Social activities

Reception

Tuesday, September 25, from 19:00 to 21:30
Garden of Torre Girona

All participants are invited to join the reception, which will take place at the garden of the UPC rectorate.

In the following campus map, a red dot indicates the location of the reception. In order to get to the campus, please follow the instructions given in this link.

Lunches

Fom Wednesday, September 26 to Friday, September 28, lunch will take place at the Unity restaurant. From the Aula Màster, take the outdoor stairs across the porch. At the landing of the stairs, the restaurant is to your left.

Social dinner

Thursday, September 27, at 19:30
Restaurant Boo

All participants are invited to join the social dinner, which will take place at the restaurant Boo, which is located at the city beach.

   

From UPC campus to restaurant Boo

Option 1 (metro + beach stroll): walk 7 minutes to the Avinguda Diagonal. Take the subway in Palau Reial station towards Trinitat Nova. About 14 minutes later, get off the metro at Drassanes station. Walk for 70 minutes. This is a nice stroll: Then take the harbor pier (called Moll de la Fusta), leaving the water to your right. At the end of the pier, continue along the Barceloneta pier. At the end of the harbor, follow the beach promenade to your left. Along the stroll, always leave the sea to your right. All together this itinerary takes about 100 minutes.
Option 2 (by bus): walk 8 minutes to the Avinguda Diagonal. Take bus number 7 towards Fòrum. About 40 minutes later (23 stops), get off the bus at the stop called Diagonal – Metro Selva de Mar. Walk 15 minutes. Under normal traffic conditions, this trip takes 70 minutes.
Option 3 (metro + bus): walk 7 minutes to the Avinguda Diagonal. Take the subway in Palau Reial station towards Trinitat Nova. About 18 minutes later, get off the metro at Catalunya station. Walk to the bus stop (3 minutes) and take bus H16 towards Forum. About 22 minutes later (13 stops), get off the bus at the stop called Jonquera-Taulat. Walk 10 minutes. Under normal traffic conditions, this trip takes 70 minutes.

From Residència d’Investigadors to restaurant Boo

Option 1: Walk 75 minutes. This is a nice stroll: first take all the Ramblas down to the end. Then take the harbor pier to your left (called Moll de la Fusta). At the end of the pier, continue along the Barceloneta pier. At the end of the harbor, follow the beach promenade to your left. Along the stroll, always leave the sea to your right.
Option 2: Walk 10 minutes to Jaume I metro station. Take the metro towards La Pau. After 12 minutes (6 stops) gett of the metro. Walk 15 minutes.
Option 3: Walk 12 minutes to Plaça Catalunya. Take bus H16 towards Forum. About 22 minutes later (13 stops), get off the bus at the stop called Jonquera-Taulat. Walk 10 minutes. Under normal traffic conditions, this trip takes 40 minutes.

GD&NV 2018 map