The meeting venue is the Istituto Universitario degli Studi Superiori, IUSS. Street address: Corso Porta Mare 2, Ferrara. Map available here.
The venue is 20 minutes walking distance from the main train station and about 5 minutes from the city centre (map). Bycicles are a popular option. They can be rented at most hotels. For those who wish to come by car, there is a large toll parking lot just close to the building (map).
The meeting room is at the second floor of the building. Signs will be displayed inside the building.
There is no registration fee. Coffee breaks will also be provided free of charge. There will be a social dinner on Thursday, October 4th. Price will be in the range 30 euro. Participants are requested to book their own accommodation. A minimal list of recommended hotels includes:
Other options can be found here (note that pricing information might be outdated). A good local site that includes plenty of tourist information and an hotel finder is here. Airbnb is also a good option, especially for large parties.
IMPORTANT: the meeting will take place in the same week of the INTERNAZIONALE festival which is very popular in Ferrara, book as soon as possible your accomodation.
To reach Ferrara from Bologna airport (BLQ), two options are available:
1) Direct connection Bologna Airport - Ferrara city centre:
The venue is 20 minutes walking distance from the main train station and about 5 minutes from the city centre (map). Bycicles are a popular option. They can be rented at most hotels. For those who wish to come by car, there is a large toll parking lot just close to the building (map).
The meeting room is at the second floor of the building. Signs will be displayed inside the building.
There is no registration fee. Coffee breaks will also be provided free of charge. There will be a social dinner on Thursday, October 4th. Price will be in the range 30 euro. Participants are requested to book their own accommodation. A minimal list of recommended hotels includes:
Other options can be found here (note that pricing information might be outdated). A good local site that includes plenty of tourist information and an hotel finder is here. Airbnb is also a good option, especially for large parties.
IMPORTANT: the meeting will take place in the same week of the INTERNAZIONALE festival which is very popular in Ferrara, book as soon as possible your accomodation.
To reach Ferrara from Bologna airport (BLQ), two options are available:
1) Direct connection Bologna Airport - Ferrara city centre:
Outside the arrival terminal, close to the touristic bus area, you can find the “BUS & FLY” stop area. This shuttle goes directly to Ferrara. (~ 1 hour)
http://www.ferrarabusandfly.it/en/
http://www.ferrarabusandfly.it/timetable.pdf
You can get off either at the train station or in Via Cavour, just in front of the Castello Estense (more convenient if you are headubg to the meeting venue or to the city centre).
http://www.ferrarabusandfly.it/timetable.pdf
You can get off either at the train station or in Via Cavour, just in front of the Castello Estense (more convenient if you are headubg to the meeting venue or to the city centre).
2) Bologna Airport - Bologna train station - Ferrara train station:
Outside the airport, “international arrival” area, there a shuttle bus stop.
The name of the shuttle is “AEROBUS”. It runs every 12 minutes and the trip airport-train station takes about 25 minutes
https://aerobus.bo.it/en
Once in the train station look for trains to Venezia (Ferrara is on this line and travel takes about 30 minutes). Make sure that the train stops in Ferrara (most but not all trains do so)
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
Outside the airport, “international arrival” area, there a shuttle bus stop.
The name of the shuttle is “AEROBUS”. It runs every 12 minutes and the trip airport-train station takes about 25 minutes
https://aerobus.bo.it/en
Once in the train station look for trains to Venezia (Ferrara is on this line and travel takes about 30 minutes). Make sure that the train stops in Ferrara (most but not all trains do so)
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
