Location: Fondazione Circolo dei lettori, via Bogino 9
- You have to enter the courtyard and turn left. At the beginning of both days there will be someone waiting for you there and keeping the door open. In case you arrive late you can open the door by pushing on the pad 1115 and the bell button.
- Please do not come earlier than 9.30 am as the venue is closed.
- Overview plan
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Technical issues
- Wifi: A password will be distributed to each participant upon registration.
- Power string: Will be provided.
- Adapter: Please bring the adapters you need.
Conference Dinner: Tuesady, 8 October 2024, starts 7.30 pm
- Taberna Libraria, via Bogino 5
- You simply have to turn right when going out of the Circolo - it's almost next door.
- There will be a fixed menu (no choice) with substitutions only for vegetarian diet.
- UniTo is taking care of the drinks, i.e. water and wine, any other drinks must be paid by yourself.
Dinner on Wednesday, 9 October 2024
- Self organized: Please make reservations by yourselves.
- Suggested venues for dinner
- Pizza (and restaurant)
- Pizzeria la Caravella, via Fratelli Vasco 2
- Sfashion café, via Cesare Battisti 13 (corner Piazza Carlo Alberto)
- DUAL, via Cesare Battisti 17/c
- Pizza (and restaurant)
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- Fast food
- Miscusi (only pasta) Via Luigi Des Ambrois, 7
- Trapizzino (typical stuffed focaccia) piazza Carlo Emanuele II 17
- Poormanger (potato jackets) via Maria Vittoria 36/b
- Raviolhouse (ravioli) via Maria Vittoria 32 d
- Fast food
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- Traditional Piedmont food
- Taberna Libraria, via Bogino 5
- Le Vitel Etonné, via S. Francesco da Paola 4
- Ballatoio, bistrot di ringhiera, via Principe Amedeo 22c
- Porto di Savona, piazza Vittorio Veneto 2
- Traditional Piedmont food
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- Eataly (Eataly is a mix of a store selling excellent Italian local food and "stalls" seving dishes (pasta, fish, meat...)), Via Lagrange 3
- Eataly (Eataly is a mix of a store selling excellent Italian local food and "stalls" seving dishes (pasta, fish, meat...)), Via Lagrange 3
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- More elegant (and expensive) restaurants
- Ristorante del Circolo dei lettori, via Bogno 9
- Arcadia, galleria Subalpina, piazza Castello 29
- More elegant (and expensive) restaurants
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- Ethnic
- Kirkuk Kaffe, via Carlo Alberto 16b/18
- Kirkuk Kaffe, via Carlo Alberto 16b/18
- Ethnic
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- Just for aperitif (2 beautiful historical cafés)
- Baratti e Milano, galleria Subalpina Piazza Castello 29
- Caffé Mulassano, piazza Castello 15
- Just for aperitif (2 beautiful historical cafés)
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- Vegan
- Soul Kitchen, via Santa Giulia 2
- Dastrà, via Silvio Pellico 4
- Touberi, via Giulia di Barolo 18
- Sharazad, via dei Mercanti 3/a
- Vegan
By plane:
- Turin Caselle airport offers direct low-cost and connecting flights from Frankfurt and München (Lufthansa / Air Dolomiti), Paris (Air France) and Amsterdam Shiphol (KLM). From the airport you can take a shuttle bus or train to Turin Porta Susa or Turin Porta Nuova.
- Milan Malpensa airport+ shuttle bus to Turin Porta Susa train station (takes 2 hrs). Companies offering bus service (run every half an hour):
- Flibco: https://www.flibco.com/en
- Arriva: https://torino.arriva.it/en/airport-line-torino-malpensa-airport/
- Flixbus: https://global.flixbus.com
- Milan Bergamo airport + shuttle bus / train to Turin Porta Susa (takes 3 hrs).
- Milan Linate + shuttle bus / train to Turin Porta Susa (takes 3 hrs).
By train:
Some of Italy's high speed trains pass through Turin. Among international connections the following are worth mentioning:
- Frankfurt - Milan Centrale: this one is very picturesque as it crosses Alps, but in Milan you have to change to another speed train to Turin (+50 min).
- Paris - Milan Centrale: crosses Westen Alps and passes though Turin.
The venue (Circolo dei lettori) is close to the Torino Porta Nuova train station, and can be reached by those arriving to Torino Porta Susa by metro as well. Hotels near the venue are:
- NH collection piazza Carlina (****).
- Hotel Victoria (****).
- Opera 35 hotel (****).
- Hotel Amadeus (***).
- Le petit hotel (***) and
- Hotel Roma e Rocca Cavour (***).
Of course, there are numerous B&Bs as well which you can find at Booking.com, Airbnb.com etc.
If you have any questions, contact commpkp@sfu.ca.
