Venue
How to get to Oviedo
Oviedo (Asturias) - Spain
ISIPTA 2023 was held in the city center of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, a region in the north of Spain familiarly referred to as the Natural Paradise. Oviedo is the original starting point of the primary cultural route in Europe, the Way of St James, and is home to five pre-Romanesque monuments declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Also, a trip to Oviedo should include a visit to its cathedral, its old town and some typical streets like Gascona.
Conference location: AC Hotel Oviedo Forum
The conference took place in the AC Hotel Oviedo Forum, a four-star hotel located near the city center and next to both the train and bus stations.
How to get to Oviedo
There are three ways of arriving to Oviedo
- By plane: The airport of Asturias is located 40km away from Oviedo. It has international connections with several national and international airports. From the airport, you can reach Oviedo by bus for 9 euros or taxi (about 50 euros during the day, 70 euros at night). A summary of the international direct connections as of July 2023 is shown below:
Destination |
Company |
flights |
|---|---|---|
Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) |
Vueling |
Tue, Sat |
Brussels Charleroi (CRL) |
Ryanair |
Tue, Sat |
Dublin (DUB) |
Ryanair |
Mon, Fri |
Dusseldorf Weeze (NRN) |
Ryanair |
Wed, Sun |
Frankfurt International (FRA) |
Lufthansa |
Wed, Fri, Sun |
Lisbon (LIS) |
Volotea |
Wed, Fri, Sun |
London Gatwick (LGW) |
Vueling |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
London Stansted (STN) |
Ryanair |
Tue. Fro. Sun |
Milan Bergamo (BGY) |
Volotea |
Tue, Thu, Sun |
Munich Franz Josef Strauss (MUC) |
Lufthansa |
Sat |
Paris Orly (ORY) |
Vueling |
Tue, Thu, Sat |
Rome Fuimicino (FCO) |
Ryanair |
Wed, Fri, Sun |
Venice Marco Polo (VCE) |
Volotea |
Mon, Thu |
In addition, there are daily connections with Madrid and Barcelona, as well as other national connections such as Granada (Wed, Sat), Valencia (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri), Sevilla (daily except saturday) or Palma de Mallorca (daily except sunday), among many others.
- By bus: the bus station is close to the city center. The bus trip from Madrid takes about 5 hours. Information on the connections can be found at the website of Alsa.
- By train: the train station is in the city center, not far from the bus station. The trip by train from Madrid takes around 4.5 hours, and that from Barcelona about 9 hours. You can find more information about the train connections at the website of Renfe.
Both stations are 5 minutes from the conference venue, the AC Hotel Oviedo Forum.
Surroundings
Oviedo is the capital of the region of Asturias, in the north of Spain, and it is a perfect place for nature activities. In the space of an hour you can go from beautiful beaches like Rodiles, Torimbia or Gulpiyuri to the mountains of Picos de Europa. It is also part of the Camino de Santiago.
The first sunday in August the international kayaking competition Descenso Internacional del Sella takes place. It is also possible rent a kayak and go down this river on a different date.
Last, but not least, any visitor of Asturias should visit the Sanctuary of Covadonga, a picturesque religious place built in the middle of the mountains.
For more information about Oviedo and Asturias, please visit the official tourism website in Asturias.
