Lucca Pisa Tuscany towns of artistic interest Florence

Lucca Pisa Tuscany towns of artistic interest Florence Siena IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012 Pisa can be reached very easily thanks to: • 2 nearby Airports (in Pisa and Florence) • Highways • Railway lines • Livorno Harbour

This is the Town of 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. Galilei International Airport Bus Station Pisa Centrale Railway Station Train Station All trains stop in Pisa. IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Square of Miracles Piazza dei Miracoli Sights of interest IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Other sights of interest Pisa Charterhouse 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 13 km 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 IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Selected Hotels in NE Pisa • S. Ranieri Hotel **** http: //www. sanranierihotel. com Distances Train station Airport 4 km 5 km IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Selected Hotels in NE Pisa • AC Hotel **** http: //it. ac-hotels. com/1114 -AC_PISA. html Distances Train station Airport 3 km 4 km IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Selected Hotels in NE Pisa • Repubblica Marinara Hotel **** http: //www. hotelrepubblicamarinara. it/ Distances Train station Airport 2 km 3 km IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

Selected Hotels in NE Pisa • S. Croce in Fossabanda Hotel *** http: //www. fossabanda. it/ Distances Train station Airport 1. 5 km 2. 5 km IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012

To note down: On June 16 th, the Saint Ranieri’s Festival of Lights is the Pisa most spectacular event in the year Pisa is waiting for you on 13 – 15 June 2012 In 2011, it obtained the Italian Heritage for the Tradition award by the Italian Minister for Tourism IFRG meeting 13 -15 June 2012