Transport
The meeting will be held at the Il Ciocco Conference Centre, Castelvecchio Pascoli.
It is situated in the northern Tuscany region of Italy approximately 40 km (26 miles) from Lucca, 60 km (39 miles) from Pisa and 110 km (74 miles) from Florence.
(Details regarding 'airport transfers' to the meeting will be posted later)
AIRPORTS
Pisa International Airport (PSA)
Pisa International Airport is the closest international airport to Il Ciocco (approximately 39 miles).
"For those who come from the US there are direct daily flights from London to Pisa airport.
N.B: On May 19th there will be one free bus from Pisa airport to "Il Ciocco" Hotel in the morning (12h00) and one in the afternoon (15h30).
On May 23rd return transport will be also organized from "Il Ciocco" to Pisa airport."
Florence Airport (FLO)
Florence Airport is an alternative for attendees at Il Ciocco, although it is farther away (approximately 74 miles) than Pisa Airport.
TRAINS
The web site for train information in Italy is www.trenitalia.com
Catch the train from either Pisa Areoporto, or Pisa Centrale.
Pisa Centrale is a 5 minute (3km) taxi ride from the airport, so it is often easier to do this (as trains are more regular from the Pisa Centrale).
There is also another station after Pisa Centrale called Pisa S. Rossore. The train route you need is "Pisa - (Lucca) - Barga-Gallicano".
Barga-Gallicano is the station most convenient to Il Ciocco. When searching for this station using trenitalia, type it exactly as written here. Barga-Gallicano is about 5km from Il Ciocco. When you reach the station, you can call the hotel (0583 7191) from the bar next to the station and ask them to send a taxi for you. A taxi to the hotel is about EUR 10 - 20.
The total journey time varies but is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. After Lucca, the train is a small slow valley train. To assist you, the station before Barga-Gallicano is Fornaci di Barga. A word of warning regarding your ticket: once purchased, you must stamp it using the small yellow machines which are located on the platforms. This puts a date stamp on your ticket and validates it. You can be fined if your ticket is not validated!
CAR
From Florence (Firenze): take the A11 direction Lucca / Mare
From Rome (Roma): take the A1 north to Firenze, join the A11 direction Lucca / Mare
From Bologna: take the A1 south direction Firenze then join the A11 direction Lucca / Mare