Venue & Travel

Location

La Maddalena is the name of the principal island of an archipelago off the north-eastern tip of Sardinia. The archipelago consists of over sixty islands, islets and rocks. La Maddalena archipelago is a famous holiday destination. The most famous attractions are the beautiful unspoiled beaches, the blue seas and the final home of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, on the island of Caprera.

Venue

The conference venue is at Le Nereidi Hotel, La Maddalena, Maddalena Islands, Italy.

There will be a conference bus leaving on the 4th of June at 6pm from the Olbia Airport.

To reserve your room with the Le Nereidi Hotel (where the conference will take place), please write to info@lenereidihotel.it, specifying that you are reserving for the conference FUN2024 and whether you are reserving as a student or not.

[prices per night]

• • Single room: 65€

  • Double room: 80€

  • Triple room: 115€

  • Quadruple room: 135€

Please, contact as soon as possible the Le Nereidi Hotel to reserve your room (if you have different needs, please ask to the hotel, and they will be happy to help you).

Travel information

All ferries to La Maddalena depart from the port of Palau in the direction of Cala Gavetta, the island's marina. The town of Palau can be reached from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport in about an hour and a half.

While arriving from Cagliari Elmas Airport, it is necessary to drive along the state road 131 'Carlo Felice' and once in Olbia, continue along the state road 125 in the direction of Palau. This route takes about 4 hours by car and just under 5 hours if you choose to travel by train and take the bus from Olbia to Palau.

Once you arrive at the port of Palau, you only need to choose the right time to board. The frequency of the ferries varies depending on the period: normally it is every hour for a round trip, while in the summer period it increases to the point of allowing boarding even every half hour.

The price of the ticket is about 8 euros, but the fare is always subject to change depending on the period, time of day and attendance. However, the island is not equipped with public transport and it is therefore recommended to take your own car to get around in complete freedom once you reach your destination.

Local transportation

There will be a conference bus leaving on the 4th of June at 5pm from the Olbia Airport.

To reach the conference venue from Olbia airport, one option is by taxi. This however would cost roughly 90-100 euros.

By public transportation the easiest option is probably to take a bus of Gruppo Turmotravel, from Olbia Airport (airport bus parking) to “Palau porto”. See also here.

Another option is to reach Olbia ARST station from the airport (a few kilometers by taxi, or using a local bus ), and from there take a bus to Palau Porto. 

Check also the planning here.

The ferry schedule (about 20 minutes) from Palau Porto to La Maddalena is available from Delcomar  and Maddalena Lines.