PRACTICAL INFORMATION NOTE FOR MEETINGS IN STRASBOURG

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1 PRACTICAL INFORMATION NOTE FOR MEETINGS IN STRASBOURG COUNCIL OF EUROPE Palais de l Europe Avenue de l Europe AGORA Building (where the Forum will take place) Allée des Droits de l Homme F STRASBOURG CEDEX FRANCE DG IV: Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport (Directorate of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education/ Higher Education and Research Division) Tel. +33 (0) Fax: +33 (0) Mireille.wendling@coe.int Higher Education Forum n 7 Or. Engl. Strasbourg, 16 th June 2008 Distribution: General

2 2 ACCESS Strasbourg, the host city of the Council of Europe, is the capital of the French region of Alsace, close to the border with Germany. It is accessible by air, rail or car. Some international flights serve Strasbourg s Entzheim airport. Other flights to Strasbourg are routed via Paris, Brussels, Prague and a limited number of other European cities. Frankfurt airport is also a convenient connection for Strasbourg, in which case you may continue by train or shuttle (mini-bus) to Strasbourg. There is a navette (shuttle) waiting at the airport arrival hall in Strasbourg (about minutes frequency, depending on the time of the day) which stops at Baggersee. There you can take line A of the Tram which goes to the Center. ENTRY VISAS FOR FRANCE 1. For holders of diplomatic passports, visa requests should be made at the Consulate at least 10 days before the date of departure. 2. In order to obtain a visa valid for the Schengen area, requests should be made at the Consulate at least 5 working days before the date of departure. Please note that these are minimum delays; participants should apply for visas as early as possible. HOTELS Participants should make their own hotel arrangements. It should be kept in mind that the hotel situation in Strasbourg may be difficult during weeks in which major meetings are held (such as sessions of the European Parliament). Early bookings are therefore advisable. You may find the following websites useful for booking a hotel: (enter Strasbourg ). Participants should settle their bills directly with the hotel. The Secretariat regrets that it cannot, as a rule, assume responsibility for booking participants hotels. Among the list we would like to draw your attention to the following ones. The two first hotels are situated very close to the Council of Europe Agora Building (where the conference will take place) and the others are situated in the city centre which is 20 minutes walk or a short taxi or bus ride away from the Council. NB: The following descriptions are provided by the hotels and do not constitute an endorsement by the Council of Europe.

3 3 Hôtel de l'orangerie ** - 58, Allée de la Robertsau Strasbourg Tel: +33(0) Fax: +33(0) Near the Council of Europe Hotel des Princes *** - 33, Rue Geiler Strasbourg Tel : +33(0) Fax : +33(0) Near the Council of Europe Hotel Kléber - 29, place Kléber Strasbourg Tel: +33(0) Fax: +33(0) Hôtel Suisse ** 2/4rue de la Râpe Strasbourg Tel: +33(0) Fax: +33(0) Le 21ème Hôtel 2**NN rue du Fossé des Tanneurs STRASBOURG - info@hotel-cyber-21.com Tel Fax: Citadines Apart hotel Strasbourg-Kléber rue du Jeu des Enfants STRASBOURG Strasbourg@citadines.com tel Fax: Hotel Maison Rouge (see website) plan d'accès 3 étoiles 4 RUE DES FRANCS BOURGEOIS STRASBOURG Tél Fax +33 (0) Best Western Hôtel de l Europe (see website) plan d'accès 3 étoiles 8 RUE DU FOSSE DES TANNEURS STRASBOURG Tél Fax +33 (0) Hotel Ibis Strasbourg Centre Ponts Couverts (see website) plan d'accès 2 étoiles 7 RUE DE MOLSHEIM STRASBOURG Service réservation Tél Fax +33 (0)

