•2 nearby Airports(in Pisa and Florence)•Highways•Railway lines•Livorno Harbour

Florence

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Tuscany towns ofartistic interest

Pisa can be reachedvery easily thanks to:

Siena

Pisa

Lucca

GalileiInternational Airport

Pisa International Airport

Main airline companies fly to Pisa. Most low-cost airlines fly to Pisa. It is few minutes by walk from train station (Pisa Centrale) and from the city centre.

Direct access from/to the RR station.

Train StationBus

Station

This is the Town of Pisa

Pisa Centrale Railway Station

All trains stop in Pisa.IFRG

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Square of MiraclesPiazza dei Miracoli

Sights of interest

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Arno river embankments

Pisa Charterhou

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Other sights of interest

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Knights’ Square Piazza dei Cavalieri

Pisa Charterhouse at Calci

• The village of Calci stands on the slopes of Mt. Pisano in the center of the so-called Val Graziosa (“Lovely Valley”).

• Calci is only 13km far from Pisa and hourly connected to/from Pisa by the public bus service.

• The Charterhouse is few minutes walk from the centre of Calci.

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• The Charterhouse was founded as a monastery in 1366.

• It was occupied by Carthusian monks through 1972.

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• It is used for important events or meetings of the Pisa It is used for important events or meetings of the Pisa University.University.

• It hosts the Natural History Museum of the Pisa It hosts the Natural History Museum of the Pisa University (www.msn.unipi.it) University (www.msn.unipi.it)

• It is open to the public for visits It is open to the public for visits IFRG

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The Courtyard

The Church

The Refectory

It houses one of the largest collection of cetacean skeletons in Europe

Inside the Inside the

Charterhouse:Charterhouse:

Natural History Natural History MuseumMuseum

ofof Pisa UniversityPisa University

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Poster room

Meeting facilities

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Cultural visit by night for conference membersIFRG

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• Hotels in Pisa– 5 stars (n.2)– 4 stars (n.7)– 3 stars (n.18)

• B&B in Calci (n.7)

• Agriturism in Calci (n.2)

Accommodation facilities

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Selected Hotels in North-East Pisa

Train Station

• S. Ranieri Hotel ****

http://www.sanranierihotel.com

Selected Hotels in NE Pisa

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Distances

Train station 4 kmAirport 5 km

• AC Hotel ****

http://it.ac-hotels.com/1114-AC_PISA.html

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Selected Hotels in NE Pisa

Distances

Train station 3 kmAirport 4 km

• Repubblica Marinara Hotel ****http://www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it/

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Selected Hotels in NE Pisa

Distances

Train station 2 kmAirport 3 km

• S. Croce in Fossabanda Hotel ***

http://www.fossabanda.it/

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Selected Hotels in NE Pisa

Distances

Train station 1.5 kmAirport 2.5 km

In 2011, it obtained the Italian Heritage for the Tradition award by the Italian Minister for Tourism

Pisa is waiting for you on 13 – 15 June 2012

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To note down:On June 16th, the Saint Ranieri’s Festival of Lights

is the Pisa most spectacular event in the year