HOW TO REACH THE WORKSHOP PLACE
BY TRAIN
from Milano Central Railway Station (Milano Centrale)
there are trains every hour.
6.00 6.20 6.40 7.10* 7.15 7.25 8.10 8.15 8.45 9.10* 11.10*
12.15 12.38 13.10* 14.00 14.15 15.10* 16.10* 16.15 16.40 17.10* 17.30 17.48
18.10* 18.15 18.30 18.38 19.10* 20.10* 20.15 21.10* 22.15 23.25 0.20
from Milano
5.08 5.44 6.45 7.10 7.19 7.41 7.49 7.56* 8.25* 9.14 9.25* 10.25* 12.25* 13.14 13.25* 14.25* 15.14 16.25* 17.14 18.25* 19.14 20.10 20.25* 20.53 20.59 21.14 21.55 22.14 22.35* 23.04 23.14 from Pavia
*: InterCity Train, additional ticket required
Ticket fare (one way): Lit 4400
InterCity Additional Ticket (one way): Lit 4000
From the Pavia railway station square you can reach the University taking a taxi, the public bus number 3 (direction center, getting down at Vittoria Square, tickets may be purchased inside the station building) or on foot (less than one km).
BY PLANE
The airports nearest to Pavia are Milano Linate (LIN) and Milano Malpensa
(MXP).
Bus service between Pavia and both airports is available (serviced
by SGEA Company).
Timetables:
LINATE-PAVIA departures:
09:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 17:00 20:30
PAVIA-LINATE departures:
05:00 07:45 10:00 13:00 16:00 18:00
Travel time: approx. 1 hour
MALPENSA-PAVIA departures:
09:00 13:30 17:00 21:30
PAVIA-MALPENSA departures:
07:00 11:00 15:15 19:00
Travel time: approx. 1 hour 35 mins
The above timetables can be verified at: http://www.sgea.it/turpag6.htm,
http://www.sgea.it/turpag7.htm
Pavia Bus Station is close to the Railway Station.
Otherwise, from these airports, you can reach Milano by bus or taxi
and then Pavia by train.
BY CAR
If you travel by car from MIlano or Genova you should
drive through the A7 Highway (Milano-Genova); to get into Pavia take the
Bereguardo (Pavia Nord ) exit, then go through the 'Raccordo per Pavia',
take the 'tangenziale' of Pavia, and finally drive out at the Universita'
exit. If you have rent a car at Linate airport, take the 'Tangenziale Est',
then the 'Tangenziale Ovest' and finally get into the A7 Highway (direction
'Genova').
If you have rent a car at Malpensa airport take the A8
Highway, then the 'Tangenziale Ovest' and finally get into the A7 Highway
(direction 'Genova')
INSURANCE
It is recommended that you are covered by health insurance as well as general travel insurance for luggage.
BANKING
Normal banking hours in Pavia are Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 13:30 and from 14:45 to 16:15. Most automatic Teller Machines are open 24 hours.
Credit Cards
MasterCard, VISA, EuroCard, American Express and Diners Club Cards are accepted practically everywhere.
ELECTRICAL CURRENT
Italy's electricity voltage for domestic use is AC 220 volts, 50 Hz.
The standard plug is a two rounded ploged type. No 110 volts appliance can be used without a transformer. Adaptors and transformers are available at travel shops and hardware stores.
CLIMATE
In May the temperature in Pavia ranges from a low of 15 degrees to a high of 30 degrees Celsius, but spring climate is very changeable.
Pavia is a small pleasant town about 20 miles south of
Milano. Pavia hosts one of the first Universities in Europe, founded in
1371, and is where Alessandro Volta in 1799 discovered electricity and
now Carlo Rubbia is a professor. Other distinguished alumni of Pavia were
Porro, Golgi, Forlanini.
The town is well connected by trains to Milano and is
20 miles from the Linate international airport.
At a walking distance from the centre you will find the
Visconti's Castle (1400), the Cathedral (1500), several churches which
are considered masterpieces of the lombard-gothic architecture, and a downtown
of narrow roads with a unique middle-age flavour.
In the neighborhood you can also visit the magnificent
Chatreuse (1500) and other famous castles (Belgioioso and Bereguardo).
ODIMAP II is located at the Central University Building, Corso Strada Nuova 65, in the town center.
Hotels available in Pavia are listed below.
Locate your Hotel on the TOWN
MAP (Hotels are indicated by numbers)
| Name category address | Telephone | Fax | Rooms |
| 1 Ariston **** via Scopoli 10
2 Moderno **** v.le V.Emanuele 41 3 Aurora ** v.le Vittorio Emanuele 25 4 Excelsior *** iazza Stazione 5 Rosengarten *** piazza Policlinico 6 Plaza **** S.S. 35 dei Giovi, S. Martino S. (3 km) 7 Le Gronde **** S.S. 35 dei Giovi, Cava Manara (6 km) |
+39 0382 34334
+39 0382 303401 +39 0382 23664 +39 0382 28596 +39 0382 526312 +39 0382 559413 +39 0382 553942 |
+39 0382 25667
+39 0382 25225 +39 0382 21248 +39 0382 26030 +39 0382 525186 +39 0382 556085 +39 0382 553943 |
60
53 20 21 60
|
Hotel 6 and 7 are not served by bus.
For Hotels in Milan (30 km) see: http://www.venere.it/milano/milano.html
Approximate prices in Lit (BB):
**** 170 000 single, 240 000 double
*** 120 000 180 000
** 90 000 130 000
You may either apply to the travel Agency:
Ticinum, c.so Cavour 57 - 27100 Pavia, tel. +39 382 304 072, fax +39 382 28 566.
Early booking is recommended.