SOCIAL PROGRAM

VISITS & EXCURSIONS

Find below our selection of visits and excursions to profit your stay in Seville.
Important notes:

• Languages available: English, French & Spanish
• Departure & Return Point: Hotel Barcelo Renacimiento.
• Tour group size: 30 people max.
• The Granada day trip excursion will only be confirmed when receiving a personal email from the Technical Secretariat with the confirmation.
• Deadline for reservations:  June, 16th 2014

** The visit to A400M Final Assembly Line on the 26th of June will be available for accompanying persons. The tickets must be booked on the Technical Secretariat at the Congress Venue Hotel Barcelo Renacimiento in Seville

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

WELCOME COCKTAIL

23rd June

This activity is included for the conference participants. Welcome cocktail is optional for accompaniying person and tickets must be booked in advanced. Price: 40,00 per person.

Conference attendants can make reservations for accompanying persons to attend the welcome cocktail, or the conference dinner. Reservations for accompanying persons can be made through the personal area of each participant in the link for Social program reservations.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

ARTISTIC SEVILLE HALF DAY TOUR

FRECUENCY: DAILY
DURATION: 3 HRS
PRICE PER PERSON: 28€

Description:

The excursion starts with a sightseeing tour in minibus across the famous Isabel II Bridge to discover the quarter of Triana, the old sailors and potters’ neighbourhood, where you will see San Jorge’s Castle, built in the 10th Century.  At the ‘muelle de la Sal’ (Salt Dock), just like the ancient sailors, we will take a beautiful boat trip which will transport us along the banks of the River Guadalquivir with its wonderful buildings and bridges. We will then continue towards the Monastery of the Cartuja, where for three years, the great Christopher Columbus planned his trip towards the unknown, the New World.  The trip will end with a tour of the  Real Maestranza Bullring, considered to be the one with the greatest bullfighting tradition in Spain and also the Bullfighting Museum.

Inclusions

• Local Guide
• Tickets to: Real Maestranza Bullring & boat trip along the Guadalquivir River
• Sightseeing Tour by bus
• Visit the Basilica Macarena
• Hotel pickup and Drop-off 

Additional information

• Departure Time: 15:15
• The tour will finish at 18:30 approx.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

FLAMENCO SHOW

FRECUENCY: DAILY
DURATION: 3 HRS
PRICE PER PERSON: With 1 drink: 45€
With Tapas dinner: 55 €
With a la carte dinner: 68€

 

 

Description:

The tour starts with a Panoramic Sightseeing  drive through the Illuminated main streets, squares and fountains from the 1929 Iberoamerican Exhibiton, including the Plaza de España, the most wonderful square in Seville.
In the emblematic district of la Macarena, an old building built in the nineteenth century, with the structure of a typical Sevillian Palace House, homes  our show. A place where art and passion get joined to come alive in our tablao and show all flamenco lovers the feeling and the sensitivity of its performers. We invite you to visit us and to taste our Andalusian cuisine and the famous tapas Sevillanas.

Available with different options: Drink or Dinner Tapas or Dinner a la Carte.

Inclusions

• Transport by air-conditioned coach
• Local Guide
• Sightseeing Tour by bus
• Flamenco Show Ticket
• Hotel pickup and drop-off 

Additional information

• Departure Time: From 19:15
• The tour will finish at 23:00 approx.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

FASCINATING SEVILLE FULL DAY TOUR

FRECUENCY: DAILY
DURATION: 7 HRS
PRICE PER PERSON:  68€

 

 

Description:

We will  discover the Santa Cruz Quarter, the famous Jewish quarter with a labyrinth of narrow streets which lead to the gorgeous Plaza de los Venerables. We will visit the Royal Alcazares, World Heritage and one of the most important remaining examples of Mudéjar architecture, and the Cathedral-Giralda of Seville, the largest gothic cathedral of the world. We will continue the visit with a Sightseeing tour , admiring monuments such as the University, the former Tobacco Factory, San Telmo Palace, The Golden Tower, Isabel II Bridge and the Macarena Basilica. We will visit the Plaza de España, the center piece of the 1929 Iberoamerican Exposition. Free time for lunch.
In the afternoon we will visit the Bullring and the taurine museum of the Real Maestranza. We will continue by minibus with a lovely sightseeing tour of the famous neighbourhood of Triana, old sailors’ and potters’ neighbourhood and we will visit the Basilica Macarena. We will end with a wonderful boat trip along the Guadalquivir River.

