We have provisionally blocked rooms for conference attendees at the venues listed below, located both in Leganés and in Central Madrid.

Please note: The blocking expires April 09^th. After this date we are unable to guarantee you will find rooms available.

ROOM BOOKING

• The booking of these rooms is done via the travel agency Viajes el Corte Ingles
• In order to be processed, requests must be made in writing. Please download, complete and submit this form ahead of the deadline
• Email equiries will be answered by Elena Serrano: inscripcionesgsp@viajeseci.es
• Telephone enquiries will be answered by our Travel Coordinator, Verónica Carrasco: +34 91 624 6215

The prices are as follows:

Getting around

By car

Leganes is located approximately 7km South West of Madrid city centre. The airport is approximately the same distance to the North East of the city centre. Please refer to the following map, with detailed directions explaining how to arrive by car:
Map: Madrid to Leganes

By public transport

There are good public transport links between Leganes, Madrid Barajas Airport and Madrid city centre. 

UC3M Student Residence

There are a total of 200 rooms available in UC3M’s residence hall “Fernando Abril Martorell” in Leganés. It aims to provide a true home away from home for students and faculty during their university stay and are open to visitors for short stays. As well as covering the basic needs of food and rest, this residence also offer cultural activities, forums and get-togethers. It is a 10 minutes walk to the conference location. 

The following is a list of prices and booking rules for short stays at the UC3M Leganés Residence Hall. It would provide a more economic option than most hotels for a limited number of conference attendees:

Visa

e-Energy organizers do not issue formal invitation letters for visas. We can however issue a visa support letter*. For visa support letters, please send all requests to registration.e-energy2012.networks (at) imdea.org with the following information:

1. Full name as it appears on your passport
2. Passport number
3. Citizenship
4. Current postal mailing address
5. EDAS Registration confirmation number (invoice)
6. The name of the conference and/or workshop/s you wish to attend (e-Energy 2012, E2DC Workshop, COST Action Meeting)
7. If you are the author of any papers accepted for the conference, please provide the title and indicate whether you are te 'sole author' or a 'co-author'

* Please note visa support letters are issued via email by PDF and the original can be mailed to your current postal address upon request.

Eating Out

What to Eat

Spanish cuisine has been greatly influenced by many different cultures, notably the Moors and Arabs, who left their mark over more than seven centuries, until the end of the 1400s. Many of Spain's most exquisite dishes are based onseafood, although there are countless regional specialties too. In the Basque Country, to the North, cod vizcaina or cod pil-pil are a particular delicacy, as well as angulas, tasty baby eels from Aguinaga. Asturias is famed for its bean soup, called fabada, also for its cheeses and the best cider in Spain. In Galicia you will find the best quality shellfish, often cooked in casseroles, and a number of regional seafood dishes, such as hake a la Gallega. Even in the interior of Spain you'll find excellent fresh seafood.

Spaniards are also very proud of their meats, particularly Jamon (ham). You will often see whole joints of ham hanging from hooks in bars and restaurants. Lamb and sausage (especially chorizo) are also very common. Central Spain, in particular, is known for its roasts. Lamb, veal, sucking pig and young goat, to mention but a few, are typically slowly roasted in wood ovens to give them their especially rich flavors. Beans, tomatoes, peppers, garlic and lots of olive oil are all common ingredients in Spanish cooking.

Madrid Info

A little bit of History...

The grand metropolis of Madrid can trace its origins back to the times of Arab Emir Mohamed I (852-886), who ordered the construction of a fortress on the left bank of the Manzanares river. Later, it became the subject of a dispute between the Christians and Arabs until it was conquered by Alonso VI, in the 11th century.

Travel

Madrid is a European City Open to the World

Capital of Spain, Madrid is the largest city of the country. It is also the capital of the autonomous region and province of Madrid. 

It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, with around 6 million inhabitants. Its metropolitan area, with an estimated 4 million, is the fourth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, and the Ruhr Area.

Although Madrid lies as far north as New York City and Chicago, its weather is mild most of the year. Winters in Madrid are fairly temperate because the Gulf Stream brings Warm Ocean water along the western coast of Spain and Portugal, and prevailing winds pull warm air inland.

Geographically, Madrid is almost in the exact centre of Spain and is the nation's chief transportation and administrative centre. Its commercial and industrial life is rivaled in Spain only by that of Barcelona. Besides its many manufacturing industries, Madrid is foremost as a banking, education, printing, publishing, tourism, and motion-picture centre. Many corporate headquarters are located there.