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Conference venue.

 

 

Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri is located in Piazza Marina, 61, at the core of the old city centre of Palermo, very close to hotels, restaurants, and to many of the main historical places of the city, such as the Cathedral and the Palazzo Reale. It can be easily reached from the Central train station through bus or taxi. Build between the XIV and XV as the seat of the aristocratic family Chiaramonte, it is now the administrative seat of the University of Palermo. 3 rooms are available for the conference (Sala Magna, Sala delle Capriate, S. Antonio Abate).

Download the PDF Map of the points of interest (Restaurants, Cafés, etc.)

Airport-city connections.

The Airport of Palermo, “Falcone Borsellino”, is located at about 35 Kms from the city. The city can be reached by bus and taxi.

Bus: Prestia e Comandè (phone: +39 091 586351 or + 39 091 580457) is a transportation company connecting the Airport with Palermo Central Train Station (Stazione Centrale di Palermo, Piazza Giulio Cesare, about 1.2 Kms from the Palazzo Steri) and their busses have multiple stops in the city.

There is a bus every half an hour, starting from 4:00 am until 22:30 from the Central Train Station and from 05:00 am until 24:00 from the Airport. The tickets cost € 6.30 (one way) or € 11,00 (roundtrip), and they can be bought on the bus.

Details available on the company website:  www.prestiaecomande.it.

The stop closest to Palazzo Steri is Palermo Central Train Station.

Taxi: A taxi service is available at the Airport, outside the arrival terminal

Coop. Taxi Trinacria: phone: +39 091-225455

Coop. Taxi Autoradio: phone: +39 091-513311

The cost of the trip from the Airport to Palermo Central Train Station is about € 45,00.

 

Public Transportation in Palermo:

AMAT is the bus public company of the city of Palermo. Details about trips and costs are available here:

http://www.amat.pa.it/

Accomodations.

We have reserved 10 rooms at the guest house of the University of Palermo, the Hotel de France , which is located in Piazza Marina, very close to the Palazzo Steri (pictures are available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ersupalermo/sets/72157626805821460).

Should you choose the accomodation in the University guest house, please send an email before August 6th to residenze@ersupalermo.gov.it, and
indicate in both the subject and the body of the email "ENSO IV conference" and the check in and check out dates. In this way you will have a reduced price of € 40 per night for the single rooms and of 70 € per night for a double room, to be paid at check-out.

All the following accommodations are located within about 2,5 Kms from the Conference venue. Many other accommodations are available in the same area.

B&B accomodations are also available within the same area.