The meeting will be held in the congress center inside the magnificent Botanical Garden of Padova ( Botanical Garden - via orto botanico 15, 35123 Padova).
Padova is about 30 km far from the Venice airport (http://www.veniceairport.it/); there is a bus
service (Busitalia, (http://www.fsbusitalia.it/trenitalia.html) every half an hour to the bus terminal of Padova (8 €), next to the railway station or a shared-taxi-shuttle (Landomas - Air Service; phone booking, price around 40 €)
The railway station (https://www.trenitalia.com) is close to the town center and you can arrive at the Botanical Garden by the blue tram (leaving every 10 minutes from the railway station, stop n.12-Santo in six minutes; Tram schedule (http://www.fsbusitaliaveneto.it/mobilita/orari/inv/SIR1.html).
For those coming by car, there are parking facilities next to Prato della Valle and in the surrounding area.
Other parking options close to the venue are:
- Toll car park: PIAZZA RABIN (entrance from Via Giosuè Carducci); fixed rate: 1.00 €/h
- Toll road parks in the surrounding areas (delimited by blue lines); rates varies from 1.10 to 1.70€/hr
The uncharged alternative is to leave the car in the free car parks outside the city center and reach the
Botanical Garden by public transport:
- Via Piovese Parking From the “Tangenziale Est” take exit n. 12 (Via Piovese) to reach the parking area. From there it is possible to take a bus (line 16 or line 5) to reach the Botanical Garden Area.
- Via Bembo ParkingFrom the “Tangenziale Est” take exit n. 11 (Via Bembo) to reach the parking area. From there it is possible to take a bus (line 3) to reach the surroundings of the Botanical Garden.
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