew days or even hours beore will be enough). Sometimes, especially rom 19:30, or sometimes18:30, there are not enough places and you will have to wait or the next one. So, i possible,take the ticket in advance.

Sometimes, the website doesnt works properly with oreign credit cards. I that happens to you,dont panic! Just tell us and we will help you with your bus tickets :)

BUSES FROM MADRID TO VALLADOLID:

In Madrid there are two train stations. You can fnd trains coming to Valladolid rom ChamartnStation. You have our options:

- Media Distancia (MD), it costs 1985 and it takes almost three hours to get rom Madridto Valladolid.

- ALVIA, it costs 3650 in tourist class (but there is a very important discount i you buyyour ticket a lot o time in advance) and it takes a bit more than one hour to get rom Madrid toValladolid.

- AVE, it costs 3650 (but also, there is an important discount i you buy your ticket a lot otime in advance) and it takes a bit less than one hour to get rom Madrid to Valladolid.

- AVANT, it costs 2370 , and it takes a bit more than one hour to get rom Madrid to Valla-dolid.

As usual, there is a discount or a return ticket. You can also pay a special student are showingeuro


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ONCE IN VALLADOLID

Once you arrive in Valladolid, your next destination is our hotel. InGA 2013 we are staying in two dierents hotels, one near the other.

NOVOTEL:Puerto Rico street s/n,Residencial El Palero, 47014 Valladolid

SILKEN JUAN DE AUSTRIA:Paseo de Zorrilla, 108,47006 Valladolid


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IMPORTANT:Participants will be divided in the two hotels, but meeting pointwill be Silken Juan de Austria Hotel.

Both hotels are nearly to the train and bus station, so it is very easy to arrive to thehotels by walk.

In the next page you have a map with three points:

A: Train Station.

B: Bus Station.

C: Silken Juan de Austria Hotel


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I you arrive to Valladolid beore the event or you decide to stay longer a-ter GA here you have 3 options or Hostel:

Hostal Lima: Calle Tudela, 4; around 25

Residencia La Fontana: C/ Macias Picavea, 7 Esc. Derecha 3Plantaaround 30

Hostal Ramn y Cajal: Avenida Ramn y Cajal, 12, 5-6 E around 25

For more inormation: http://www.inohostal.com/guia/valladolid/vallado-lid/2648/alojamiento/hostales.html

WHAT TO DO?

You can walk through the parks o the city, go shopping, visit museums or just have a walk alongthe historical city centre, apart rom having some tapas in the numerous bars o the town.

The biggest parks o Valladolid are Campo Grande, near Zorrilla square, with a great variety otrees and animals, including peacocks, and La Rosaleda, that goes along the river in the centralpart o the city. There you can also see the beach o river Pisuerga.

Some o the many museums you can fnd in Valladolid are:

- Museo Nacional de Escultura: National Museum o Sculpture, with pieces rom the Middle Agesto the 19th Century. It has one o the most beautiul collections o sculpture on wood o the world.You can check museoescultura.mcu.es or more inormation.

- Museo Patio Herreriano: Contemporary Spanish art museum. You can check the website or moreinormation: www.museopatioherreriano.org.

- Museo Oriental: It has a r ich collection o art rom China, Japan and the Philippines. You can fndmore inormacion in the website www.museo-oriental.es/ukindex.asp

- Casa Cervantes: House where the author o Don Quixotes lived. Furniture and objects o a typicalgentlemans house in the XVII Century. museocasacervantes.mcu.es

- Casa Museo Zorrilla: Personal objects belonging to the poet, Jos Zorrilla, author o Don JuanTenorio.

- Museo de Coln: Objects rom South American natives (Maya, Aztec, Inca, etc). Items and ob-jects rom the colonial era,related to the journeys o Cristopher Columbus (who died in Valladolid).

- Museo del Dulce Confteras Cubero: Museum o sweets. Reproductions o the monuments oValladolid made o sugar.


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MEALS, WEATHER AND THINGS TOBRING.

EALS:

Spain, there are three main meals: breakast, lunch and dinner. So, our morning goes rom theeakast till the lunch, the aternoon is the time between lunch and dinner, and the night starts ater thenner.

he most popular breakast consists o milk, coee, orange juice, some cookies or a toast, and someti-es a piece o ruit. Its a light meal, not as abundant as in other countries.

unch is the most important meal o the day and its usually eaten rom 13:00 to 15:00 (the Spanishmidday). It consists o two dishes and a dessert. The frst dish can be soup, vegetables, rice, pasta...he second dish, normally, has meat or fsh in it.

nner is usually eaten around 22:00. You can get just one dish, but its not unusual to have two courses.any case its lighter than lunch.

EATHER:

alladolid has a continental weather, with important changes in the dierent seasons. In winter the tem-erature during the day can be just a ew Celsius degrees, colder early in the morning, when sub-zeromperatures (-5/-2 C) are usual. The coldest months are December, January and February. Duringese months it may rain rom time to time. Snow can all once or twice, but never lasts long in the city :(

s in the rest o the year (except rom summer), og is oten seen (especially in the morning). It getsarmer as the year goes by. The cold slowly disappears during March, April (the most rainy month),nd May. Its in spring when the weather is the most changeable. In the morning temperatures are simi-r to those o winter, but at noon you can easily have 20 C, and then again have a drop at night, so beareul with the clothes you take with you!ou can have a detailed insight o the weather here: http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datos-

climatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=2422&k=cle

- Documentation: UE citizens can visit Spain just bringing their national ID cards. Peoplerom other countries should bring their passport and might need a visa. I this is your situa-tion, please let us know as soon as possible! Sometimes there are problems with mail and aax is not enough.

- Insurance & Medical treatment: Beore your arrival, people rom the European EconomicArea (EEA) and Switzerland should get the European Health Insurance Card (the blue one).http://ehic.europa.eu/This will grant medical coverage in case o emergency. People coming rom non-EU coun-tries should ask beore leaving at their local insurance company or social security o theircountries to see i there is any kind o arrangement with Spain. I you are travelling with atravel agency check i there is any insurance included (some companies do).

I you need to buy any medicine you will be able to nd it in a pharmacy (armacia in Spanish),

that can be identied by a green cross.

-Its advisable to bring some money in case you might want to make some expenses like sou-venirs, presents, extra-beers, etc. and o course to pay others LBGs i you order somethingrom them.

- Medicine (something specic that you have to take and you are not sure you will nd here).Spanish pharmacies are well provided with condoms o many kinds. Anyway, i you plan touse them, bring them in advance i you are not sure, bring them too!! You never know :P

- The temperature in Valladolid in April is very unpredictable, but usually cool, so besidesbringing some short clothes, its advisable to bring also long trousers, at least one or twolong pullovers and a coat. Also notice that some clubs we will be entering at night might havesome kind o dressing code (i.e. no shorts, no trainers...) so try to bring some smart clothes.They will be also useul or the oicial opening.

- As in any BEST event, an International Evening will be held where each participant will showtypical ood and drinks rom her/his country, so bring a reasonable amount o those. You canalso bring a fag, a typical costume... whatever you want!

- A printout o this Survival Guide. It could be useul not to get lost!

- Good mood and a lot o energy!! And o course... BEST spirit!! :D

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PARTICIPANTS RESPONSIBLE PERSON:

HCTOR VALDERAS FERNANDEZ

+34 628325712

[email protected]

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