Sep 17 – 22, 2017
La Biodola, Isola d'Elba
Europe/Rome timezone
To contact the conference secretariat call:+ 39 0565 974626 or + 39 3348998639 (for emergency) or send an e-mail to stellarages2017@pi.infn.it

Travel Information


Workshop transportation

You can reach the Ages2 Symposium 2017 venue in the following ways:
  • By plane to Pisa or Roma Fiumicino airport, and then using the meeting buses provided.
  • By train to Piombino Marittima, ferry-boat to Portoferraio. A  shuttle bus will be available upon request to connect the symposium site and Portoferraio harbour.
  • By car to Piombino, ferry-boat to Portoferraio, a short drive to La Biodola (10km). Since parking is limited at the Hotel Hermitage, we encourage participants to use the meeting buses as much as possible. 
The buses will connect the Symposium site to Roma Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" (FCO) - and to Pisa Airport "Galileo Galilei" (PSA). Below you find a final schedule:

Sunday, September 17th: destination Hotel Hermitage

  • from Roma Fiumicino airport at 12:00
  • from Roma Fiumicino airport at 14:00
    The meeting point for participants is at the exit of the Baggage Claim area of Terminal 3 (see the map);
  • from Pisa airport at 15:30
    The meeting point for participants is at the International Arrivals gate, in the main hall of the airport (see the map)
There will be somebody of the Organizing Committee waiting for you about at the meeting points about one hour before the symposium bus departure.

Saturday, September 23rd: origin Hotel Hermitage
  • to Roma Fiumicino airport at 6:30 (expected arrival at 12:30)
  • to Pisa airport at 6:30 (expected arrival at 10:30)

General Travel Information

For general information on Isola d'Elba, you can consult Elbalink. A map is also available (click here for a zoom).

Plane

Useful links to the main airports to reach Isola d'Elba:

Elba airport (Silver Air has weekly flight connections with Pisa airport on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday)
Pisa "Galileo Galilei"
Firenze "A. Vespucci" (Peretola)

Roma "Leonardo da Vinci" (Fiumicino)

Train

Italian Railways
Piombino Marittima station is located just across the road from the harbor so you can easily transfer to the ferry-boat.

Ferry-boat

Companies operating from Piombino to Portoferraio:
Mobylines
Toremar
Blu Navy
Corsica Ferries

Car

Directions to reach Isola d'Elba from various locations:
Milan static version - Google Maps version
Florence static version - Google Maps version
Rome static version - Google Maps version

How to reach la Biodola by car from Portoferraio (click here for the Google Maps version).