Piacenza is a small city (100,000 inhabitants) with a key position in the Italian Food Valley. The University is the largest private one in all of Europe. The Faculty of Agriculture, with a traditional small campus environment, was founded in 1952, and soon acquired an international reputation both in agriculture and economics: today it is a leader in the agri-food sector.
For more information please visit:
http://turismo.provincia.piacenza.it/en.html
The XVII Symposium in Pesticide Chemistry will be held at:
See the following instructions for information on how to reach us:
Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate, Bergamo Orio al Serio are the nearest airports to Piacenza.
You can reach Piacenza station on railway lines that go from Milano to Bologna, and from Torino to Piacenza.
See here for train timetables: http://www.trenitalia.com/
Once you are at Piacenza station you can reach the University by bus (line 2 to San Lazzaro/Università, line 3 or 7 to Capitolo, for more info about bus timetables see (www.setaweb.it/azienda/index.php?azienda=pc)
Taxi service is available, here you can find some useful phone numbers:
Carry on straight from both directions to Piacenza, turn left at the second roundabout and continue till Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Below are the hotels recommended to the participants.
Please mention SYMPOSIUM PESTICIDE – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore upon booking.
| Hotel | Address | Phone | ||
| Hotel City *** | Via Emilia Parmense 54 | +39 0523 579752 | [email protected] | |
| Park Hotel Best Western **** | Str. Val Nure 7 | +39 0523 712600 | [email protected] | |
| Mh Piacenza Fiera **** | Via Caorsana 127 | +39 0523 606288 | [email protected] | |
| Euro Hotel *** | Via Colombo 29 | +39 0523 606011 | [email protected] | |
| Hotel Ovest **** | Via Primo Maggio 82 | +39 0523 712222 | [email protected] | |
| Inc Hotels Grande Albergo Roma**** | Via Cittadella 14 | +39 0523 323201 | [email protected] |