Conference Venue

Vicenza is a town (population 110,000) 30 km west of Padua; the conference will be held at the Vicenza Campus of the Padua University School of Engineering. The considerable cultural interest of Vicenza is linked mainly to the name of the architect Andrea Palladio, responsible for numerous famous historical buildings in Vicenza, inspired by the classical art of the Greeks and Romans, revisited to suit the Veneto culture. Palladian architecture is considered a universal value that had an enormous influence all over the world and that is why Vicenza is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List (www.vicenza.org). The Conference venue is just 200 m from the Teatro Olimpico (which will probably be the site of the social event) and close to the pedestrian area in the town center.

Accomodation in Vicenza

The Organizing Committee has selected two hotels in Vicenza applying special rates for Conference participants. Further information will be found in the "hotel reservations" page on this official website. Other hotels are available in Vicenza (please see the links on the "hotel reservations" page).

Travel and Trasportation to Vicenza

By plane:
The airports nearest to Vicenza are Venice Marco Polo (60 km from Vicenza) and Verona Catullo (50 km from Vicenza); both airports are served by many frequent international flights.

By train:
Vicenza station is on the main Milan-Venice railway link, served by numerous international trains. Intercity and Eurostar trains stop at Vicenza.

By car:
Vicenza is on the A4 (Milan-Venice) motorway, which is linked to the European motorway network.

How to reach Vicenza
(1200 Kb)