Social Events 

31st may: WELCOME

Tuesday, 31st may

WELCOME RECEPTION

For All participants.
Day: Tuesday 31st May
Time: 17: 30 – 19: 30
Venue: Círculo de Bellas Artes

All registered participants of the European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics are invited to attend the welcome reception at the conference venue, Salón de Baile Hall in 2nd floor.

1st June: TOLEDO

Wednesday, 1st June

TOLEDO (half day tour)

For Accompanying persons only.

Day: Wednesday 1st June
Estimated depature time: 11:00 h.
Duration: 5 hours

Description:

Discover the “City of the Three Cultures”!
Located 70 km away from Madrid is Toledo, a beautiful city-museum declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe and has a great artistic beauty and buildings from almost all periods in history (Arabian, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style). Toledo is called the “City of the Three Cultures”, since Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together. In the XVI century, it was also the place of residence of the great painter El Greco.

Itinerary:
Outside view of the Cathedral; Church of St. Tomé with El Entierro del señor de Orgaz, masterpiece of El Greco; Synagogue of Sta. María la Blanca; Museum of Victorio Macho; Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes; demonstration of the famous technique of damascene (incrustation of precious metals in steel) and panoramic sightseeing of Toledo.

Comfortable shoes are recommended.

Inclusions:

  • Air conditioned motor coach.
  • Multilingual Official guide.
  • Entrances to the specified monuments

Exclusions:

  • Lunch, beverages or other services not specified above.
2nd June: MADRID

Thursday, 2nd June

MADRID PANORAMIC TOUR and PRADO MUSEUM (3 hours)

For All participants.

Day: Thursday 2nd June
Estimated depature time: 17:30 h.
Duration: 3 hours

Description:

We will begin with a visit of the Prado Museum and then continue with city sightseeing tour of Madrid. The buses will finalize in the Casino de Madrid to start the Conference dinner.

PANORAMIC TOUR OF MADRID
Take your camera or smartphone and join our walking tours and motor coach tours to remember Madrid in a different way!
Madrid shows the multiple contrasts inherited through the History. You will be able to find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, characterized by the antiquity of its buildings and the taste of its typical restaurants. We will also cover the Habsburg Madrid of Felipe II, with its Renaissance and Baroque buildings walking and making pictures on Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa. Then, we will also see the Bourbon Madrid and the urban layout made by Carlos III, the Royal Palace, the Cibeles Fountain, Neptune Fountain, the Puerta de Alcalá and the world renowned Prado Museum. We will get to know the contemporary Madrid on areas such as Gran Vía, Paseo de la Castellana, Barrio Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as the commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, like the emblematic Ventas Bullring or Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

PRADO MUSEUM TOUR
The Prado Museum PictureThe building that today houses the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, by orders of King Charles III. However, the building’s final purpose – as the new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures – was the decision of the monarch’s grandson, King Ferdinand VII, encouraged by his wife Queen Maria Isabel de Braganza. The Museo Nacional del Prado, opened to the public for the first time in November 1819. The Museum’s first catalogue, published in 1819, included 311 paintings, although at that time its collection comprised just over 1,510 pictures from the various Reales Sitios (Royal Residences). The exceptionally important royal collection, which represents the foundation of the Museum’s collection as we know it today, started to increase significantly in the 16th century during the time of Charles V and continued to thrive under the succeeding Habsburg and Bourbon Monarchs. It is down to them than nowadays we can contemplate in the Museum as greatest masterpieces as The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch, The Nobleman with his hand on his Chest by El Greco, Las Meninas by Velázquez and The Family of Carlos IV by Goya.

The visit will take place in chronological order, starting with the exhibit hall where the masterpieces of J. Bosch (El Bosco) (1450-1516): The Table of the 7 Deadly Sins, The Hay Wain, The temptations of San Antonio, The Stone of Madness and The Garden of Earthly Delights, to continue with the rooms devoted to the Greco (1540-1614): The Nobleman with his hand on his Chest, The Trinity, Christ embraced the cross and The Annunciation. Velázquez (1599-1660): The Worship, Drunkards, Equestrian Portraits, the Forge of Vulcan, The Christ, The spinners, Spears and Las Meninas, ending with Goya (1746-1828): The family of Carlos IV Pictures, The Shootings of May 2, Pestles and Black Paintings.

Inclusions:

  • Air conditioned motor coach.
  • Multilingual Official guide.
  • Entrance to Prado Museum

Exclusions:

  • Lunch, beverages or other services not specified above.
2nd June: CONFERENCE DINNER

Thursday, 2nd June

CONFERENCE DINNER

Casino de MadridFor All participants.

Day: Thursday 2nd June
Time: 21:00 h.
Venue: Casino de Madrid. www.casinodemadrid.es

Description:

For balmy Madrid evenings, the Casino offers an exceptional atmosphere surrounded by the most historical buildings on Calle Alcalá.

Haute cuisine for clients in search of originality, creativity and the chance to enjoy a new culinary experience.

Dress code: Necessary to use jacket for men.