Venue
Conference Hotel: Savoia Regency Hotel
Accommodation
The conference will be hosted at Savoia Regency Hotel. The other two hotels – Country House and Sydney – are both close to Regency and managed by the same company: Country House is just in front of Regency (walk 2 minutes by foot); Sydney is about 3 km from Regency. Attendees can book and pay directly the rooms on availability. Rates below are already discounted and much lower than publicly available ones.
Rates for the Savoia hotels (Regency and Country House) as follows vat 10% included – city tax not included per night – bed and breakfast:
- comfort room single use € 95 bb
- comfort room double use € 115 bb
Rates at the Sydney Hotel as follows vat 10% included – city tax not included per night – bed and breakfast:
- comfort room single use € 80 bb
- comfort room double use € 100 bb
Discounted rates can be obtained by emailing to respective hotels and mentioning you will be attending the ICDCS conference.
Savoia Regency Hotel – Ms. Marina – regency@savoia.eu
Savoia Country House – Mr. Abdel – countryhouse@savoia.eu
Sydney Hotel – Mrs. Valentina – booking@thesydneyhotel.eu
The City
Capital of the Metropolitan city and of the Emilia-Romagna region, Bologna is located between the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the heart of the Po Valley. Due to its position between North and South, East and West, the Adriatic coast as well as cities such as Venice, Florence, Milan, and Rome can easily be reached from Bologna.
City of art, culture, and commerce, with a streamlined trade-fair organization and a well-known manufacturing and motor tradition, Bologna is famous for its almost 40 km of arcades, the longest in the world.
Also called “The Learned” for its old University, and “The Fat” for its food tradition, the city is also a “UNESCO creative City of Music” and has one of the largest and most well-preserved medieval historical centers, full of restaurants, taverns, theaters, and shops.
Home of many famous artists such as Giorgio Morandi, Guido Reni, the Carraccis, Guercino, Aspertini, its charm has also charmed notable people like Mozart, Carducci, Dante, Rossini and Guglielmo Marconi, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Rich in art and history, Bologna will amaze the visitor in all seasons, with its enjoyable and lively summer atmosphere or with the magic of Christmas illuminations.
A first look at the city is from the beautiful Piazza Maggiore where medieval palaces look down upon an intense public life and economic activity. They perfectly combine with modernity, while preserving their antique charm. For instance, Palazzo d’Accursio, seat of the municipal administration, houses inside its ancient walls the Art Nouveau-style Salaborsa multimedia Library as well as Roman archaeological excavations, visible from a modern glass floor.
Among the symbols of Bologna there are the Neptune Fountain by Giambologna, and the medieval towers, particularly the magnificent Two Towers: Asinelli tower (98 m) and its neighbouring “twin” Garisenda (48 m, also mentioned in Dante’s Inferno).
Alma Mater Studiorum is the oldest Western University. Its first prestigious seat was the Archiginnasio, whose walls are decorated with the coats of arms of the students. Here it is possible to visit the Anatomical Theatre, where practical lessons of cadaver dissection took place in the past.
Walking along the ancient streets and the never-ending porticoes, canals are an unexpected surprise. They date back to the 12th century and can be visited underground too.
A rich heritage of art is housed in the numerous Museums and Galleries, as well as in the multitude of religious buildings. Among them, a special mention should be made to the complex of Santo Stefano, the one of San Domenico with the Saint’s marble tomb by Nicolò dall’Arca and decorated with Michelangelo’s sculptures, and the church of Santa Maria della Vita which houses another Nicolò dall’Arca’s masterpiece, the Pietà sculpture (Lamentation over the Dead Christ).
For more information about Bologna: https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en
Visit Bologna in one day: https://visitupbologna.com/tour-storico-bologna-giorno-uno/?lang=en
Aperitif tours of Bologna: https://visitupbologna.com/tour-aperitivo-di-bologna/?lang=en
Airport – city center connection: https://www.bologna-airport.it/en/passenger-airport-guide/transfer-from-and-to-the-airport/train-to-the-city-centre/?idC=62594&urlBack=back
City bus information: https://www.startromagna.it/