How to reach the conference site and  the hotels

The conference will be held in the former Department of Physics located on the Arcetri Hill, a beautiful surrounding of the South part of the city. The address is Via E. Fermi 2, 50125 Firenze - tel: +39 055 230751. The building now hosts the Department of Astrophysics and is next to other buildings of the Florence Observatory and other scientific institutions. On the same hill (10 min. walking) in Via del Pian dei Giullari, one can find the villa where Galileo was condemned and spent the last part of his life. Please find information on how to reach Florence and the Arcetri Hill at the following page (warning: here you find indications for reaching the new location of Dept. of Physics, in the Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino that does not concern you).
From the town centre, you can reach Arcetri by bus no.11, getting down at the crossing of via del Poggio Imperiale and via del Gelsomino (tickets at tobacconists and newsstands, Euro 1).

Location of Hotels

Three of the agreed Hotels (Classic, Villa Betania and Villa Agape) are located walking distance from Arcetri. From Railway Station S. Maria Novella take bus no.11 to Classic and Villa Betania. Villa Agape can be reached by bus no.13, but a taxi would be better. It costs 10-15 Euro from the train station.
Albergo Firenze is located next to the Duomo, and so 10 min. walk to the train station. Otherwise any bus going to the Piazza Duomo would work.
The Florence bus system information can be found at the following page . For those of you coming by plane, please note that low fare companies operate from the Pisa or Bologna airports. Both are one hour by train to Florence. The Florence airport is also well connected to many European cities but operates regular flights only.
Further information can be found in the Web page of the Physics Institutions of Florence: Dept. of Physics and INFN, Florence Theory Group and Dept. of Astrophysics and Observatory .

How to reach the conference site

Airports and other travel information

Here please find links to the web pages of the Airports close to Florence:
Train time tables can be found here. Please notice that InterCity (IC or EC) trains need a supplement. EuroStar (ES*) trains need a supplement and a seat reservation. Ask at the station when you purchase the ticket. Also, do not forget to validate the ticket in the yellow pinching machines in the station before to get on the train. Fines are quite annoying if you forget to do.