•Metro:
Madrid has an extensive and convenient metro system. Tickets can be bought at stations either from a machine (accepting cash, including notes, bank and credit cards) and usually also from a ticket office. A single trip includes any number of transfers. Buy either a single for €1,- or a 10 trip card (10 viajes) for €9, the latter is also valid for the local EMT buses. Trains typically run from 6am to 1:30am.

             Please note that trips to and from the airport are subject to a supplementary charge of EUR 1,-

•Cercanías Renfe:
Local trains, running regularly within the province of Madrid. The tickets look very much like the metro tickets, but are NOT the same. Tickets can be bought at stations either from a machine (accepting cash, including notes, bank and credit cards) or from a ticket office. There is a zone system, most of the center is in zone 0, the university in B1, the third zone. Single tickets (for 3 zones) are €1,30 and 10 trip cards (Bonotren) €9,45.

•Taxis:
Taxi's are numerous and for European standards, reasonably priced. A ride from the airport to the center from 6am to 10pm, costs between €25,- and €30,- (incl. the airport supplement), to Chamartín is slightly cheaper. Supplements: from/to airport €5,25, from trainstations €2,75.

•Buses:
There are two type of buses, the local ones of the EMT (red or blue) and the Interurbanos (green). For the EMT buses you can buy a single in the bus for €1,- or use the 10trip metroticket. The interurbanos use separate tickets, which can be bought on the bus. Most bus drivers don't like notes bigger than €5,-

•Tourism in Madrid: official pages

1. • Muni Madrid
   

•Some Guides

1. • Guía del Ocio: Madrid
   

2. • Time Out: Madrid (english)
   

3. • Softguide Madrid (english)
   

4. • La Netro
   

•Some Museums

1. • Prado Museum
   

2. • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
   

3. • Thyssen Bornemisza Museum
   

4. • CaixaForum Madrid
   

5. • Sorolla Museum
   

6. • Lázaro Galdiano Museum

•please refer to “The Venue” for more information

•Airport -> Nuevos Ministerios:
You would need to take the metro from the airport to the station Nuevos Ministerios which is a direct connection without any changes. Please refer to the relevant part of the metro map. The trip costs EUR 2,-.

•Nuevos Ministerios -> La Cristalera:
We arranged for a coach to take you to the La Cristalera. This coach departs

                Sunday, 23/05/2010 @ 20:00h          Nuevos Ministerios -> La Cristalera

                Friday,   28/05.2010 @ 12:00h          La Cristalera -> Nuevos Ministerios

          Note that you must register with us for this bus ride and then refer to the map for the pick-up location.