Practical information

EINS plenary meeting and workshop - June 11th-13th - Practical information
This document with higher-resolution maps is available at http://bit.ly/1gOWgdX
Local organization:
Marco Prandini
<marco.prandini@unibo.it>
Office: +39 051 209 3867
Mobile: +39 348 2939410
Franco Callegati
<franco.callegati@unibo.it>
Office: +39 051 209 3857
Laura Sartori
<l.sartori@unibo.it>
Mobile: +39 347 8072906
Venue
The meeting will take place at the School of Engineering, which is located to the south-west of the city, just
100mt from the ancient “Porta Saragozza”, in Viale del Risorgimento 2 (zip code 40136). The area is very
lively, with many restaurants, cafés, shops, is served by public transportation and easily reachable also on
foot from the city centre in about 15 minutes, walking along the world-famous Bologna arcades. Porta
Saragozza is also the starting point of the Portico di San Luca, the 3796-meter, 666 arcade walk up to the
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca on top of the Colle della Guardia hill (296mt high).
Address
Facoltà di Ingegneria - Viale del Risorgimento 2 - I-40136 Bologna - N44.48818, E11.32837
meeting
rooms
A secondary entrance is also available in via Vallescura, more convenient if coming on foot from the city
centre.
Arriving by Plane
Bologna airport (http://www.bologna-airport.it/) is located about 6km north-west of the city, and is directly
connected with over 60 destinations in Europe (including the major European hubs like London Heathrow,
Frankfurt, Munich, Paris CDG, Madrid Barajas, and others) and in northern Africa by all the major airlines as
well as many low-cost carriers.
http://www.bologna-airport.it/uk/flight-information/destinations/?IDArrivo=INTL&IDFolder=1206&LN=UK
From the airport, you can either take a taxi or the express bus BLQ
(http://www.tper.it/content/linea-blq-aeroporto-stazione-centrale), which links the airport to the city centre and
the railway station every 15 minutes. The bus makes three stops in the city centre before reaching the
central station. Tickets (EUR 6.00) can be purchased on the bus and are valid also in the Bologna central
area, allowing any bus change within one hour. On Saturdays and Sundays, when some streets are reserved
to pedestrians, the bus route in the central area is slightly different (details on the TPER web site above, both
in Italian and English).
Arriving by train
Bologna central station is located in Piazza delle Medaglie d'Oro, just outside the historic centre (about 1km
north of Piazza Maggiore), at the beginning of via Indipendenza. It is also very close to the bus terminal
(“Autostazione”).
Bologna is a major Italian rail hub, so virtually any destination can be reached quickly and effectively. The
high-speed network links Bologna to Milan in 1 hour, to Florence in 37 minutes, to Venice in 1h25 and to
Rome in 2h15. Many regional and inter-city links are also available. For any information please refer to
Trenitalia (the national operator, both for high-speed and regional trains) http://www.trenitalia.com/
Italo (the alternative high-speed operator) http://www.italotreno.it/
Arriving by car
Given is geographical location, Bologna is also the natural hub of most of the north-south and east-west
highways, so it can be easily reached by car from any destination.
A1 highway north-westbound
◦ To A22 --> Bolzano/Bozen (270km)
▪ Innsbruck (400km)
▪ Munchen (560km)
◦ Direct to Milan (200km)
▪ Geneva (530km)
▪ Zurich (500km)
◦ Via A21 --> Turin (330km)
▪ Lyon (640km)
◦ Via A21, A26 --> Genova (300km)
▪ Nice (470km)
A13
A1 southbound
◦ Florence (100km)
▪ Pisa (180km)
◦ Rome (380km)
A14 south-eastbound
◦ Rimini (110km)
◦ Ferries to Croatia and Greece via Ancona/Bari
◦ Venice (150km)
▪ Zagreb (520km)
▪ Wien (740km)
Public transportation
The School of Engineering is served at “Porta Saragozza” by many bus lines.
The red dots show the location of some recommended hotels (see "Sleeping").
