The conference will be hosted by the University of Padua’s Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies, in our new site “Complesso Beato Pellegrino” at:
via E. Vendramini, 13
I-35137, Padua, Italy
tel. +39 049 827 9700
www.disll.unipd.it
www.disll.unipd.it
The main entrance to the venue is: 13, Via Vendramini. A second entrance can be found at: 28, Via Beato Pellegrino.
The venue is a 15-minute walk from Padua’s main squares: Piazza dei Signori, Piazza delle Erbe, and Piazza della Frutta. It is less than 15 minutes away from the train and bus stations.
The conference opening ceremony is at 9.00 on Thursday 22nd September and the closing ceremony ends at 13.00 on Saturday 24th September. This will be followed by a light lunch.
The registration and information desk will be open from 8.15 on the 22nd, and from 8.30 on the 23rd and 24th.
All conference rooms are equipped with a PC and projector.
The rooms and toilets are all fully accessible. Should you require any assistance please get in touch with the conference organisers.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Phone numbers:
Taxi: +39 049-651333
Ambulance service: 118
Police: 113
Fire brigade: 115
COPY CENTRE
If you need to print anything or make photocopies, the nearest copy centre, “La Cornucopia”, is located at 15, via Beato Pellegrino. Editing/copying services can be booked in advance (La Cornucopia; email: info@copisterialacornucopia.it OR la.cornucopia.padova@gmail.com; phone: (+39) 0497358530).
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Padua is in the north-east of Italy, 40 km west of Venice and 90 km east of Verona.
By plane
The nearest international airports are: Marco Polo International Airport, Venice (www.veniceairport.it),
Treviso Airport (www.trevisoairport.it) and Valerio Catullo airport in Verona (www.aeroportoverona.it).
You can reach Padua by shuttle from these airports with Taxi Air Service (www.airservicepadova.it) or Landomas Service (www.landomas.it). You should book in advance.
Travel time from Venice or Treviso is 40 minutes, and from Verona 1 hour 20 minutes.
Venice and Treviso airports are also connected to Padua by coaches run by the SITA bus company. Coaches to and from Treviso Airport run about every 30 minutes from 6:00am to 9:00pm, and about every 60 minutes for Venice airport.
Timetables:
From and to Marco Polo Venice Airport
From and to Treviso Airport
The bus stops are just outside the arrivals areas at both airports. Tickets can be bought at the airports, though normally not on board. Travel time from each airport is about 1 hour 10 minutes. The final destination is Padua coach station/train station, and where local buses and taxis are available. The station is just a 12-minute walk from the conference venue.
Verona airport is connected by a shuttle service to Verona railway station, where trains can be caught to Padua railway station (www.trenitalia.it). Trains run about every hour and travel time is about 1 hour.
For taxis, call Radio Taxi (+39 049 651333 www.taxipadova.it).
By train
Padua is connected to the major cities in Italy by the national train service Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.com). Venice is about half an hour away and Rome about 4 hours away.
The station is just a 12-minute walk from the conference venue.
By car
Exit the Milano-Venezia motorway at “Padova Est”. From there, follow the signs to the city centre (“centro”).
There is streetside parking close to the conference venue (€1.10/hour in Via Vendramini, €1.70 in Piazzale Mazzini).
