How To Arrive

The City

The Climate

Accomodation

Huelva: How to Arrive

By car:

The highway A-49 is a comfortable and safe road that connects Huelva with Seville. If you come from the north, from Extremadura, it is also possible get to Huelva using the road N 435. From Madrid either along the national highway V to Mérida connecting with the N 435 or to Seville and connecting with the A-49. Finally, coming from the west , from Portugal, you will use the highway A-22/E1 (Via do Infante).

By bus:

The company Damas S.A. provides connection services between the towns of the province of Huelva, Seville, other destinations in Andalusia and Portugal. The bus station is located on Avenida Doctor Rubio s/n. Telephones: +34 900 859 654. See schedules and book at https://damas-sa.es/ .

The company Socibus S.A. also operates regular services from and to Madrid. See schedules and book at https://socibusventas.es/es/

ALSA offers a bus service that connects Huelva with Lisbon, Faro, Albufeira, Tavira, Lagos, A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo. See schedules and book at https://www.alsa.com/en/web/alsaoriginal/base

For its part, the company Flixbus offers a bus service that connects Huelva with Lisbon, Faro, Albufeira, Lagos and other destinations in Portugal. See schedules and book at https://www.flixbus.es/

By train:

The high-speed train, ALVIA, connects directly Huelva with Madrid in a journey of only 3 hours and 40 minutes. There is only a direct train each day.

You can also get Huelva by using high-speed train AVE from Madrid (Atocha) to Seville (Santa Justa). There are travels each hour. From Seville to Huelva you must use a bus.

Check the schedules, train prices and booking of AVE, ALVIA, AVANT and Regional trains on www.renfe.es

The Huelva Train Station is located on Avenida de Cádiz, S/N.  he information telephone number is +34 912 432 343

By plain:

The nearest international airports are Seville (SVQ) and Faro (FAO), in the Portuguese Algarve, both approximately an hour’s drive away. More information: Seville airport. Telephone: +34 902 404704 Faro Airport. Telephone: +35 1 289800800

There is a direct bus service that connects Seville with Huelva each hour, traveling with the company DAMAS S.A. These buses start from Plaza de Armas Station. https://damas-sa.es/ .

There is also a direct bus service that connects Huelva with Faro Airport offered by the company ALSA. https://www.alsa.com/en/web/alsaoriginal/base

Travel plans:

The meeting organization has signed an agreement with the travel agency ATLANTOUR for the direct management of trips to Huelva from anywhere in the world. You can contact ATLANTOUR by sending an email to viajes@atlantour.es or by telephone +34 959 771 010.

Huelva: The city and surrounding places

Huelva is a coastal city in southwestern Spain, where the estuaries of Odiel and Tinto Rivers converge.

The town is surrounded by a wide tidal system including extensive salt marshes that constitute a protected natural environment. Near the city the longest beaches of Spain are developed with a continuity of more than 120 km long.

The city of Huelva, due to its privileged location, is a crossroads between the southwest of Spain and the Portuguese Algarve and for centuries it has been a gateway to the Atlantic that has served as communication with Mediterranean civilizations and the Americas. Currently, access to the city has a modern road network that connects it with the neighboring provinces of Seville and Badajoz, as well as with the Algarve region.

Huelva’s coastal location and its physical characteristics made possible the establishment and development of important cultures of native and foreign origin, which is why today it is considered the oldest city in the Western Europe. Just, in ancient times, its location in an open estuary allowed its port to serve as an outlet for the resources of the mines through Huelva, which was an attraction for the installation on its lands of an important Tartessian enclave that since the 19th century XI BC it served as a commercial link with the Greeks and Phoenicians, who were later followed by the Carthaginians and Romans. In the Middle Ages, the city was displaced to the neighboring city of Saltés Island, once again occupying a privileged space with access to the sea. During the Renaissance, the rise of marine knowledge was led by the sailors of this province. In those times, Huelva and the neighboring towns such as Palos de la Frontera, became, due to their ties with the sea, protagonists of the discovery of America in 1492. The Contemporary Age is marked by the sale of the Riotinto Mines to the English, which represents a new mode of economic and cultural colonization in the Victorian era. The current configuration of the city is marked by the fact of the English presence at the end of the 19th century.

