Meeting venue

The COST NanoSpace JWST Training School will be held in the "Sala Grande" at IACTEC , the technological and business collaboration space set up by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (usually just called "La Laguna"). The venue is located at a distance of about 3 km from La Laguna city centre and some 6 km away from the island’s capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (usually just called "Santa Cruz").

The IACTEC is located at Parque Tecnológico de La Laguna (Parque de las Mantecas) 38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna ,Tenerife , Spain. A tutorial on how to reach IACTEC can be downloaded to your computer.

IACTEC is located in the new Science Park of La Laguna, close to the IAC and the University of La Laguna (ULL) campuses of the city. It comprises a purpose-built headquarters that offer businesses a space of more than 4000 m2, equipped with infrastructure, including offices, meeting rooms, clean rooms, multipurpose laboratories, storage areas, computer rooms, common areas, and underground parking. The building is integrated in a 30,000 m2 space, shared with another building for business and technological use ("Nanotec" of the ULL), and an urban park with sports facilities, children's play spaces and 13,000 m2 of green space.

 

Getting to Tenerife (flight information)

There are two airports on the island of Tenerife, one on the north side (Tenerife Norte, TFN, also known as "Aeropuerto de Los Rodeos") and the other one on the south of the island (Tenerife Sur, TFS, also known as "Aeropuerto Reina Sofía"). Both airports are at about 2.5 hours flying time from Madrid, and about 3 hours from Barcelona. To search simultaneously for both airports use the code TCI. La Laguna and Santa Cruz lie 5 and 13 km from TFN, respectively, while both cities lie at similar distance (65 km) from TFS. There are motorway links covering the full journey in all cases. The easiest access is from the northern airport (TFN) along the TF-5 motorway and it takes about 10-15 min but the southern airport (TFS) have more direct international connections.

 

Getting to La Laguna / Santa Cruz (local transport)

From Tenerife North Airport (TFN)

You can take a taxi (about 8-10 € and 16-20 € to La Laguna and Santa Cruz, respectively); or Bus Number 020 (2,65 €) from TFN to the main bus terminal or "intercambiador" in both La Laguna (5 min) or Santa Cruz (15 min). Until 21:35, departure frequency is 30 min, starting at 6:05. The bus stop (labelled TITSA , the local bus company) is just outside of the Arrivals terminal, you can buy the ticket from the bus driver. From the main bus terminal station in La Laguna, there is a 15 min. walk to La Laguna city centre where several Hotels are located. From the Santa Cruz main bus terminal station you can walk or take the tram ("tranvía") to the tram stop closest to your Hotel. Alternatively, from La Laguna main bus terminal station you can go also to Santa Cruz by tram (~30 min to Santa Cruz main bus station) or Bus number 014 (15 min. with a 10-15 min. frequency between 06:00 and 22:45).

From Tenerife South Airport (TFS)

You can either catch a taxi (about 65-70 €; both to La Laguna and Santa Cruz); or Bus Number 010 (9,35 €) from TFS to Santa Cruz (main bus terminal or "intercambiador"). Until 21:40, departure frequency is 30 min, starting at 6:20. The bus stop (labelled TITSA , the local bus company) is just outside of the Arrivals terminal, you can buy the ticket from the bus driver. The journey to Santa Cruz main bus station is about 55 minutes. From there, the most convenient option to reach La Laguna is to take the tram (“tranvía”) as it is really convenient and the end of the line is very close to the city centre Hotels (5 min. walk). As you go out of the Bus terminal station in Santa Cruz (East exit facing to the sea) you will see the tram station. Your destination is “La Trinidad”, the other end of the line. Alternatively, a taxi from the Santa Cruz main bus terminal station to La Laguna will cost you about 16-20 €.

Note: The local bus company is called TITSA , buses are painted bright green, and the local name for bus is "guagua" or "autobus".

 

Getting to the venue

The official address of the venue is: Edificio IACTEC, Parque Tecnológico y Científico de las Mantecas, 38320 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife . Instructions how to get there can be found here and useful information to reach IACTEC by local public transport is offered below.

By plublic transport

The tram is the most convenient means of transport to and from the IACTEC venue. It connects La Laguna and Santa Cruz and runs every 5-10 minutes during the day. It takes 5-10 minutes to get to the venue from La Laguna and 20-30 minutes from Santa Cruz.

Buy your tram ticket from the machine before you board and validate it in the tram.

By walking

The preferred means of transportation to reach the venue is by public transport (tram or bus). If you are considering to walk, please note that the La Laguna city centre is some 120 m higher than the IACTEC building. Walking from Santa Cruz to the venue can take very long (the height difference is some 420 m) and is not recommended.

 

Accomodation

The attendees should arrange their own accommodation. A list of several Hotels in La Laguna and Santa Cruz with special prices for the attendees is offered below. Some Hotels have already blocked a certain number of rooms until a specific deadline. Please keep in mind that once the deadline for blocking the rooms with the Hotels has expired, the accomodation requests will be based on Hotels availability. The corresponding Hotels booking information is listed below and regularly updated.

La Laguna

        -  Standard room (1 person) with breakfast (taxes included): 89 €/night

        -  Standard double room (2 persons) with breakfast (taxes included): 100 €/night

        Reservations: By email or phone by mentioning the code 93.640.

 

 

Santa Cruz

        -  Standard double room (1 person) (taxes included): 68 €/night

        -  Standard double room (2 persons) (taxes included): 73 €/night

        The price for breakfast is 10 €/person.

        Reservations: By email or phone by mentioning "NanoSpace".

 

        -  Standard room (1 person) (taxes included): 47,10 €/night

        -  Standard double room (2 persons)  (taxes included): 58,70 €/night

        -  Standard triple room (3 persons)  (taxes included): 72,10 €/night

        The price for breakfast is 10 €/person.

        Reservations: Via the Hotels Website using the code "NANOSPACE".

 

        -  Standard apartment (1 or 2 persons) (taxes included): 55 €/night

        -  Superior apartment (1 or 2 persons) (taxes included): 61 €/night

        There is no service for breakfast but bigger apartments could be available on-request.

        Reservations: By email or phone by mentioning "NanoSpace".

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information

You can find more information about flights and airports in Tenerife, documentation required if you are travelling from outside the EU, public transport services, etc. on the IAC website: Joining or visiting the IAC .