Venue
Villa Elios
A magnificent Northern Italian mansion with 2 lecture theatres, library, guest rooms, study rooms, computer rooms etc. inside a beautiful park.

Villa Elios
Via Gavazzeni 21
24125 Bergamo, Italy
Tel. + 39 035 31 0018
Fax + 39 035 803 1655
Disclaimer
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Travel Details
By Air:
Milan Bergamo/Orio al Serio Airport - Bergamo (Closest Airport Option)
The school is approximately 10 minutes from Milan Bergamo airport, named Orio al Serio Airport /http://www.orioaeroporto.it). Milan Orio al Serio airport is easily reached from all over Lombardy and is in a particularly favourable geographic position, being both centrally located in a highly industrialised area and near areas of particular tourist interest. It is a low cost airport with flights from many cities in Europe. It is advisable to use Bergamo airport and only if you cannot take a flight to Bergamo airport you should preferably use Linate or otherwise Malpense. The school is approximately 45 minutes by car from Milan.
Tel. +39-035-326323
http://www.sacbo.it/inglese/homepage.htm
Taxi service in airport from 6.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m., tel.+39-035-313122
Malpensa Airport - Milan
http://www.malpensa-airport.com/
a) From Malpensa to Milan: Malpensa Express Train to Cadorna Railway Station - Milan
Infoline +39 02 27763 (automatic reply service)
+39 02 84477500 (7.00-20.00, voice service)
http://www.ferrovienord.it/webmxp/ing/frame-orari-ing.htm
From Milan to Bergamo: see "By Bus" below from stazione Garibaldi to Bergamo by Autostradale Bus
b) From Malpensa to Milan: Malpensa Shuttle to Stazione Centrale - Milan
Information Service +39 02 58583185
http://www.airpullman.com/orari/milano.htm
From Milan to Bergamo: see "By Bus" below from Stazione Centrale to Bergamo by Autostradale Bus or by train to Railway Station - Bergamo
Linate Airport - Milan
http://www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/Eng/linate
From Linate to Stazione Centrale - Milan by taxi or by STAM Bus:
http://www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/Linate/collegamenti/collegamenti.htm
From Milan to Bergamo: see "By Bus" below from Stazione Centrale to Bergamo by Autostradale Bus or by train to Railway Station - Bergamo
By Car:
Motorway A4 (E13) Milano-Venezia
Exit Bergamo

By Train:
Ferrovie dello Stato FF.SS. http://www.fs-on-line.com/index.html p.le Marconi - Bergamo
Ticket office and Information office: tel. +39-035-247950
By Bus:
Autostradale
http://www.autostradale.com/orari/orari/Milano_Bergamo.htm
Buses from Milan to Bergamo
Bergamo, p.le Marconi, tel.+39-035-244354
Milan, stazione Garibaldi, tel. 39-02-801161
