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2009 ESA Workshop on Aerospace EMC

VENUE

Congress Palace, nearby Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (walking distance from all the attractions in the historic centre). For more information, please visit the Palazzo dei Congressi.

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BY PLANE

Florence International Airport "Amerigo Vespucci" (connected to the main European cities) IATA CODE: FLR www.aeroporto.firenze.it

It is located 4 km (2.5 miles) from Florence and it can be reached by taxi (20 minutes) or by the shuttle bus Vola in bus, a special connection service from/to the Vespucci Airport and Santa Maria Novella train station, jointly run by ATAF and SITA. For further information call "Pronto Ataf" toll free no. from Italy 800 424500.

Pisa International Airport "Galileo Galilei" (connected to the main European cities)
IATA CODE: PSA www.pisa-airport.it


It is located in Pisa, 60 km (38 miles) from Florence and it can be reached in 1 hour by train from Santa Maria Novella train station, in Florence: three train every hour for Pisa C.le and Pisa Airport from 06:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m.

BY CAR

An efficient motorway network connects Florence to the rest of Italy and Europe. Firenze Fiera is just 4 km (2.5 miles) from the main Italian motorway (the A1: Autostrada delsole - Exit Firenze Nord).

Two large parking areas, for 600and 800 cars, respectively, are just 100 metres away; another parking area for 400 cars can be reached by bus. Please visit the section "PARKING AREAS".

BY TRAIN

There are 4 train stations in Florence:

- Santa Maria Novella Central Station: 80/100 metres from the Palazzo dei Congressi and
  Palazzo degli Affari, 50 metres from the Fortezza da Basso covering the access to
  railroad 16.
- Rifredi: approximately 2 km (1.2 miles) away
- Campo di Marte: 1,5 km ca.
- Statuto

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

All town buses stop at Piazza della Stazione (Santa Maria Novella train station). Since they are just 50 metres from the Santa Maria Novella train station, Firenze Fiera'svenues are within walking distance of any bus stop.

In addition, a large number of bus services connect the centre of Florence to its surroundings (Fiesole: ataf bus no. 7 - Settignano: Ataf bus no. 10). The regional coach lines (Cap, Lazzi, Sita) connect Florence to the other wonderful Tuscan cities such as San Gimignano, Pienza, Arezzo, Volterra, Forte dei Marmi, etc.

Now also by train "Memorario" service to the lines:
Firenze-Pisa-Livorno/Tirrenica Nord,
Firenze-Prato-Pistoia-Lucca-Viareggio/Pisa, Firenze-Empoli-Siena.


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