The conference takes place in Collioure, a beautiful seaside town near Perpignan (France) and Barcelona (Spain) plan, known for its painters, its farmers products : anchovys and wines .
You can consult the webcam , obtain weather forecasts or see the panorama of the beach.

Tourism information can give you general informations and accomodations on its website.

On the website Conseil Général des Pyrénées Orientales, you can visit the royal castle of Collioure and obtain history of the city.
We recommend you to book a room. You would find an hotel list with our comments :

A few informations about the hotels

Others hotels , except le Triton**, le Relais des 3 Mas**** and Bona Casa (04 68 82 06 62) are closed at this date. So don't call L'Arapède, La Frégate, Le Mas des Citronniers, Madeloc, Méditerranée, Le Bon Port, Les Caranques !

Location of special rooms in Vieux Collioure : Les Cantarelles (chez Brigitte Menvielle)
Tel : +33 4 68 82 12 63 04 68 39 60 14

You can also book a flat. Contact the tourism information.

An extract of flats from the tourism information list in the center of the city or with a view on the beach, (less than 300€ per a week). Please, ensure that you check before making your reservation.

You can also contact others hirers. Although farther from the center of the city, they have, on the other hand, a high and comfortable accomodation capacity. You can contact adgencies :
   Agence PY
   Agence Campanar Immobilier
   Maeva    

Nearest airport is in Perpignan-Rivesaltes (North of Perpignan),.
Consult the schedules on Chamber of Commerce and Industry website .
Best way of transport to reach Collioure if you accept to rent a car. It's cheaper than taxi and permit you to avoid incomfortable connection between bus and train.

Flight :
To reach Perpignan by plane, from Paris Orly Sud (5 flights per day), consult the AirLibExpress booking and information web site fares : 29€ to 149€.

A regular flight on Ryannair from London-Stansted (50€) and Frankfurt-Hahn (15€) ; Ryannair lands to Carcassonne (100km fromPerpignan) from Brussels-Charleroi and London -Stansted.

For tourism, you can also fly to Barcelona and reach Perpignan with an other way of transport (train, car...)

Train
Train is the best solution for those who like travel during the night
    

During the day, there is a bad connection between Montpellier and Collioure.

Direct trains :

Trains from Collioure :

Trains from Perpignan (difficulty with the connection with Collioure)

You can consult SNCF website and regional website

RENT A CAR

There are a lot of cars keepers in Perpignan, Carcassonne, Barcelona or Montpellier.
You can also consult generalists web site as e-Bookers or Sncf.com which could propose interesting fares

RESTAURANTS

All the meals are included in the conference. A real advantage, cause Collioure is not famous for its gastronomy! However and if open, you could go :

and also :

Le Zouave, Las Rocas, La cave Arago are closed;
Avoid La Marinade, Les Templiers, Le Copacabana,

By riding, driving... just go to :

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OTHERS INFORMATIONS

A taxi for 3-4 persons, Almaya Taxi ( 04 68 82 09 30)
Airport - Collioure city : about 45 to 70 Euros (depending of the day)

Gifts
Wines of course : Banyuls and Collioure, and Anchovys from Desclaux or Roque
Catalan Delicatessen (Collioure market on sunday morning and wednesday morning) in Molas (based in Amélie les Bains). Consult information
If you want to go to Céret, for eating, visiting the Museum,don't forget to drink a glass of grenat catalan 4 bd Jean Jaurès : Au Grenat Catalan (chez Christian Hartmann)

Please, give us your comments, remarks, suggestions...
contact : hserbat@fed-eco.org