The city of Tarragona is located in Catalonia, by the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 100km southwest of Barcelona. Capital of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis in Roman times, numerous ruins are still visible today and have been named World Heritage by UNESCO.
Should you require any assistance in getting to Tarragona please do not hesitate to contact the program technician Núria Juanpere at this email address, or the program coordinators, Josep Bonet, at this email address or Martha Schuhmacher, at this email address.
Lodging
Invited speakers are usually housed in the Hotel AC Tarragona:
Av. de Roma, 8
43005 Tarragona (Tarragona)
Tel. +34.977 24 71 05
You can use this Google maps link to get driving or walking directions from wherever you are.
The AC Tarragona hotel provides fast and easy access to the train station (AVE), the exhibition centre, the beaches, the Archaeological Museum and the Contemporary Art Museum. AC Tarragona Hotel features 115 high-quality, comfortable guest rooms, fully-equipped function rooms, a fitness centre with Turkish bath, and parking garage. Free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel.
Getting to Tarragona and the ETSEQ
The Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Química (ETSEQ) is located at:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Campus Sescelades
Av. dels Països Catalans 26
Tarragona 43007, Catalonia
You can use this Google maps link to get driving or walking directions from wherever you are.
By plane
The nearest airports are the Barcelona-Reus Airport, which has connections only to Madrid, London, Dublin and Frankfurt, and the International Barcelona Airport, which has extensive international connections.
There are regular shuttle services from both Airports to Tarragona (companies PLANA and ALSA). The bus lines will leave you at the Bus Station in the Plaça Imperial Tarraco in the centre of Tarragona, from where you can easily get to the ETSEQ (by regular bus service, lines 4, 14, 24 and 46) and to Hotel AC Tarragona (walking about two minutes).
An alternative from the Barcelona International Airport is to take a train to Barcelona Sants and, from there, a second train to Tarragona. In general, this is slightly slower than the bus, but trains run more frequently than buses (see train schedules). From the Tarragona Train Station you can get to ETSEQ by taxi and to Hotel AC Tarragona by taxi or walking about 20 minutes.
Driving from Barcelona or València
If you are driving from Barcelona or València by the E-15/AP-7 tollway:
- Take exit 33 (Tarragona / N-240).
- After 2.6km, exit right toward Sant Pere i Sant Pau / Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
- At the roundabout, take the third exit toward Sant Pere i Sant Pau / Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
- Go under the bridge.
- At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Av. dels Països Catalans.
- Continue straight for 400m to ETSEQ.