The Meeting will take place in the historical centre of the city of Cefalù, near Palermo, from September 23 to 27, 2024. Five whole days will be devoted to the presentation of the
main scientific results of current research work in the selected areas.
The Meeting will take place in the hall “Sala delle Capriate”, (plenary session), and in the hall known as "Ottagono Santa Caterina" (poster session and coffee breaks), both located in the historical Municipal Palace of Cefalù.
The in entrance is in Corso Ruggero 139.
HOW TO GET IN CEFALU'
By public services
- From Palermo "Falcone e Borsellino" airport to the train station in Cefalù
Every 30 minutes there is a bus of "Prestia e Comandè" company or a train leaving from Palermo airport (it is also called "Punta Raisi") arriving in "Palermo Centrale" after 1 hour. Once in there get the train to Cefalù that will arrive at destination in another hour.
Bus timetable Train timetable
- From Catania "Fontana Rossa" airport to the train station in Cefalù
You can get a bus of "SAIS" company arriving in Palermo central station after 2 hours and half. Once in there you can get a train to Cefalù that will arrive at destination in 60 minutes
Train timetable
- From Trapani-Birgi "Vincenzo Florio" airport to the train station in Cefalù
There are 2 bus companies going from Trapani airport to Palermo central station: Terravision and Salemi. Once in Palermo (approximately 2 hours) you can get a train to Cefalù where you will arrive in 1 hour.
Bus timetable - Terravision Bus timetable - Salemi Train timetable
By car
- From Palermo "Falcone e Borsellino" arirport to Cefalù
Take the highway direction "Palermo", where you will arrive after 30 Km. Using the main street "Via Regione Siciliana" drive through the town and after that follow indications to "Messina". Drive for about 45 Km and stop at a first toll where is required to take a ticket and save it for later use. In fact, after additional 15 km, use the Cefalù exit and pay the highway fee at a second toll with the ticket taken earlier. Town centre is just 5 km away.
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- From Catania "Fontana Rossa" arirport to Cefalù
Follow indications to "Tangenziale di Catania" direction "Catania" and once on the crossroads take the highway direction "Palermo". After 150 km, past the "Buonfornello" exit, change direction and begin driving heading to "Messina", where you will have to stop at a first toll in order to take a ticket and save it for later use. In fact, after additional 15 km, use the Cefalù exit and pay the highway fee at a second toll with the ticket taken earlier. Town centre is just 5 km away.
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- From Trapani-Birgi "Vincenzo Florio" arirport to Cefalù
Follow indications to the highway and once in there take "Trapani" direction. After approximately 40 Km, you wil see a crossroads where you will have to change direction and begin driving heading to "Palermo", where you will get after aditional 60 Km. Using the main street "Via Regione Siciliana" drive through the town and after that follow indications to "Messina". Drive for about 45 Km and stop at a first toll where is required to take a ticket and save it for later use. In fact, after additional 15 km, use the Cefalù exit and pay the highway fee at a second toll with the ticket taken earlier. Town centre is just 5 km away.
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- Parking information
The historical centre of Cefalu' is a traffic limited area controlled by a camera working all day and all night, which means that you will have to look for a parking first because cars are not allowed throughout the day (not even to unload).
When the car will be parked you will have the possibility to call a taxi that will drop you directly by the accommodation for about 10 euro every 3 people (we can arrange that for you if requested).
There are 4 different typologies of parking:
Blue lines
These are hourly parking that cost 1 euro/hour (or slightly less depending by the area), from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00 (up to 24:00 near the beach). You can buy an expiring ticket by a few automatic machines labelled with a blue "P"
White lines
These parking can either be free for everybody or just for residents having a PASS. Both of them are preceded by a cartel having a blue background and a white "P" letter, but those reserved for residents will also have a second cartel, below the blue one, with a white background and an indication reporting who is allowed to use that parking. On the other hand, if there isn't any cartel other than the blue one, that parking can be used by anybody.
Following an example of both cartels: the first one is free for everybody while the second is free for residents only.
Free parking areas
The largest public area is by the Harbour, where it is allowed to park for free only on the square with a small petrol station, between white lines.
Paid parking areas
They are large outdoor spaces owned by privates and used as hourly and (mostly) daily parking. The two we advise are both located near the beach, one is closer to the historical centre but more expensive while the other is further but much cheaper. IMPORTANT NOTICE: we do not cohoperate with them and so we can not guarantee these prices will always be applied, the information we are giving are intended to be used as reference.
Closer parking: pricing changes depending by the season and you can pay up to 12 and up to 24 hours. It usually costs between 3 and 7 euro for 12 hours and between 6 and 14 euro for 24 hours, with possible discounts in case of a weekly stay. Phone number: 0039 339 7556630
Further parking: it costs 5 euro/day throughout the year. Phone number: 0039 328 7340900
Parking map
