The school will take place at the University of Balearic Islands Campus. The UIB Campus is located 7.5 km north of Palma downtown, in the middle of a scenic landscape, and quite close to the mountains in the "Serra de Tramuntana" range. Google Maps have a nice bird's-eye view of the campus.
Palma de Mallorca is very well connected with the rest of Spain and Europe (specially Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia) with its international "Son Sant Joan" airport (airport code PMI), the only airport in the island of Mallorca. The airport is located 8 km east of Palma.
At the Airport take the Bus Line 1 to Plaza España (or Plaça d'Espanya; this is Palma's downtown). The stop is outside the Airport Arrivals' Hall. There is one bus every 12-15 minutes. Ticket price: 2.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Line 1 bus route can be found here. Line 1 schedule can be found here. For more information on buses visit the EMT web page. A map with all the bus lines can be dowloaded from here.
From Plaza España to the UIB you can either take another bus or the metro. Bus lines 19 and 9 will take you to the campus residence. Ticket price: 1.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). On working days, line 19 has a higher frequency (every 15 minutes) (see route, schedule). On weekends only bus 9 operates (see route, schedule). Travel time from Plaza España to UIB student's residence is about 30 minutes.
You can also take the Metro (subway). Take line M1 which starts in Plaza España (marked as Estació Intermodal in ticket machines) and ends in the UIB campus. Travel time is 13 min. The Metro station and the Student's residence are located at opposite sides of the UIB campus, therefore if you take the metro you will have walk about 1Km (15 min) to get to the residence. Ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased at the ticker machines located in the station hall (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Keep the ticket until the end, since it is needed to leave the station. A map of the Metro lines can be found here. The Metro schedules can be downladed from here.
Alternativelly you can also take a Taxi from the Airport to the UIB Students Residence. Taxis can be found just outside the Airport Arrivals Hall. The price depends on the number of suitcases and time of the day, typically between 25 and 30 euros.
At the Airport take the Bus Line 1 to Plaza España (or Plaça d'Espanya; this is Palma's downtown). The stop is outside the Airport Arrivals' Hall. There is one bus every 12-15 minutes. Ticket price: 2.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Line 1 bus route can be found here. Line 1 schedule can be found here. For more information on buses visit the EMT web page. A map with all the bus lines can be dowloaded from here.
Taxis can be found also outside the Arrivals Hall. Average price to Palma downtown: 25 EUR (plus supplements for luggage, night time and Sunday rides).
This is the recommended transportation between Palma downtown and the UIB campus where the workshop will take place. Take line M1 which starts in Plaza España (marked as Estació Intermodal in ticket machines) and ends in the UIB campus. Travel time is 13 min. Ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased at the ticker machines located in the station hall (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Keep the ticket until the end, since it is needed to leave the station. A map of the Metro lines can be found here. The Metro schedules can be downladed from here.
You can also take the bus line 19 (labelled as "Universitat") to go to the UIB campus (ticket price 1.50 EUR). Bus frequency is about one every 15 minutes. Trip time is about 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Bus line 19 route can be found here and the schedule can be downloaded from here. For information on buses visit the EMT web page. A map with all the bus lines can be dowloaded from here.
The average maximum and minimum temperatures in September in Mallorca are around 28 and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively. For detailed information visit, e.g. el tiempo
The official time on the Balearic Islands is the same as on Spanish mainland, CET: During autumn-winter, GMT/UTC+1; During the spring-summer, GMT/UTC+2, following the Daylight Saving Time convention of the European Union.
Here you can find information on the Tourist Information offices.