CRAB CONFERENCE:
INFO-PACK
14-16 February 2026
Sende, Senderiz, Galicia, Spain
🗓️ Dates: 14-16 February 2026
Saturday, 14 February: Arrival day + welcome evening
Sunday, 15 February: Conference day (detailed agenda will be sent prior to the event)
Monday, 16 February: Breakfast + departures
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Venue: Sende Spain, in a tiny village called Senderiz near the Portuguese border
Address: Senderiz 33, 32850 Lobeira, Ourense, Spain
✈️ 🚆🚌 HOW TO GET TO SENDE
Nearest airports:
Porto (Portugal) - recommended
Vigo (Spain)
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)
> Driving time from Porto to Sende: approx. 2 hours
> Public transport from Madrid, Vigo or Santiago: approx. 3 hours
Recommended route: Fly to Porto
If you can, choose Porto Airport and arrive in the early afternoon. We will organize a shuttle bus from Porto Airport to Sende, departing at 16:00, so please make sure to book a flight that arrives earlier.
Option 2: Fly to Madrid + take a fast train
If Madrid is more convenient:
Fly to Madrid
Book the AVE fast train to Ourense (approx. 2h 20min)
🚆 Train tickets: https://www.renfe.com (important to book early)From Ourense to Sende (50min car drive)
We’ll also organize transport from Ourense to Sende - it’s more flexible, and we’ll adjust it to people’s arrival times.
Other airport routes:
If flying to Vigo or Santiago:
Train/Bus → Ourense
🎫 Travel reimbursement
Travel costs are covered up to 300€ for the round trip. Reimbursement is done via bank transfer.
Important:
Keep all your tickets and invoices (physical + digital).Without them, reimbursement will not be possible.
🏘️🍲 ACCOMMODATION & FOOD
Your accommodation is fully covered.
You’ll stay in Sende’s houses and in one new local space, located in Bande (nearby village, 15 minutes drive from Sende). In both spaces you will sleep in a private or a shared room (with bunk beds).
Meals are also included - cooked homemade food, shared together.
☔🧣 WEATHER & PACKING
February in Senderiz means typical Galician winter - cold, wet and foggy.
It might not be the most appealing season, but don’t worry - houses and coworkings are fully heated, and most of our time together will happen indoors, in warm and cozy spaces.
Of course, if the weather allows, we’ll definitely use the chance to show you a bit of the village (and the surrounding hills) :)
Useful things to pack:
warm clothes
rain jacket (+ hat, scarf and similar)
comfortable (ideally waterproof) shoes
cozy indoor clothes
umbrella - we have some, but most probably not enough :)
house shoes or wool socks
flip flops for toilets or in case you visit hotsprings
swimming suit, in case you visit hot springs
💬 CONTACT
If you have any questions or you need help planning your trip, you can always reach us via email hi@crabspaces.com.