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It is situated 50km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po river, located 5km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance it has been qualified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site (source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara Wikipedia]). | It is situated 50km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po river, located 5km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance it has been qualified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site (source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara Wikipedia]). | ||
The venue is located in the conference | The venue is located in the '''Alfonso I''' conference meeting of the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_Estense Estense Castle]'''. | ||
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The venue is located | The venue is located in the heart of the historical city centre (see location on [http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/766474663 OpenStreetMap]). | ||
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[[File:CastelloEstense.jpg|800px|thumbnail|center|Estense Castle (venue of the workshop)]] | |||
==Getting There== | ==Getting There== | ||
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Ferrara can be reached by train easily: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara_railway_station Ferrara railway station] is on the railway line connecting Bologna and Venice; the station is closed to the ancient city walls and is located 1.5km from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_Estense Castello Estense]. | Ferrara can be reached by train easily: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara_railway_station Ferrara railway station] is on the railway line connecting Bologna and Venice; the station is closed to the ancient city walls and is located 1.5km from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_Estense Castello Estense]. | ||
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If you like, you may rent a bike just outside the station on the left side (or check other bike service [http://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/en/cycle-tourism/bike-service here]); otherwise you may walk 1.5km to get the venue (see the suggested path on this [https://www.google.it/maps/dir/Piazzale+della+Stazione,+44122+Ferrara+FE/Museo+del+Risorgimento+e+della+Resistenza,+Corso+Ercole+I+d'Este,+Ferrara,+Province+of+Ferrara/@44.8416495,11.6131006,17z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x477e4e0a6d67bc41:0xd12ae93c0a05955!1m2!1m1!1s0x477e4e13f94bc1af:0x33515e50a702034e!3e2 GoogleMap]) or take bus number 1 for 4 stops (Cavour Giardini). | If you like, you may rent a bike just outside the station on the left side (or check other bike service [http://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/en/cycle-tourism/bike-service here]); otherwise you may walk 1.5km to get the venue (see the suggested path on this [https://www.google.it/maps/dir/Piazzale+della+Stazione,+44122+Ferrara+FE/Museo+del+Risorgimento+e+della+Resistenza,+Corso+Ercole+I+d'Este,+Ferrara,+Province+of+Ferrara/@44.8416495,11.6131006,17z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x477e4e0a6d67bc41:0xd12ae93c0a05955!1m2!1m1!1s0x477e4e13f94bc1af:0x33515e50a702034e!3e2 GoogleMap]) or take the bus number 1 for 4 stops (Cavour Giardini) - ([https://www.tper.it/sites/tper.it/files/FE%20-%20mappa%20linee%20urbane%202014.pdf see bus map]). | ||
===By Car=== | ===By Car=== | ||
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The nearest hotels are the following:<br/> | The nearest hotels are the following:<br/> | ||
* [...] | * [http://www.hoteldeprati.com/1/ Hotel dei Prati] | ||
* [...] | * [http://www.hotelferrara.com/en/home.html Hotel Ferrara] | ||
* [http://www.hortidellafasanara.com/?lang=en Villa Horti della Fasanara] | |||
* [http://www.hoteltouringfe.it/en/index.html Hotel Touring] | |||
* [http://www.annunziata.it/en/ Hotel Annunziata] | |||
* [http://www.hoteleuropaferrara.com/en/ Hotel Europa] | |||
* [http://www.corteestense.it/en/ Hotel Corte Estense] | |||
* [http://www.hoteltorredellavittoriaferrara.com/ Hotel Torre della Vittoria] | |||
* [http://www.duchessaisabellaferrara.it/ Hotel Duchessa Isabella] | |||
* [http://www.principessaleonoraferrara.it/ Hotel Principessa Leonora] | |||
Other accomodations can be found on the '''[http://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/en/hotels-and-restaurants/where-to-stay Ferrara Terra e Acqua]''' web portal.<br/> | Other accomodations can be found on the '''[http://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/en/hotels-and-restaurants/where-to-stay Ferrara Terra e Acqua]''' web portal or on [http://www.booking.com/ Booking.com].<br/> | ||