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The Conference will be held in the Congress Centre (Le Palais des Congrès) in La Grande Motte, France. La Grande Motte is located on the Mediterranean coast, 20 km south-east of Montpellier, 30 km from Nimes, 120 km from Marseille... |
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The Congress Centre overlooks the Grande Motte marina, and the hotels and appartments are within 5-10 minutes walk. The beach, down-town and restaurant areas are all within close walking distance.
For a map of down-town La Grande Motte showing hotel locations, click here. |
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By plane:
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is 10 kilometres away from La Grande Motte. There are 10 or so flights daily from Paris on Air France as well as regular direct flights to Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Nantes, Rennes, Frankfurt Hahn,
London Stansted and Gatwick, Oslo and Copenhagen.
- Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport: Tel +33 (0)467 208 500 - Website: www.montpellier.aeroport.fr
Montpellier airport is located between Montpellier down-town and La Grande Motte. Taxis and shuttle services are available at the terminal exit (15 minutes drive).
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By Rail & Bus:
Montpellier can be reached by TGV high speed train from Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, London, Brussels, Amsterdam or Geneva. To reach La Grande Motte from the Train Station, take the Tramway (in front of the Train Station) direction "Odysseum" (Line #1, blue Tramways), stop at "Odysseum" station and then take the bus #106 direction "La Grande Motte" and exit at "Le port" STOP.
- SNCF website: www.voyages-sncf.com
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By Car:
- A75 motorway from Paris and the centre of France
- A9 motorway from Lyon
Two dual carriageways (20 km each) link La Grande Motte to the A9 motorway.
- Lunel exit when arriving from the East or North
- Montpellier-Est exit when arriving from the West
- A61 motorway when arriving from Toulouse.
- When you enter La Grande Motte, turn left after the first traffic lights, then right when you see the tourist office (see the map below). Car Park is free.
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