Please make your own accommodation arrangements. Here are some suggestions:
4 star hotels (****)
Hotel Majestic Toscanelli
Via dell'Arco, 2
35122 Padova
Tel: +39 049 663244
Website : www.toscanelli.com
Email: majestic@toscanelli.com
Hotel Europa
Largo Europa, 9
35137, Padova
Tel: +39 049 661200
Website : www.hoteleuropapd.it
Email: info@hoteleuropapd.it
Hotel Donatello
Via del Santo, 102/104
35123 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8750634
Website : www.hoteldonatello.net
Email: info@hoteldonatello.net
Hotel Milano
Via Pilade Bronzetti n. 62
35138 Padova
Tel: 39 049. 871 2555
Fax: +39 0498713923
Website : www.hotelmilano-padova.it
Email: info@hotelmilano-padova.it
Hotel Grand’Italia
Corso del Popolo, 81
35131 Padova
Tel: Tel +39 049 8761111
Fax: +39 049 8750850
Website : www.hotelgranditalia.it
Email: booking@hotelgranditalia.it
3 star hotels (***)
Hotel Verdi
Via Dondi dall'Orologio, 7
35139 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8364163
Fax + 39 049 8780175
Website : www.albergoverdipadova.it
Email: info@albergoverdipadova.it
Hotel Patavium
Via Beato Pellegrino, 106
35137 Padova
Tel: +39 049 723698
Fax: +39 049 8728372
Website : www.hotelpatavium.it
Email: info@hotelpatavium.it
Hotel S. Antonio
Via San Fermo, 118
35137 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8751393
Website : www.hotelsantantonio.it
Email: info@hotelsantantonio.it
Hotel Al Santo
Via del Santo, 147
35123 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8752131
Fax: +39 049 8788076
Website : www.alsanto.it
Email: alsanto@alsanto.it
Hotel Al Cason
Via Fra’ Paolo Sarpi, 40
35138 Padova
Tel: + 39 049 662636
Fax: + 39 049 656915
Website : https://www.hotelalcason.com/en/
Email: info@hotelalcason.com
Hotel Corso
Corso del Popolo, 2a
35131 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8750822
Fax: +39 049 661576
Website : http://corso.padua.hotels-veneto.com/en/
Email: info@hotelcorsopadova.it
2 star hotels (**)
Art Hotel Al Fagiano
Via A. Locatelli, 45
35123 Padova
Tel: +39 049 8750073
Fax: +39 049 8753396
Website : www.alfagiano.com
Email: info@alfagiano.com
Hotel Padova Casa del Pellegrino
Via Melchiorre Cesarotti, 21
35123 Padova
Tel: +39 0498239711
Fax +39 049 8239780
Website : www.casadelpellegrino.com
Email: info@casadelpellegrino.com
1 star hotels and other (*)
Hotel Eden
Via Cesare Battisti, 255
35121 Padova
Tel: 049 650484
Fax: 049 8364097
Website : www.hoteledenpadova.it
Email: info@hoteledenpadova.it
B&B Diamantino Town House
Piazza dei Signori, 28
35139 Padova
Tel.: +39 049 8752154; Mobile: +39 345 5835616;
Fax: +39 049 2133002
Website : www.diamantino.it
Email: info@diamantino.it
B&B Gioia
v. Pietro Liberi n. 10
35132 Padova
Mobile: +39 393 0116407
Website : http://bb-gioia.allpadovahotels.com/en/
Email: info.bbgioia@gmail.com
B&B Langer House
Via Niccolò Tommaseo, 50
35131 Padova
Mobile: +39 334 1459079; +39 328 2147938
Fax +39 049 7969284
Website : www.langerhouse.it
Email: booking@langerhouse.it
Youth Hostel
Centro Turistico Giovanile Veneto
Ostello “Città di Padova”
Via Aleardo Aleardi 30
35122 Padova
Tel. & Fax: +39.049.8752219
Website : https://ostello-della-gioventu-citta-di-padova-padua.vivehotels.com/en/
For more options, you may want to visit
www.turismopadova.it , www.booking.com
or www.airbnb.com
For an overview of Padua, its history and art you can visit:
https://www.venetoinside.com/discover-veneto/venice-art-cities/padua/
Here are the links to some of Padua’s most important attractions:
Scrovegni Chapel – Giotto’s 13th-century frescos (advance booking required)
http://www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it/index.php/en/
In 2021, a selection of Padova's frescoes became a UNESCO World Heritage Site
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1623/gallery/
University of Padua (2022 is a special year as we celebrate our 800 anniversary)
https://800anniunipd.it/en/timeline/history/
The world's first anatomical theatre in the University's Palazzo Bo’
https://www.unipd.it/en/bo/virtual-tour
Basilica del Santo
https://www.santantonio.org/en/basilica
The Botanical Garden
https://www.ortobotanicopd.it/en/