Conference Location
Symposium/ITxpo 2007 will take place 20 – 23 May 2006, at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya (Catalonia Palace of Congresses), located at Av. Diagonal 661-671 in Barcelona, Spain.Hotel Accommodation
Gartner have negotiated special rates with the official hotels for Symposium/ITxpo in Barcelona. If you have not already done so, we advise you to make your hotel booking as soon as possible. Please revisit your conference booking using the link sent to you in your registration confirmation email and make your hotel booking online.View the latest hotel information, click here.
For information please contact the Symposium/ITxpo Registration Office at:
Phone: +44 (0) 1252 776373
gartnerhotels@regteam.com
Local Area Guide
Barcelona is a vibrant city with an excellent reputation in the western Mediterranean for its architecture, shopping, nightlife and history.
For more than 2000 years Barcelona has been a major port with a wealth of Medieval and Roman building in the Gothic Quarter to the Eixample area you will find a presence of architects such as Antoni Gaudi and Puig I Cadafalch.
If you want to shop Barcelona is perfect. La Rambla is one of the best places to visit, with a mixture of traditional Catalan and international shops; you will find everything from clothes to furnishings.
Evenings in Barcelona are as busy as in the day, with clubs and bars that stay open until late. Barcelona has a wide range of restaurants offering traditional Catalan food to international cuisine. The Olympic Marina and the Port Vell in the old dockyard, are two of the main meeting places, which offer a wide variety of bars etc on the waterfront.
The city was a wonderful range of museums, galleries and other places of interest, such as the 13th century Cathedral, Museu Picasso and the Fundació Miró. The modernist Palau de le Musica Catalana and the L'Auditori offer both classical and contemporary concerts. The Grand Teatre del Liceu is one of the renowned Opera houses in Europe.