Inclusions

• Local Guide
• Sightseeing Tour by bus
• Jewish quarter walking tour
• Tickets to: Royal Alcazares, Catedral, Giralda, Bullring and boat trip along the Guadalquivir River.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off 

Additional information

• Departure Time: From 09:00
• The tour will finish at 18:30 approx.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

DAY TRIP TO CÓRDOBA

FRECUENCY: FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY
DURATION: 9 HRS
PRICE PER PERSON:  85€

Description:

Once in Cordoba, we will visit the city best monuments. We will start with its majestic Alcazar of the Catholic Kings, and then we will go inside the beautiful Mosque Cathedral, a spectacular witness of the Caliphate period. After this wonderful experience, we will make a walking tour through the Cordoban Jewish quarter, full of life and shops. We will see its most emblematic streets like the flower lined side street pure enjoyment for your senses, until we reach the square of the great Maimonides, including the secluded Synagogue. Once the guided tour is finished, you will have free time to walk around the town, go shopping in the wonderful pedestrian streets of the Jewish quarter or taste the delicious local cuisine. After the day in Cordoba, you will return to Seville. This will be the end of your trip.

Inclusions

• Transport by air-conditioned coach
• Local Guide
• Jewish quarter Walking tour
• Visit and Tickets to monuments (Alcazar, Mosque Cathedral and Synagogue)
• Hotel pickup and drop-off 

Additional information

• Departure Time: From 07:45
• The tour will finish at 18:00 approx.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

DAY TRIP TO GRANADA

FRECUENCY: DAILY
DURATION: 12 HRS
PRICE PER PERSON:  105€

 

 

 

Description:

Granada, a wonderful city where many civilizations that once lived in the lands of Andalusia have left such a cultural legacy that it can be considered one of the marvels of the world.

The Alhambra is the jewel of the crown of this beautiful city at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. You will visit the Nazarí city, the Alhambra, where everything even down to the smallest stone is a work of art. During the tour of the Palaces, rooms, dining rooms and magnificent gardens you will realize why the last Arabic king cried when leaving it after being overthrown by the Catholic Kings.

You will also discover the Generalife Gardens with an official guide, one of the most impressive gardens in the world. After the tour, you will have free time in Granada before finally returning to Seville after an unforgettable experience.

Inclusions

• Transport by air-conditioned coach
• Local Guide
• Visit and Tickets to monuments (Alhambra, Palace and Generalife Gardens)
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional information

• Departure Time: From 06:00
• The tour will finish at 19:00 approx.
• The Technical Secretariat will send you a personal email to confirm this visit.

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.

 

JEREZ & CADIZ FROM SEVILLA

FRECUENCY: TUESDAY & THURSDAY
DURATION: 10 HOURS
PRICE PER PERSON:  100€

Itinerary:

After only an hour driving, the trip will start with a guided tour of the Cathedral of Wine, so-called for the high quality of its wines as well as for the cathedral-like form caused by one of the most famous wine cellars in the world, The Gonzalez-Byass Wine Cellars and the known Fino Tio Pepe. After the tour you will be able to enjoy a tasting session of its famous wines, then we will move on to witness an equestrian show staged by great masters of their art.

We will then continue the excursion to Cadiz, where we will take lunch, the oldest city in Western Europe, we will start a beautiful sightseeing tour to discover the most beautiful parts the city has to offer.
This is how our day will end in "gaditana" land before returning to Seville.

Inclusions

• Transport by air-conditioned coach
• Local Guide
• Guided Tour of the Wine cellar
• Horse show of the Royal School of Andalusian Equestrian Art
• Wine Cellars, Horse Show tickets included
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional information

• Departure Time: 07:45
• The tour will finish at 18:30pm approx

 

If you wish to book any visit or excursion, you can find information (availability and prices) at the technical secretariat in the conference venue.