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IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012. Tuscany towns of artistic interest. Lucca. Florence. Pisa. Siena. Pisa can be reached very easily thanks to:. 2 nearby Airports (in Pisa and Florence) Highways Railway lines Livorno Harbour. IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012. Pisa International Airport
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IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Tuscany towns of artistic interest Lucca Florence Pisa Siena Pisa can be reached very easily thanks to: • 2 nearby Airports • (in Pisa and Florence) • Highways • Railway lines • Livorno Harbour
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Pisa International Airport Main airline companies fly to Pisa. Most low-cost airlines fly to Pisa. It is few minutes by walk from train station (Pisa Centrale) and from the city centre. Direct access from/to the RR station. This is the Town of Pisa Galilei International Airport Pisa Centrale Railway Station All trains stop in Pisa. Bus Station Train Station
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Square of Miracles Piazza dei Miracoli Sights of interest
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Pisa Charterhouse Other sights of interest Arno river embankments Knights’ Square Piazza dei Cavalieri
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Pisa Charterhouse at Calci • The village of Calci stands on the slopes of Mt. Pisano in the center of the so-called Val Graziosa (“Lovely Valley”). • Calci is only 13km far from Pisa and hourly connected to/from Pisa by the public bus service. • The Charterhouse is few minutes walk from the centre of Calci.
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 • The Charterhouse was founded as a monastery in 1366. • It was occupied by Carthusian monks through 1972.
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 • It is used for important events or meetings of the Pisa University. • It hosts the Natural History Museum of the Pisa University (www.msn.unipi.it) • It is open to the public for visits
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 The Church The Refectory The Courtyard
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Inside the Charterhouse: Natural History Museum of Pisa University It houses one of the largest collection of cetacean skeletons in Europe
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Meeting facilities Poster room
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Cultural visit by night for conference members
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Accommodation facilities • Hotels in Pisa • 5 stars (n.2) • 4 stars (n.7) • 3 stars (n.18) • B&B in Calci (n.7) • Agriturism in Calci (n.2)
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Selected Hotels in North-East Pisa Train Station
S. Ranieri Hotel **** http://www.sanranierihotel.com Selected Hotels in NE Pisa IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Distances Train station 4 km Airport 5 km
AC Hotel **** http://it.ac-hotels.com/1114-AC_PISA.html IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Selected Hotels in NE Pisa Distances Train station 3 km Airport 4 km
Repubblica Marinara Hotel **** http://www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it/ IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Selected Hotels in NE Pisa Distances Train station 2 km Airport 3 km
S. Croce in Fossabanda Hotel *** http://www.fossabanda.it/ IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 Selected Hotels in NE Pisa Distances Train station 1.5 km Airport 2.5 km
IFRG meeting 13-15 June 2012 To note down: On June 16th, the Saint Ranieri’s Festival of Lights is the Pisa most spectacular event in the year Pisa is waiting for you on13 – 15 June 2012 In 2011, it obtained the Italian Heritage for the Tradition award by the Italian Minister for Tourism