The meeting will take place in the Palazzone di Cortona in Cortona, Italy.
IMPORTANT for the people staying at Palazzone and arriving on Sunday July 6: please, plan your arrival between 14:00 – 20:00. If you plan to arrive after 20:00 please contact the organizers in advance.
Lunch: daily complete lunch is served at the Palazzone from Monday to Thursday. Our funding allows us to offer the lunch for each participant. Please contact the organizers to make lunch arrangements for accompanying persons.
Bus. From the Cortona-Camucia train station to the town of Cortona, there are two main bus options:
Line SU4: Goes to Piazza Mercato (Cortona), Timetable: https://www.visitvaldichiana.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Estate-2024-Camucia-Piazza-Mercato-Cortona.pdf
Sunday: Buses depart at 08:46, 17:48, and 19:11 from the train station.
Line SU5: Goes to Piazza Garibaldi (Cortona), Timetable: https://www.ugr.es/~imns2010/2018/nuova-linea.pdf
Sunday: First bus at 07:45, then every hour (08:45, 09:45, ..., until 00:45).
Important Notes on Taxis and Car Rental with Driver
Due to new traffic regulations in Cortona, reaching the town by taxi or private car hire can be challenging. You may have to wait before having a vehicle available
Taxi.
Taxis must be booked by phone: +39 0575 087542. Advance reservation are unfortunately not accepted. Further, it is rare to find an available taxi when you arrive at the train station, you have to wait.
Car Rental with Driver (NCC – Noleggio Con Conducente)
This service is permitted by the new regulations only if taxis are unavailable, and there must be at least 30 minutes between trips of each driver.
Here is a list of local NCC services you may contact:
ADREANI Enzo: +39 335 8196313
BELLERI Enzo: +39 335 335394
BTS GROUP ITALY : +39 347 5319036
CALERI ENZO: +39 368 738 6544
CALZINI Francesco: +39 345 055 9815
COLTELLINI Stefano: +39 334 7508079
CAROTI Massimo +39 380 3942895
CASUCCI Roberto +39 349 139 7882
ELEPPI Autonoleggi Srl +39 338 3317378
MARTINELLA Luca +39 338 1673705
OLIVIERO Francesco +39 391 4239606
NAKA Ylli: +39 328 5443970
PRVULOVIC Dejan/Miki: +39 348 4023501 // +39 338 9317508
SALIJEVIC Saban: +39 338 2877210
SEMBOLINI Gian Enrico: +39 338 5331155
TUSCANY LUXURI tour +39 339 4821491
VINCIARELLI Enzo: +39 335 6050186
Car.
If you arrive by car, both from the North and from the South, take the Valdichiana exit from the A1 highway, which is called Autostrada del Sole. Right after the toll gate exit take the E45 freeway (slip road from Siena to Perugia) in the direction to Perugia and then take the second exit for Cortona (Cortona San Lorenzo). You will just need to follow the street signs to arrive to the SS71 road in Camucia and to continue to Cortona.
Plane/train.
1. Fly to Florence and then take a train from Florence to Camucia-Cortona (the train takes approximately 1.30h).
2. Fly to Perugia and then take a train from Perugia to Camucia-Cortona (the train takes approximately 45min).
3. Fly to Rome and then take a train from Rome to Camucia-Cortona (the train takes approximately 2h).
The website of the railway in Italy is https://www.trenitalia.com.