From stop 1 (Porta Saragozza):
- Line 20 to the city center and north-east, every 5-6 min. at rush hours, 10-15 minutes off-peak
- Outer circular lines 38 (to Maggiore hospital) and 39 (to the east of the city and the Fair) every 20 minutes
- Line D to the center and the railway station, weekdays only, every 25 mins.
- Line 94 to the center and north-east, weekdays only, every 30 mins (but faster).
- many suburban three-digit lines, infrequent but fast to the bus station, which is near to the train station.
From stop 2 (Aldini):
- Circular line 33 (counterclockwise), operating every day, about every 10-12 minutes
- Circular line 32 (clockwise), operating every day except Sundays and holidays, about every 10-12 minutes
Almost every line in Bologna has stops in either Piazza Malpighi, or Via Ugo Bassi, or Via Marconi (the
streets highlighted in green on the map).
Bologna buses are integrated in the Google Transit system, so the bus stop locations and bus schedules can
be seen in Google Maps, too. Several apps are also available for Android devices and for the iPhone.
Bus tickets should be bought before getting on the bus, at any newsagent’s or tobacconist’s.
The ticket must be validated inside the bus.
The single ticket costs EUR 1.30, but multiple tickets are available (“city pass” ticket = 10 rides for EUR
12.00 instead if 13.00, usable by more than one people at a time, just validate it more as many times as the
passengers riding together).
Single tickets can also be bought on the automatic machine on board of the bus, but note
- not all buses are equipped with the vending machine
- there is an extra price (EUR 1.50)
- the machine does not give change, coins are required.
All tickets are valid for 75 minutes and allow any bus change within their validity.
For further information please visit the TPER web site www.tper.it, specifically:
To build your personalized route: http://www.tper.it/percorsi-orari/il-tuo-percorso-da
Timetables by line http://www.tper.it/orari/linee
Sleeping
Unibo has agreed special rates with some hotels in the very centre of the city (a 15-20 minutes walk from the
meeting venue). The rates include breakfast and free wifi. A city tax (1-4€ per person/night) usually applies.
Map
key
Hotel
Single
room
Double for
single use
Double
room
Deluxe
double for
single use
Deluxe
double
1
Art Hotel Corona D'Oro ****L
+39 051 7457611 - corona@inbo.it
http://www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-corona-d-oro.aspx
110
130
156
-
166
2
Art Hotel Dei Commercianti ****
+39 051 7457511 - commercianti@inbo.it
http://www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-commercianti.aspx
100
120
146
-
156
3
Art Hotel Novecento ****
+39 051 7457311 - novecento@inbo.it
http://www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-novecento.aspx
100
-
-
-
-
The preceding hotels are part of the same group and can be booked online using this link
http://www.bolognarthotels.it/offerta.aspx?CodeProm=7f434c47-96c6-404d-b949-897c2f9d8dd0
(credit card required only for guarantee) - free cancellation at least 7 days in advance
or contacting the hotels by phone or mail and citing the EINS meeting
The following hotels can be booked by phone or e-mail, citing EINS
4
Hotel Accademia ***
+39 051 232318 - hotelaccademia@hotelaccademia.it
http://www.hotelaccademia.com/en/
(has also rooms for 3 or 4 guests and junior suites for 2)
63
79
89
94
104
5
Hotel Roma ***
+39 051 226322 - prenotazioni@hotelroma.biz
http://www.hotelroma.biz/
85
110
-
-
-
6
Hotel Touring ***S
+39 051 584305 - hoteltouring@hoteltouring.it
http://www.hoteltouring.it/
-
-
-
119
159
Eating
Coffee breaks and lunches will be provided through the meeting.
Doodle polls will be launched shortly to collect requests for dinners.
We cannot take food seriously enough. Please be patient, we will be back soon with some ideas.
For your free time
The official website for Bologna tourism is quite informative: http://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/
Personal favourites for a walk:
the old Jewish ghetto
piazza Maggiore
climbing the Asinelli tower
the "Quadrilatero" food shopping streets
Do not hesitate to contact us for any doubt or curiosity!
the old university quarter
piazza Santo Stefano and its churches