Madrid

The conference takes place in Madrid, capital of Spain. Madrid is located at the crossroads between Europe, America and Africa. It has excellent connections by air with the main cities of the world.

Centuries of art and culture have endowed Madrid with museums, palaces and castles. Madrid has the greatest art collection in the world, with the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen museums, as well as some 70 other museums, innumerable monuments and a wide and varied programme of concerts, ballet and opera.

Madrid has several nearby cities with a varied artistic and historical wealth. For example: Toledo, El Escorial and Aranjuez.

The open and welcoming nature of Madrid makes hospitality a feature of the city. It offers a unique choice of entertaiment through which the visitor can expeerience the vitality of the city. In Madrid shopping is fun, eating a pleasure and the night is sheer enjoyment. Some Madrid sights Surroundings Madrid City Council Transportation from Barajas Airport to downtown Madrid