The conference will be held at the magnificent Villa Durazzo in Santa Margherita-Portofino in May 2021.
Santa Margherita Ligure is a small town on the eastern coast of Liguria (“Riviera di Levante”), about 35 km from Genova, close to Portofino. It can be reached quite easily by plane, train or car. See also http://www.smlturismo.it/en/how-get-santa-margherita-ligure.
The nearest airport is the Cristoforo Colombo International Airport in Genova (40 minutes by train) https://www.airport.genova.it/en/.
The airport is connected to Genova’s two main train stations (Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole) by bus (Volabus), https://www.amt.genova.it/amt/trasporto-multimodale/volabus/english-version/.
Train schedules to Santa Margherita can be found here: http://www.trenitalia.com.
Many low cost carriers land in Pisa, which is about 140 km from Santa Margherita (about 75 minutes by train) http://www.pisa-airport.com/index.php?lang=_en.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of options in Santa Margherita and Rapallo*. Further options can be found here http://www.smlturismo.it/en/servizi-turistici/categoria/3.
Best Western Regina Elena****, Via Milite Ignoto, 44, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 287003, www.reginaelena.it.
Grand Hotel Miramare****, Via Milite Ignoto, 30, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 287013, www.grandhotelmiramare.it.
Hotel Continental****, Via Pagana, 8, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 286512, www.hotel-continental.it.
Hotel Laurin****, Corso Guglielmo Marconi, 3, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 289971, www.laurinhotel.it.
Hotel Mediterraneo****, Via Della Vittoria 18/a, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), http://www.mediterraneohotelspa.it/2/.
Hotel Metropole****, Via Pagana, 2, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 286134, www.metropole.it.
Hotel Jolanda***, Via Luisito Costa, 6, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 287512, www.hoteljolanda.it.
Hotel Minerva***, Via Antonio Maria Maragliano, 34d, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 286073, www.hotelminerva.eu.
Hotel Sant'Andrea***, Via Belvedere 10/2, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 366 661 8616, http://www.hotelsantandrea.net/.
Hotel Tigullio et De Milan***, Viale E. Rainusso, 3, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), +39 0185 287455, www.hotel-portofino.com.
Astoria Hotel Rapallo****, Via Antonio Gramsci, 4, 16035 Rapallo (GE), +39 0185 273533, www.hotelastoriarapallo.it.
Hotel Best Western Tigullio Royal****, Piazza IV Novembre, 3, 16035 Rapallo (GE), +39 0185 273805, www.tigullioroyal.it.
Hotel Giulio Cesare***, Corso Cristoforo Colombo, 52, 16035 Rapallo (GE), +39 0185 50685, www.giuliocesarehotel.eu.
Hotel Italia e Lido***, Lungomare Castello, 1, 16035 Rapallo (GE), +39 0185 50492, www.italiaelido.com.
Hotel Miramare***, Via Vittorio Veneto, 27 – 16035 Rapallo (GE), +39 0185 230261, www.miramare-hotel.it.
A list of bed and breakfasts in the Santa Margherita/Rapallo area can be found here: www.bed-and-breakfast.it.
* Rapallo is a small town close to Santa Margherita (about 4 km) and can be reached easily by public transport (ATP bus line no. 7) or on foot.