COVID-19 regulations
It is mandatory having a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate ("Green Pass") for entering the venue.
Information for travellers coming to Italy from abroad: official page from the Health Ministry of Italy
Before arriving in Italy, it is mandatory to fill the Digital Passenger Locator Form (dPLF)
-> information about the dPLF
-> website where to compile the dPLF
Information about the EU Digital COVID Certificate: official page from the European Commission
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Venue
The Roma Tre hub is hosted at Polo Formativo di Roma, located in Viale Cristoforo Colombo 116.
-> link to Google Map
-> link to Google Street View
-> link to the website of the venue (in italian)
Some additional information:
- there won't be any registration fees;
- lunches will be offered by the local organization;
- there will be a social dinner on Wednesday Dec. 1st, for which participation is warmly recommended
-> the social dinner will be at Ristorante Angelina a Testaccio, in Via Galvani 24a, Rome; the cost of the dinner will be around 50€ each.
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Childcare
Those traveling with children could use childcare services by the Le Cicogne agency (https://app.lecicogne.net/) which employs qualified babysitters and can be paid online. Owner (William) speaks English. Contact Elisabetta Prencipe (elisabetta.prencipe@gmail.com) for details.
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Reaching the venue: from the airports
Rome is served by two airports: Fiumicino "Leonardo Da Vinci" (FCO) and Ciampino "Giovan Battista Pastine" (CIA).
From Fiumicino "Leonardo Da Vinci" airport (FCO):
From Fiumicino "Leonardo Da Vinci" airport to Rome city center there are two different train connections (the former is torwards Termini station and the latter is torwards Tiburtina station):
-> Leonardo Express (fast connection, no-stop): destination "Roma Termini" (main Rome station); the fare is Euro 14.00
- departures from platforms 1 and 2 of Fiumicino Aeroporto train station
-> FL1 metropolitan service (with intermediate stops), direction "Fara Sabina" or "Orte"; the station closest to the venue is "Roma Ostiense"; the fare is Euro 8.00
- departures from platform 3 of Fiumicino Aeroporto train station
For additional information on train schedule, click here selecting: from "Fiumicino Aeroporto" to "Roma Termini" or "Roma Ostiense". You can also check the departures using Google Maps.
You can't buy the train ticket on board, but you have to buy it directly at the Fiumicino Aeroporto train station (there are some vending machines inside the airport).
A full list of the connections from/to Fiumicino "Leonardo Da Vinci" airport can be found here.
From Ciampino "Giovan Battista Pastine" airport (CIA):
From Ciampino "Giovan Battista Pastine" airport to Rome city center there are different type of connections:
-> ATAC bus line 720: from Ciampino airport you can take the ATAC bus line 720 towards Laurentina up to the last stop (Laurentina); the fare is Euro 1.50
- from Laurentina you can take the Metro B line towards Rebibbia or Jonio using the same ticket used for the bus
- don't confuse it with the bus line 520, which goes towards Cinecittà
-> train using the Ciampino Airlink service: more information on the Trenitalia website; the fare is Euro 2.70
Public transport (bus + tram + metro) tickets cost Euro 1.50. Tickets are valid for 100 minutes (but only for 1 metro trip!). You can buy tickets in the train stations, in the underground stations or in many newspaper or tobacco shops. Weekly cards (CIS, Euro 24.00) are also available. Additional information on public transport available at ATAC website.
A full list of the connections from/to Ciampino "Giovan Battista Pastine" airport can be found here.
With taxi
It's possible to use taxis to reach Rome from both airports. Authorized taxi vehicles are white with a “TAXI” sign on the roof. The symbol of the Municipality of reference is fixed to the front doors and the licence number is on the doors, on the back and inside the vehicle. Rides departing from the airports travelling to a destination within the Grande Raccordo Anulare (and vice versa) cannot exceed Euro 73.00.
You can find more information about taxis here (only in italian).
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Reaching the venue: from the city
Beside by walking, you can reach the venue by:
-> metro: the closest metro station (1.2 km away) is "Garbatella" along the Metro B (blue) line (link to Google Map)
- the train stations Roma Termini and Roma Ostiense are both served by the Metro B line, with the stations Termini and Piramide respectively
-> bus: the venue is served by few ATAC bus lines: 30, 160 and 714 (first link to Google Map and second link to Google Map)
- the venue is served also by other, secondary, ATAC bus lines: 669, 670, 671, 716, 792
- you can easily check the route of the ATAC bus lines using Google Map by directly selecting line number from a bus stop
Public transport (bus + tram + metro) tickets cost Euro 1.50. Tickets are valid for 100 minutes (but only for 1 metro trip!). You can buy tickets in the train stations, in the underground stations or in many newspaper or tobacco shops. Weekly cards (CIS, Euro 24.00) are also available. Additional information on public transport available at ATAC website.
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Hotels
There are two hotels close to the venue:
Hotel Caravel (4 stars)
Viale Cristoforo Colombo, 124
00147 Roma (RM)
link to the Hotel Caravel website
-> next to the Physics Week venue
Hotel Abitart (4 stars)
Via Pellegrino Matteucci, 10
00154 Roma (RM)
link to the Hotel Abitart website
-> 1.8 km away from the Physics Week venue
There are no pre-booked rooms, so you have to book them by yourself.
Note that there is a large number of Bed & Breakfasts and Guest Houses at a walking distance from the venue within the Garbatella area.
Of course, there are hundreds of hotels in the Rome city center. In case you prefer staying in the city center, we recommend to make a reservation in an hotel close to a Metro B line station.
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Restaurants
Here you can find a list of restaurants in the Garbatella area: link to the list
