1.GIJÓN-GETTING THERE AND GETTING AROUND

a. By air - International airport

The Asturias airport (IATA code: OVD) is 14 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón (venue of the event) and 47 km from Oviedo. Address, webpage and contact detail of the airport below:

• Address: Santiago del Monte. 33459 Castrillón
• Phone: +34 985 12 75 00 - E-mail: info@aena.com

http://www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-asturias/index.html

Other possible airports in the neighbour regions: Aeropuerto Seve Ballesteros-Santander (IATA: SDR, distance to Gijón 175 km), Aeropuerto Bilbao (IATA: BIO, distance to Gijón 274 km)

Transfer from the Asturias airport to Gijón city centre

There are several alternatives:

• You could take a bus from the airport bus stop that is located just at the right of the exit door. Service is provided by Alsa and you have a service each hour. Tickets could be bought directly in the bus. More information here: http://www.aena.es/en/asturias-airport/public-transport.html

• You could also take a taxi from the stop situated in front of the exit door. Estimated prices and more info here: http://www.aena.es/en/asturias-airport/taxi.html

• If you want to book in advance a transfer service (we used it in the past), below you have the contact details needed for the booking. Price for transfer airport-Gijon is 50 euros and different payment methods are avalaible (cash, credit card, transfer, ..). Please add to the booking the reference "S3FOOD" Rixar Garcia, taxioviedo@gmail.com, +34 615980000, http://www.taxioviedo.com/

• For renting a car, you could check in the following link the operating companies: http://www.aena.es/en/asturias-airport/car-rental.html

Flight companies and destinations for the season October 2019 - March 2020:

IBERIA

Domestic: Madrid

VUELING

Domestic: Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Tenerife Norte

International: Londres-Gatwick

VOLOTEA

Domestic: Alicante, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Tenerife Sur, Valencia

AIR EUROPA

Domestic: Madrid, Tenerife

b. By car

The main road links to Asturias are:

• A-66. Autovía de la Plata: Access to Asturias from the central plateau via a toll road

• N-630. Access to Asturias from the central plateau via Pajares Mountain Pass

• A-8. Autovía del Cantábrico: This dual carriageway will link Asturias from East to West

• N-634. National road linking Asturias from east to East
• N-632. National road linking Asturias from east to West

• AS-I. Known as the "Autovía Minera", this dual carriageway links the town of Mieres with Gijón, passing through the mining valleys

• A-63
• AS-15. Links Oviedo to the west/southwest of Asturias

• Y. The dual carriageway linking the three main cities in Asturias - Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés – is known as the Y

2. Hotels

Local organisers have agreed special prices for a selected number of rooms in several hotels of Gijón:

• v Hotel Abba Playa Gijón 4* (https://www.abbagijonhotel.com/es/home.html)

Booking through email or by phone: playagijon@abbahoteles.com, +34 985 00 00 00

Reference for booking: S3Food

Special price: 70 €/night double room for single occupancy; 80 €/night double room (Taxes and breakfast included)

• v Hotel Blue Marques*** and Hotel Blue Santa Rosa*** (https://www.bluehoteles.es/marques-de-san-esteban/; https://www.bluehoteles.es/santa-rosa/)

Booking through email or by phone: hotelsantarosa@bluehoteles.es (for Hotel Santa Rosa) and hotelmarques@bluehoteles.es (for Hotel Marqués), +34 985 09 19 19 (Santa Rosa) and +34 985 09 09 29 (Marqués)

Reference for booking: S3Food

Special price: 46 €/night double room for single occupancy; 50 €/night double room (Taxes and breakfast included)

• v Hotel Hernán Cortés 4* (www.hotelhernancortes.es)

Booking through email or by phone: jfrecepcion@hotelhernancortes.es, +34 985 34 60 00

Reference for booking: S3Food

Special price: 68,95 €/night double room for single occupancy; 78,90 €/night double room (Taxes and breakfast included).

Local organiser contact information

For any doubt, clarification, request about logistical aspects of the event just send an email or give a phone call to the local organiser:

Email: robertomr@asincar.com

Phone: +34 985 74 45 18

If the question is related to the technical programme, just approach your S3Food local, regional contact point.