Venue

Conference

The conference will be held at the Department of Information Engineering (DEI) in the Aula Magna “A. Lepschy”, located in the building DEI/D, first floor.

Accessibility and inclusive measures at DEI and UNIPD

The University of Padova is always careful in promoting and implementing policies attentive to any disparities and inequalities, to encourage “the full participation in university life of students in conditions of disability, vulnerability, or difficulty”. For instance, there are referees for inclusion and disability, such as the Rector’s delegate and Department advisors, to contact for any issues in any space of the University. We refer to this document for the list of referees, including Prof. Andrea Galtarossa, in charge for DEI. Also, dedicated services or extraordinary measures, in case of need, are offered to guarantee attendance in the classroom. For further details, please see this webpage.

How to reach the venue from the Padova city center

The venue can easily be reached from the Padova city center, the railway station, and the bus station with a 20-minute walk. Alternatively, one can take a bus. Bus timetables can be checked on Google Maps or on the website of the company offering the service, i.e., BusItalia. There, one can also find information about accessibility measures (in Italian and English).

How to reach Padova

Padova can be reached in several ways.

By car

There are two highways arriving in Padova:

• A4 Torino – Trieste, with exit at Padova Ovest or Padova Est;
• A13 Bologna – Padova, with exit at Padova Sud or Padova Zona Industriale.

In both cases, reaching the venue takes about 10-20 minutes from the corresponding exit.

Parking lots:

• There are car parks with time meters in Via Trieste, Via Loredan, and Via Gradenigo (5-minute walk to the venue);
• Otherwise, there is the Car Park Padua City Center (10-minute walk to the venue).
• To people with limited mobility who may need a parking space in the city center, we suggest looking at this webpage and contacting the Municipality of Padova.

By train

The Padova railway station is about a 20-minute walk from the venue and a 15-minute walk from the city center.

• High-speed trains connect Padova with the main Italian cities such as Venice, Verona, Trieste, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Salerno, and Bari.
• Local trains connect Padova to smaller towns.

Timetables:

• Trenitalia (high-speed and local trains; about accessibility, see here);
• Italo (high-speed trains; about accessibility, see here).

By plane

Hereafter, we list the closest airports:

• Venezia “Marco Polo” Airport (49 km):
  • From the airport, one can reach Padova with Busitalia coach Venezia Marco Polo-Padova (every 40 minutes, from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m). The trip takes 45 minutes and the route terminates at Padova railway station. Tickets can be bought online or directly at the airport. More information, timetables, baggage, and tickets, can be found here.
  • About accessibility, see here.
• Treviso “Antonio Canova” Airport (62 km):
  • From the airport, one can reach Padova with the MOM coach 101 Venice Treviso airport-Padova (every 20-30 minutes from 5:31 a.m. to 8:26 p.m.) The trip takes around 1 hour and the route terminates at the Padova railway station. Timetables can be checked here by looking for the “Aeroporto Canova” bus stop. Tickets can be bought online or directly at the airport or at the bus ticket counter.
  • About accessibility, see here.
• Verona “Valerio Catullo” Airport (86 km):
  • From the airport, one can reach Padova by:
    • Train, from the Verona Porta Nuova railway station. The airport is linked to the station by the Verona Airlink shuttle bus (every 20 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to 11:10 p.m.).
    • Coaches (e.g., Flixbus).
  • About accessibility, see here.
• Bologna “Guglielmo Marconi” Airport (120 km):
  • From the airport, one can reach Padova by:
    • Train, from the Bologna Centrale railway station. The airport is linked to the station by the Marconi Express monorail.
    • Coaches (e.g., Flixbus).
  • About accessibility, see here.
• Milano Bergamo – Orio al Serio Airport (194 km), Milano Linate Airport (240 km), and Milano Malpensa Airport (281 km):
  • All airports are linked to the city’s railways stations. From them, one can reach Padova by:
    • Train, from the Milano Centrale or Bergamo railway stations.
    • Coaches (e.g., Flixbus).
  • About accessibility, see here.

By coach

The primary bus operators working in Padova are:

• Flixbus (about accessibility, see here) and Itabus (about accessibility, see here) whose bus stop in Padova is located in Via Fra’ Paolo Sarpi 42 (25-minute walk to the venue, and 5-minute walk to the railway station and the bus station);
• Busitalia (about accessibility, see here), whose bus stop is located in Viale della Pace 1 (next to the Padova railway station, 20-minute walk to the venue).

Accommodation

We suggest finding an accommodation by checking on Booking or Airbnb for availability and prices.

Best locations are:

• Trade Fair Area
• City Center
• University Hospital Area

Alternatively, one can check the following hotels and B&B:

• Best Western Plus Hotel Galileo
• Hotel Donatello
• B&B Hotel Padova
• B&B Al Santo

Where to eat

We suggest the following places for a quick lunch near the Department of Information Engineering:

• Bar I Tre Scalini
• Focacceria Da Francesco
• Handa
• La Piadineria
• Peace ‘n Spice
• Ristorante Al Porteo
• Wok Time
• Hosteria Moderna
• Porta Portello Portami Via
• Retro’Gusto

Bonus tip: for a very special local coffee, try Pedrocchino at Bar Pedrocchi.