More information about the city in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huelva

Tourist information about the city an near places: https://www.barcelo.com/guia-turismo/en/spain/huelva/things-to-do/huelva-city

Tourist information about the province: http://www.turismohuelva.org/en/home/index.html

Brochures and guidebooks:  http://www.turismohuelva.org/en/guidebooks/

Huelva: the climate

Huelva’s climate is especially pleasant. Being close to the coast, its temperatures are never extremely cold or hot since the sea breeze is responsible for softening its afternoons. It has more than 300 days of sunshine a year, which makes it the Spanish province with the brightest climate and the greatest number of hours of sunshine, exceeding 3000 hours. In the last weeks of June, summer temperatures are already maintained, between 25 and 30 degrees.

Huelva: gastronomy

The cuisine of Huelva has its strong point in the fresh fish and seafood that are sold every day in the markets and that can be purchased in the popular El Carmen market.

Typical of Huelva and well known outside our borders are cuttlefish, coquinas and white prawns, although tiger prawns, lobsters, crab bodies and chirlas are also of the highest quality.

As for elaborate dishes, tasty sea dishes such as cuttlefish with broad beans, monkfish in white wine, skate with paprika or rice with lobster are very characteristic of Huelva.

The seafood products are joined by the Iberian meats from Andévalo and the delicious sausages from the Sierra de Aracena, among which the famous Jabugo ham stands out.

 All of this seasoned with cheerful wines with the Condado of Huelva designation of origin.

All of this has led to Huelva being designated as the Spanish capital of Gastronomy 2016.

Accomodation

The city has a modern infrastructure of first-class services, accommodation, hospitality and gastronomy. Regarding the hotel offer, visitors will be able to opt for 2 to 4 star hotels in the city itself, in addition to apartments and hotels in nearby coastal towns. All these factors come together to position Huelva as an optimal place for holding meetings and conferences.

4 STARS HOTELS

• Hotel NH Luz Huelva

Alameda Sundheim nº 26

21003 Huelva

Tlf: 959 25 00 11

Fax: 959 25 81 10

E-mail: nhluzdehuelva@nh-hotels.com

Web: www.nh-hoteles.com

• Hotel Eurostars Tartessos

Avenida Martín Alonso Pinzón 13

21003 Huelva

Tlf:959 282 711

Fax: 959 25 06 17

E-mail: reservas@eurostarstartessos.com

Web: www.eurostarshotels.com

• Hotel AC Huelva

Avenida Andalucía, s/n

21005 Huelva

Tlf: 959 545 200

Fax: 959 545 201

E-mail: achuelva@ac-hotels.com

Web: www.ac-hotels.com

3 STARS HOTELS

• Hotel Monte Conquero

Avenida Pablo Rada,10

21004 Huelva

Tlf: 959 28 55 00

Fax: 959 28 39 12

E-mail: monteconquero@hotelesmonte.com

Web: http://www.hotelesmonte.com

2 STARS HOTELS

• Hotel Familia Conde

Alameda Sundheim  nº14

CP: 21003  Huelva

Tlf: 959 282 400

Fax: 959 285 041

E.mail: info@hotelloscondeshuelva.com

Web: http://www.hotelfamiliaconde.com

UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE

• Loop Homes El Carmen*

*Useful only for students and professors.

Fuerzas Armadas Avenue, s/n

El Carmen University Campus

CP: 21007  Huelva

Tlf: 621 120 214

E.mail: recepcion.elcarmen@loop-homes.com

Web: http://www.loop-homes.com/loop-homes-el-carmen-huelva/

Accomodation agreement:

Hotels

The meeting organization has signed an an agreement with some of the above-mentioned hotels to apply special prices to meeting attendees. The way to obtain these prices is indicated in the following table:

Note: Prices including breakfast and VAT taxes. All the bookings have total flexibility, so you can cancel your reservation up to 7 days before arrival without any penalty.

* https://www.nh-hotels.com/es/event/congreso-internacional-sedimentologia-2025

Loop Homes El Carmen

Accomodation options:

• Single Room.
• Twodio Mini-apartment. Ideal for sharing while maintaining privacy. Each guest has independent access to their own bedroom, sharing only the toilet, shower, and kitchenette.

Prices:

*To be shared between two people. Price per person.

To reserve send this form to recepcion.elcarmen@loop-homes.com