About Zamora
Zamora is located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, just 255 km away from Madrid if you take the A-6 and A-11 motorways. Only 64 km south on the A-66 we find Salamanca; and 68 km to the north on the same road we run into Benavente on the way to León, 140 km away. Valladolid is only 100 km to the east on the A-11 and Braganza 100 km to the west on the N-122.
The strategic geographical location of Zamora as a crossroads on the historic Vía de la Plata Route and the quality of its touristic and cultural opportunities make it a perfect place to set up camp and visit some of the most beautiful Spanish landmarks.
A splendid city: quiet and lovely to stroll around. With 66,000 inhabitants, it boasts of being a small city with great historical and cultural heritage.
As a destination which possesses remarkable endowing resources, its more than twenty Romanesque structures constitute the best example of this type of architecture in the peninsula. The Duero, the great river of Castile and Portugal and an icon of regional touristic references, presides over the city. The cathedral and its ribbed umbrella dome, the delicate modernist touch, the great medieval legacy with numerous figures, stories and legends: Doña Urraca, King Alfonso VI, El Cid the Warrior or el Cerco de Zamora, the Siege, and the recently inaugurated Castle of Zamora near the Museum of Baltasar Lobo, juxtaposing history and art.
Internationally recognized Zamoran artists include Baltasar Lobo and Coomonte, for example, along with poets: most notably Claudio Rodríguez and León Felipe. Art in its purest state combined with high-quality gastronomy and a landscape worth discovering.
Zamora is converting these resources into contemporary, relevant, fulfilling and provocative tourist experiences. Resources that, when you take into consideration both the quality and versatility of the tourist industry — lodgings, restaurants and retail — and the fact that it presents one of the best options in Europe in terms of value for money, make it possible to create open and malleable offers which can be modified practically “on demand” to meet the requirements of very specialized and segmented tourists.
A historic city: safe, cozy and open to the experience of visitors, but with totally up-to-date atmosphere and services.
How to arrive to Zamora
By train
Zamora → Madrid / Madrid → Zamora: various ALVIA, high-speed AVE line, and LD train departures from Monday to Sunday.
Please check schedules on the website: www.renfe.com
More information: RENFE
Information and reservations: +34 912 320 320
Zamora Renfe Station: Carretera de la Estación, s/n
By bus
The city has regular national and international road transport services.
Bus Station: Federico Cantero Villamil, s/n.
Tel.: +34 980 521 281 – +34 980 521 282
Avanza Bus
The company Avanza Bus offers direct daily services to Madrid: 5 services from Monday to Saturday and 7 services on Sundays.
Tel.: +34 980 520 952
Information and reservations: +34 91 272 28 32
www.avanzabus.com / informacion@avanzabus.com
Alsa
The company ALSA offers:
- Barcelona: 1 daily service, 2 daily services in July and August.
- Oviedo: 4 daily services from Monday to Friday, and 3 daily services on weekends.
- Gijón: 4 daily services from Monday to Friday, and 3 daily services on weekends.
- As well as other destinations such as Seville and Cáceres.
Tel.: +34 919 914 030
Information: +34 902 42 22 42
By private vehicle
The A-66 connects Zamora northwards with Benavente, where it links to the main northern routes: the A-52, towards Ourense, the A-6, towards A Coruña, and the A-66 towards the Principality of Asturias. This same A-66, known as the Ruta de la Plata motorway, also connects Zamora with Salamanca, just 64 km away.
Via the A-11, on the Zamora–Tordesillas stretch, the motorway connects with the A-6, towards Madrid, and the A-1, which also leads to the north of the peninsula, specifically the Basque Country.
The N-631, heading towards Puebla de Sanabria, also connects with the A-52 towards Ourense.
The N-122 connects Zamora with the city of Bragança in neighboring Portugal.
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Viriato Campus of the University of Salamanca in Zamora city center.
View Escuela Politécnica Superior de Zamora on Google Maps
More specifically at the Escuela Politécnica Superior de Zamora building, 3rd floor, Videoconference Room.
Coffee break will be at the canteen building.
Places to eat
Meals during the conference are at your own expense. Here are some options within a 5-minute walk:
- University Cantinee Menu, 5,5 € aprox.
- Restaurante Riazor
C. de los Donantes de Sangre, 49029 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Restaurante Acero
Av. del Príncipe de Asturias, 47, 49029 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Restaurante la Flaca
C. Pablo Morillo, 29, 49013 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Restaurante el Portillo
C. Cervantes, 5, 49013 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Antojo café & bar
C. de Juan II, 21, 49011 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Restaurante el zorro
C. Brahones, 4, 49004 Zamora
View on Google Maps - Restaurante el rincón del tío jerónimo
C. de la Libertad, 28, 49010 Zamora
View on Google Maps
Gala Dinner
Gala dinner is also at your own expense and we have booked a nice restaurant called “Clavo canela”. Please keep in mind that the payment will be in cash.