4 4 CLIMATE Strasbourg has a continental climate with hot, humid summers, pleasant weather in spring and autumn and relatively cold, raw winters. The weather pattern is sometimes unstable, and it may rain at any time of the year. SERVICES IN THE COUNCIL The Palais de l Europe building includes the following services available to all guests: - bank (SOGENAL - tel: open from 8h30 to 17h30) - automatic cash dispenser (Visa) and currency change machine - newsagent - travel agency - Council bookshop - three coffee bars, self-service restaurant, lunch counter, waitress service restaurant The Agora building includes - bank (SOGENAL - open from 10h30-12h30 and from 13h30 to 15h30, except on Tuesday and Thursday morning) - a coffee bar. - automatic cash dispenser Medical care (Palais de l Europe) Council of Europe s infirmary nurse Tel: Post office (Palais de l Europe): 10h00 to 17h30 during the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress session Tel : Newspaper kiosk (Palais de l Europe): the kiosk is open every day from 8h00 to 17h30 Tel : Kléber Bookshop (Palais de l Europe): open every day from 10h30 to 12h00 and from 12h30 to 17h45, and open on Friday from 10h00 to 15h00. Tel : Philately shop (Palais de l Europe): open every day from 9h00 to 12h00 and from 13h00 to 18h00. Tel : BADGES TO ENTER THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE Experts are requested to bring an identity document and to present it on request at the entrance of the Building of the Council of Europe where the meeting will take place.

5 5 *************** LEISURE - Restaurants and Leisure activities - Phonebook Les Pages jaunes -Movies - Museums

6 6 COUNCIL OFEUROPE AGORA Building (labeled as «BATIMENT GENERAL DU CONSEIL DE L EUROPE (G)» on the map) Allée des Droits de l Homme Bus n 6 or 30, or Tram E to «Droits de l Homme» Strasbourg by train : by plane : Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport (Regular shuttle from the airport to the town centre), by car : or FROM STRASBOURG AIRPORT, ENTZHEIM Take the Navette in front of the airport terminal to Baggersee. Tickets can be bought on the bus or from the machine at the bus stop A single ticket costs 5,20, a return 9,70. The ticket is valid for connecting public transport for one hour. Don't forget to stamp your ticket on the bus. From Baggersee take the tram A direction Hautepierr lon and get off at Homme de Fer. Then follow the instructions marked below by *. FROM THE RAILWAY STATION Take tram A direction Illkirch-Lixenbuhl or tram D direction Etoile and get off at Homme de Fer (second stop). A single ticket costs 1,30. and should be bought from the machine on the platform. Don't forget to stamp the ticket on the platform before boarding the tram. The ticket is valid for connecting public transport for one hour after stamping. Then follow the instructions marked *. * F R O M H O M M E D E F E R ( T O W N C E N T R E ) - Bus and tram connections TRAM Using the same ticket which brought you either from the Airport or the Railway Station, (at Homme de Fer), take Tram B Direction Hoenheim Gare or Tram C direction Esplanade and get off at République. With the same ticket, take either Tram E or Bus 6 to Droits de l Homme. BUS Please cross the street Rue du Noyer (for info, at your right hand corner is the big store Printemps) and just before the bridge at Quai de Paris, you will find the bus stop on the left. T A X I S : in town you can find taxis at the Railway Station and near the Homme de Fer tram stop. A taxi from/to town will cost approximately 10 or more. (Tel. +33 (0) ) (Note for experts entitled to claim expenses : transport in Strasbourg is not reimbursed as it is included in the daily subsistence allowance (Article 5 of the Rules)).

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8 8 HOW TO GET TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE VIA PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE A. To get to Place de la République (from the main BY tram station, " Petite France" exit) République Fréq. B Elsau / Hoenheim Gare 10 / h. C Elsau / Esplanade 10 / h. B. To get from Place de la République to the Council of Europe BY tram Droits de l Homme Fréq. E Baggersee / Robertsau Boecklin 10 / h. BY BUS Palais de l Europe / Boecklin Fréq. 6 Pont Phario 7 / h. 72 La Wantzenau 1 / h. HOW TO GET TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE VIA THE DORDOGNE BUS STOP A. To get to the Dordogne bus stop B. To get from the Dordogne bus stop to the (from the main station) Council of Europe BY BUS Dordogne Fréq. 2 Pont du Rhin / Campus d Illkirch 10 / h. BY BUS Palais de l Europe / Boecklin Fréq. 6 Pont Phario 7 / h. 30 Robertsau 6 / h. 72 La Wantzenau 1 / h. ON FOOT 5 minutes up Allée de la Robertsau Human rights building Freq. E Baggersee / Robertsau Boecklin 10 / h. Palais de l Europe / Droits de l Homme Fréq. 6 Pont Phario / Hoenheim 7 / h. 30 Wattwiller / Robertsau 6 / h. 72 République / La Wantzenau 1 / h.

9 9 LUFTHANSA AIRPORT BUS Please note that since the 1st of June 2008 the bus stop "European Council" is no longer served. Hereafter you will find the timetable Valid from

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