Hotels and logistics
List of Hotels suggested by the Organizing Committee of the Conference with privileged rates contracted for the nights of 6th and 7th June 2019 (if you need to extend your stay on the shoulders of the event, please send a request to jr2019@msnconsulting.it):
HOTEL MONNALISA (Room DUS €.190; Double Room €.220) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_hotel-monna-lisa_16268.php
HOTEL MERCURE (Room DUS €.200; Double Room €.220) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_hotel-mercure_16271.php
HOTEL CELLAI (Room DUS €.190; Double Room €.220) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_hotel-cellai_16267.php
ATLANTIC PALACE (Room DUS €.190; Double Room €.220) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_hotel-atlantic-palace_16273.php.
HOTEL ATHAENEUM (Room DUS €.190; Double Room €.220) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_hotel-athenaeum_16269.php
PALAZZO DEI CIOMPI SUITES (Room DUS €.180; Double Room €.200) - https://ssl.upbooking.com/en/collections/index_palazzo-dei-ciompi-suites_16270.php
How to get to Florence
https://www.visitflorence.com/getting-to-florence/
Florence is well-connected with the rest of Italy and with Europe, and is easy to get to by air or land. In the last few years there has been a significant increase in traffic in and out of Florence's Vespucci Airport, and the infrastructure and facilities are constantly being upgraded.
Florence is also a key node on the Italian railway network. It has good connections (high-speed railway line - TAV, Treni Alta Velocità) with the main cities in the north, while to the south Rome is only about an hour and a half away.
The A1 motorway, the main road artery linking the north and south of the country, runs past Florence, which has four exits. A third lane is currently being built on the Barberino-Incisa stretch of the A1. The A11 motorway and the Florence-Pisa-Livorno (FI-PI-LI) dual carriageway link the city with the west (Tyrrhenian Sea) coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence
Local Transportation
Florence City Airport - Florence City centre transfers
Located just 4km (2.5 miles) from the centre of Florence, "Amerigo Vespucci" is the city airport of Florence.
For the transfer between Florence Airport and the city centre, you have three main choices:
Taxi
The taxi service provide door to door service to and from your Central Florence hotel. Some Taxi drivers do not accept the credit card. Ask payment options before entering the car. The price for the taxi transfer is around 20-25 Euros. You can find the taxi station immediately outside the Arrival gates at the Airport and you can catch up a taxi upon arrival. Contact numbers of taxi companies are:
+39 055 4390
+39 055 4242
Florence Tram line
From February 2019 there is now a new second tramway line - T2 Vespucci - connecting the Airport of Florence Vespucci to SMN Central station to (Drop off at “Unità” last stop). On all trams you must purchase tickets in advance that you can find at telling machines which are at every tram stop (otherwise you can buy tickets from authorized sales points i.e. newsagents, and tobacco shops). The price of the ticket is 1,80 Euro.
Florence Tramway map (T2 line goes from the Airport to the city centre)
Volainbus - Florence City Centre Bus
Another option between Florence Airport and Florence City Centre is the Volainbus bus that runs a non-stop route between the airport and Santa Maria Novella (SMN) railway station. You can purchase tickets from the driver of the bus. The price of the ticket is around 6 Euros.