School of Astrophysics "Francesco Lucchin"

X Cycle, III Course - Bertinoro, May 24-29, 2009

The location

The school will take place at the Centro Residenziale Universitario of Bertinoro. Accomodation will be in the same place.
The premises of the Centro Residenziale Universitario of Bertinoro are three historical-monumental buildings on the top of Bertinoro. The lectures will take place at the Rivellino, the outpost of the ancient citadel known as Rocca Vescovile.
The guestrooms will be in the former episcopal seminary, where breakfast and lunch will also be served. The participants will be given meal tickets to have dinner in Bertinoro's restaurants and trattorie.

How to get there

Bertinoro is located in the province of Forlì and Cesena (FC).
Directions to get to the Centro Congressi by car, train or plane can be found here.

A free bus from the Bologna will be available on Sunday, leaving at 17h00 from the bus station.

Important: people arriving in Bologna by train can experience some trouble in arriving at the main train station (you can find some information, in italian only, here), which will not be available on Sunday 24th till 18h. Trains are redirected to other smaller train stations in Bologna and there should be a bus service to the main train station. Therefore, please, chose your train to be well in advance with respect the departure time of the bus of the school (i.e. 17h) if you requested it.

If, instead, you plan to arrive at the Forlì train station, please let us know (we discourage this option).

People flying to Bologna can take the BLQ bus just outside the airport, leaving each 15 minutes and arriving at the Bologna main train station after 30 minutes (timetable here).

People arriving at the Forlì airport: the easiest way to arrive at the Bertinoro Centre is taking a taxi, it will cost 30-35 euros. The address is:

Centro Universitario Residenziale di Bertinoro
Via Frangipane, 6 - Bertinoro (FC)

If you will arrive in Bologna too late for the bus of the school, you have to catch a train to Forlì (timetable here) and then you can contact the LOC (a phone number will be given if you need it) and somebody will pick up you with a car.

A free bus to Bologna train station will be available on Friday afternoon. The bus will leave after the end of the lectures around 14h30 and arrive in Bologna around 1h later, depending on the traffic conditions.