The event will take place at Il Palazzone, in Cortona. Cortona is a small town in southern Tuscany, going back Etruscan time,
situated on a hill 20km North of Lake Trasimeno.
Place of the meeting
is the
"Palazzone",
a 16th century castle 2km outside of Cortona in
a typical Tuscan landscape of olive and wine gardens.
The Palazzone is
owned by the
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa,
who rents it to the
Instituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica
for several meetings every year.
How to reach Cortona
Il Palazzone
is located outside the massive ancient town walls of Cortona, and can be reached also by a
pleasant walk away from the center of Cortona (about 1,5 Km: you walk from
Piazzale Garibaldi on Via Gino Severini and along the way you will find
several tourist signs for reaching Il Palazzone).
By plane: The closest
airport is Florence, but for intercontinental
flights is Rome. Another option is Pisa. From there, continue by
train.
By Train: There are two railway stations, Terontola-Cortona (10 km to center) and
Camucia-Cortona (5 km to center), on the track from Florence to Rome (one hour
from Florence, and
two hours from Rome, Siena, or Pisa). Both stations are connected to
Cortona by bus (or you take a taxi). The train schedules can be obtained from
the
official
timetable
of the Italian Railroad company Trenitalia, or alternatively at the
German Rail company DB, which also covers
non-Italian stations.
By Bus: (from the train stations: Camucia, Terontola, Arezzo or
Castiglion Fiorentino)
It is also possible to get to Cortona by the bus of the
"La Ferroviaria Italiana Spa Arezzo"
company
Here the
schedule of the bus.
By car: Autostrada del Sole (Highway A1, red on the map below): "Valdichiana"
Exit. Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road (green on
the map below) and continue towards Perugia. There are 3 possible turn-offs for
Cortona: Cortona via Manzano, Cortona via Laurentana and Cortona via Strada
Statale 71 (State Road 71). In this latter case, at Camucia there is a
deviation for Cortona and Città di Castello.
For further informations one can also visit the website
CortonaWeb.
Maps:
Train map;
Road map;
Map of Cortona;
Exendend map of Cortona (including the Palazzone).
News
Photos of the conference now available!
Some slides of the conference now available!