Venue

VILLA ORLANDI

Via Finestrale, 2 - 80071 Anacapri (NA) - Italy

Villa Orlandi in Anacapri links the districts of Timpone and Le Boffe and is a significant example of traditional Capri domestic architecture. Its original core dates to the early 18th century, in the same period as the rebuilding near the Church of San Michele (1719–20). Before that, the site likely contained cisterns and rural structures connected to the Teresian nuns. In 1848 the Orlandi family bought the “country villa,” which was later expanded. Among its owners were the politician Giuseppe Orlandi and, later, Edwin Cerio, who renovated the house in the 1930s. Elements attributable to the 18th-century phase include the large basement cistern and rooms covered by mirror vaults. The building has two floors and two gardens, one larger and older at ground level and another on the upper floor. The main entrance is from the upper level, reached through an avenue with a rustic colonnaded pergola. A second, lower entrance leads through the kitchen garden and reflects the house’s earlier agricultural function. Despite its current use as a university congress center, the spatial layout has remained unchanged. The pergola gives the house a monumental character and preserves the island’s building traditions. Inside, the alignment of rooms frames long views toward the landscape and the sea. The first floor opens onto a terrace running along the façade, offering broad sea-facing vistas. Cerio introduced refined solutions, including compact rooms carefully fitted into limited space. A small study and sculptural chimney stacks complete the most distinctive parts of the 1930s redesign.

Conference venue: “Villa Orlandi” Conference Center Anacapri

Meals: Coffee breaks and lunches will be served at the conference venue as a buffet.

Conference dinner: Conference dinner will take place at the Restaurant “Da Emilia alla curtiglia” Via Nuova del Faro, 86 - Anacapri on Wednesday, June 25 at 8 pm.

HOW TO GET THERE

General info on transportation

Naples Capodichino airport is located about 10 km from downtown, approx. 30 minutes by taxi or bus.

The taxi stand is located outside Terminal 1.

Immediately outside Terminal 1 (where all incoming flights land), you will find the Alibus: this coach takes passengers to the center of Naples and stops at both Piazza Garibaldi (near Central Railway Station) and Piazza Municipio (opposite to the Molo Beverello port). Tickets are available on board.

If you land at Rome Fiumicino, you should take the “Leonardo Express” train that connects the Rome Fiumicino Airport to the Roma Termini train station in 30 minutes.

The train station is located inside the airport. (Terminal 3 international departures).

To get from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale, Naples' main train station, you can rely on FRECCIAROSSA and ITALO trains: they take just over an hour and the connections are continual.

Once in Naples, any taxi will bring you to Naples Beverello docks to get the hydrofoil or Calata Porta di Massa for the fast ferry.

Taxis offer fixed fares from the major transportation hubs – Capodichino Airport, the Central Train Station and Porto Molo Beverello and include any extra charges (to/from airport, night ride, holiday, luggage, animals), are for the total number of passengers on board the taxi, and are valid for the whole day on weekdays, weekends and holidays.

If you want a fixed tariff rate, however, you must inform the driver before proceeding.

Click here for the Tariff Card for rates and bands.

Aliscafi and Traghetti's timetable is available at https://www.capritourism.com/en/ferry-schedule. Times change frequently: thus, check times of crossings a couple of days before you travel.

How to get to Anacapri

Public Buses

Public buses on Capri are minibuses that carry about 10 passengers seated, as large buses would not be able to

navigate the narrow island lanes! In the summer, they are usually crowded and there are often long lines at the bus stops, though the routes run more frequently.

Taxi

The quickest way to get from Capri dock to Anacapri is by taxi. They carry up to seven passengers and are often open-top. If you are travelling with a small group, you will find that hiring a taxi is not more expensive than catching the public bus.

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