The School and Conference will take place at the beautiful Villa Monastero on the banks of lake Como in Varenna.
By plane
The closest international airports are Milano Malpensa (MXP) and Linate (LIN) as well as Bergamo (BGY).
Train
Varenna can be reached e.g. by train (Varenna-Esino station). For information on connections see:
Varenna offers many options for free time from the conference, for a glance see the web page of the Tourist office of Varenna (https://varennaturismo.com/en/).
Here are some suggestions:
- There is a list of hikes (https://varennaturismo.com/en/places-and-itineraries/) starting from Varenna to explore the neighbourhood.
- You can take a ferry boat to visit other places on the shores of Como Lake like Bellagio (here you can buy the tickets https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/tickets-and-timetables-lake-como/).
- You can just relax on the white beach of Lierna (here to buy ferry boats tickets https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/tickets-and-timetables-lake-como/).
- At short distance you also have the city Milan or Bergamo (train tickets here https://www.trenord.it/en/)