The IAHS 2016 World Congress will be held in the Algarve, Portugal. The Algarve is one of Portugal’s most appealing destinations and well-known by some of Europe's most beautiful beaches, from where you can admire the rocky coastline and the playful shadows they cast on the sand.

Along the coast of the Algarve, you can travel through places of great ecological interest, rich in biodiversity and ecosystems, where you will feel as though you are passing through an area full of different traditions, unchanged for many centuries.

The IAHS 2016 World Congress will take place at the Grande Real Santa Eulália Resort & Hotel Spa, located just opposite the Santa Eulália Beach in Albufeira. If you stay at the Grande Real Santa Eulália Resort & Hotel Spa you will not need to take any transportation to attend the IAHS 2016 World Congress sessions and lectures and will be able to take advantage of its luxurious spaces where sophistication, good taste and well-being coexist in perfect harmony.

Special booking rates for participants in the IAHS Congress are available in the accommodation section.

HOW TO GET TO THERE

Grande Real Santa Eulália Resort & Hotel Spa
Praia de Santa Eulália
8200-916 Albufeira, Portugal

GPS Coordinates: 37º05'27.79"N 8º12'43.27"W

Flights

Due to its peripheral location, the Algarve enjoys good transport connections, both internally with the other Portuguese cities and externally with the rest of the world. Various national airlines have regular flights to the Algarve, making Faro a busy international airport. To travel to Algarve you should fly to Faro's International Airport and then take a transfer to the Congress Venue. 

TAP Portugal has agreed to offer a discount to the participants who make their flight booking and buy their ticket exclusively through TAP Portugal’s website.

The discounts offered are the following:
- 10% in economy class
- 20% in business class

To make the booking participants should follow these steps:
- enter the website at www.flytap.com;
- select flights and dates;
- insert the event code IT16TPCG58 in the Promotion/Congress Code Box.

For more information read the terms and conditions for this promotion. 

Trains

Rail transport is another alternative for visitors to the region. The Portuguese rail service (CP - Comboios de Portugal) has a vast network of trains to places all over the country.

• "Alfa Pendular": fully equipped, fast and comfortable trains.
• Intercity trains: connections to various cities in Portugal, such as Lisbon-Algarve.
• Inter-regional trains.

Roads

The Algarve also benefits from a good road network, composed of motorways, trunk roads and a range of secondary roads, making the journey comfortable and efficient whether you're travelling by bus or driving in a rented car.