Understanding Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds:

A road to success for cosmological experiments

23 - 27 May 2011, Zadar, Croatia

Venue and Accommodation

The conference will take place at The Falkensteiner Club Funimation Borik, right by the sea, located 3.5km from the city center of Zadar in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. The resort combines three- (hotel Donat ***) or four- star (Club Funimation Borik ****) accommodation with the special room rates for participants of the conference.


Note that the special room rates expire after April 15, 2011!
After April 15, rooms can be only reserved on the basis of availability.


Once you register, you will receive details for room reservation.


Due to very limited room availability for the night of Saturday 21 May,
we encourage participants to arrive on Sunday 22 May.

The block reservation for the conference runs from Sunday 22 May to Sunday 29 May.


Hotel Club Funimation Borik ****

Majstora Radovana 7

HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia

Website: http://www.falkensteiner.com/en/hotel/borik/

640 HRK single room per day, full-board (~87 EUR)

920 HRK double room per day, full-board (~125 EUR)


Hotel Donat ***

Majstora Radovana 7

HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia

Website: http://www.falkensteiner.com/en/hotel/donat/

370 HRK single room per day, full-board (~51 EUR)

640 HRK double room per day, full-board (~87 EUR)


Note that full-board includes richly diverse breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets and includes drinks during meals (juices, water, wine and beer).


How to get there

Zadar is well connected with European destinations either by direct flights or by connecting flights via Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Flights from Zagreb to Zadar are operated by Croatia Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of Croatia, and a member of Star Alliance. For more information please visit the website of Zadar Airport.


There is also possibility to take a bus from Zagreb to Zadar (~3.5h). In order to do so you need to reach Zagreb Bus Station (Autobusni kolodvor) in the city center of Zagreb. Zagreb Airport and Zagreb Bus Station are connected by bus (www.plesoprijevoz.hr). When buying a bus ticket (Zagreb-Zadar), please ask for fast buses (~3.5h, the ones that take the highway).


Once you arrive to Zadar Airport or Zadar Bus Station you can either use local buses or a taxi to reach the Falkensteiner resort complex (hotel Funimation/Donat, Majstora Radovana 7, Borik, Zadar).

  • by local transport
    from Zadar Airport to Zadar Bus Station:
    Liburnija's line Airport - Main bus station (Kolodvor) - Old town
    (one way ticket is 25 HRK (~3.40 EUR), for timetable please click here)

    from Zadar Bus Station (Kolodvor) to the hotel complex:
    Liburnija's line Puntamika/Borik
    (one way ticket is 8 HRK (~1.10 EUR))

  • by taxi
    Taxies can be found in front of Zadar Airport, Main Bus Station, and in the city center (near the port, and by the bridge, Branimirova obala). Due to competition between the taxi companies, prices can vary drasticly. We recommend you to ask the estimated cost of your journey before entering the taxi.

    Taxi Lulic offers the online taxi booking, with instant fare calculator. To book a taxi please click here.
    (e.g., Zadar Airport - hotel Funimation/Borik, ~160kn (~22 EUR) per ride, max. 4 people in one car).

Currency

In Croatia the currency is kuna (kn or HRK). It is subdivided into 100 lipa.
(1 EUR is approximately 7.37 HRK)
Please note that EUR will not be accepted in shops and restaurants. We recommend you to exchange your money at the airport, or get some from ATM.


Visas

If you are not sure if you require a visa to visit the Republic of Croatia, please visit the website of Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The LOC can send you the invitation letter.


Contact

If you have any additional questions please send us an email.