Location and Venue

The workshop will take place in the Sala degli Stemmi of the Scuola Normale Superiore, situated in Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa.

The Scuola Normale Superiore is located 1 km away from Hotel Bologna, 1.5 km away from the main railway station and 10 minutes walking distance from the very famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Traveling Information

Pisa is well connected by rail from all the major cities in Italy. The main railway station is Pisa Centrale. The high-speed trains, Frecciarossa (operated by Trenitalia), connect Rome with Pisa and Milan with Pisa in around three hours. The central train station of Pisa is at 25 minutes (walking distance) from the department of Mathematics of the University of Pisa, and 20 minutes walking distance from Scuola Normale Superiore.

Pisa is provided with its own airport, which has several connections within Europe. For a list of the departures, please visit here. Pisa airport is connected with Pisa Centrale railway station through the shuttle service Pisamover. Alternatively, the taxi service CO.TA.PI. is active 24/7.

The second closest airport is located in Florence. Please, visit here for a list of the departures. Florence airport is connected with Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station through the tram T2; please, visit this website for timetables and fares. A taxi service is also available. A good option to reach Pisa from Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station is to take a train operated by Trenitalia to Pisa Centrale. The shortest solution (approximately 1 hour) is the Regionale Veloce, but one can also take the Regionale (between 1 and 1.5 hours traveling time).

In case your destination is not connected with the previous airports, you may consider flying to Rome or Milan, and take a fast train to Pisa Centrale.