COLT '96 GENERAL INFORMATION
GETTING THERE. By plane:
the easiest way is to land in one of Milano airports (Linate or Malpensa)
and take a shuttle to Stazione Centrale (Milano's main railway station).
The shuttle ride to Stazione Centrale takes about half an hour from Linate
and about an hour from Malpensa airport. Trains to
Desenzano del Garda leave approximately every hour from Milano Stazione
Centrale and are bound to Verona or Venezia. The train ride (120Km) takes
an hour and fifteen minutes.
Be sure to timestamp your ticket before getting on the trains (use the yellow
machines located at the gates between the departure hall and the tracks.)
By car: take the Desenzano exit on the Milano-Venezia (A4)
highway. If you come from the north, you can enter Italy through Brennero
pass and then drive until Verona to reach the A4.
Make your flight reservations as early as possible!
If you plan to go to Bari after COLT to attend the ICML conference,
be aware that the trip takes more than 10 hours by train.
If you would rather catch a plane, then book your flight soon.
THINGS TO DO.
Desenzano is a climatic resort located on the southern
coast of the Garda lake between Milan and Venice.
Weather at the end of June is usually nice and warm.
Garda is the biggest Italian lake and, beyond the many cultural attractives,
its northern coast is an excellent spot for windsurfing!
To find a lot of information on the Garda area, check the website
gardanet.
You can visit the lake by catching the shuttle boat connecting Desenzano to
several other coastal towns. In Sirmione, 4Km east of
Desenzano, there is a XIII century Rocca (castle) and the Roman ruins of
Catullo's Villa. Mantua, 50Km south of Desenzano,
is a splendid town: don't miss the Duomo and Palazzo Te, with frescos by
Giulio Romano and Mantegna.
Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, is quickly reachable
by train from Desenzano.
On the way to Venezia, pay a visit to Padua
to see the Giotto frescos in the famous Scrovegni's chapel.
Last update: 3/20/96.
For information,
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