Villa Mondragone is in Monte Porzio Catone, a small town in a hilly region ("Castelli Romani") in the outskirts of Rome. Both hotels are close to the conference site, one (Hotel Villa Vecchia) at walking distance (about 1 Km), the other one (Hotel dei Giovannella) a little farther away. During the conference, transportation will be organized between the hotels and the conference site. A shuttle bus will pick up the participants at the Hotel dei Giovannella at 8:05, then at the Hotel Villa Vecchia at 8:15, and arrive at Villa Mondragone shortly before the scheduled starting time at 8:30. The shuttle will then take all participants back to the hotels after the last afternoon session. On Monday July 30 the registration desk will be open from 16:00-19:00 at the conference site, and refreshments will be served there, but no shuttle bus will be running, since the arrival time will vary. Participants wishing to register on Monday afternoon can walk there from the Hotel Villa Vecchia, or, from either hotel, phone the following numbers for being picked up: 06-94019424 / 329-6226829.
Here are the instructions on how to reach the hotels on the arrival day:
Hotel Villa Vecchia
From Fiumicino airport
You can either take:
a fast train to Termini railway station (departures every 30 minutes, first departure at 07:37, last departure at 22:37, the trip lasts 32 minutes), ticket 17,000 Italian Lire, and then continue from Termini (see below),
or a taxi (cost around 100,000/120,000 Italian Lire - 45/55 US$, instructions on the best way to do it here).
From Ciampino airport
You can either take:
a bus. There is a blue COTRAL bus (only one line) to Anagnina underground terminal. The bus leaves every 20 minutes or so and stops at Ciampino railways station and at Anagnina underground terminal. The ticket is on sale at the news kiosk in the airport and costs 2,000 Italian Lire. Then you continue from Anagnina (see below)
or a taxi. The taxi should cost around 70,000/80,000 Italian Lire - 30/35 US$, instructions on the best way to do it here).
From Termini railway station
You have 2 options:
1) take a train to Frascati (find here the train timetable), ticket 3,500 Italian Lire. At the Frascati station you will be picked up by the hotel shuttle. If you arrive from Fiumicino airport, you can buy both train tickets at the airport, and you should inform both the hotel and Ciak Selezione Immagine (marisella.c@tiscalinet.it) about your arrival time at Fiumicino in order to let them arrange a sort of timetable for the shuttle to go and pick up the guests.
2) take the underground "A" to the final stop Anagnina (ticket
1,500 Italian Lire) and then continue from Anagnina (see below).
From Anagnina
Take a blue Cotral bus (find here the bus timetable)
direction Rocca Priora, to Frascati, ticket 3,000 Italian Lire, and get off
at the Hotel Villa Vecchia stop (it should be the third one after Frascati town,
and in any case you can either ask the driver or switch on the signal when you
see the hotel on your right-hand side). All the buses shown in the bus timetable
drive in front of the Hotel Villa Vecchia. There are other few buses going from
Anagnina to Rocca Priora passing through Grottaferrata but those are not suitable.
By car
From highway A1 Milano - Napoli or highway A24 L'Aquila - Pescara: follow direction
Roma Sud, exit Monte Porzio Catone, then follow signs for the hotel.
From highway A1 Roma - Napoli: take the exit Monte Porzio Catone, from there follow signs for the hotel
From downtown Rome: take the G.R.A. (Grande Raccordo Anulare, the highway which goes around Rome) to the highway Roma - Napoli, then the exit Monte Porzio Catone, from there follow signs for the hotel.
Hotel dei Giovannella
From Fiumicino airport
You can either take:
a fast train to Termini railway station (departures every 30 minutes, first departure at 07.37, last departure at 22. 37, the run lasts 32 minutes), ticket 17,000 Italian Lire, and then continue from Termini (see below),
or a taxi (cost around 100,000/120,000 Italian Lire - 45/55 US$, instructions on the best way to do it here).
From Ciampino airport
You can either take:
a bus. There is a a blue COTRAL bus (only one line) to Anagnina underground terminal. The bus leaves every 20 minutes or so and stops at Ciampino railways station and at Anagnina underground terminal. The ticket is on sale at the news kiosk in the airport and costs 2,000 Italian Lire. Then continue from Anagnina (see below).
or a taxi (cost around 70,000/80,000 Italian Lire - 30/35 US$, instructions on the best way to do it here).
From Termini railway station
You have 2 options:
1) take a train to Frascati (find here the train timetable), ticket 3,500 Italian Lire, and then a taxi. If you arrive from Fiumicino airport, you can buy both train tickets at the airport.
2) take the underground "A" to the final stop Anagnina (ticket 1,500 Italian Lire) and then continue from Anagnina (see below).
From Anagnina
Take a blue Cotral bus (find here the bus timetable)
direction Rocca Priora, getting off at Monte Porzio Catone, ticket 3,500 Italian
Lire. The stop is off the hotel on week-days and about 100 m. far on Sundays.
All the buses shown in the bus timetable drive by the Hotel dei Giovannella.
There are other few buses going from Anagnina to Rocca Priora passing through
Grottaferrata but those are not suitable.
By car
From highway A1 Milano - Napoli or highway A24 L'Aquila - Pescara: follow direction
Roma Sud, exit Monte Porzio Catone, then turn right and follow the signs Monte
Porzio. There is a slope about 1 Km long which takes you to a crossroads. At
the crossroads turn left: the Hotel dei Giovannella is the second building on
your right-hand side.
From highway A1 Roma - Napoli: take the exit Monte Porzio Catone, then follow the above instructions.
From downtown Rome: take the G.R.A. (Grande Raccordo Anulare, the highway which goes around Rome) to the highway Roma - Napoli, then the exit Monte Porzio Catone, then follow the above instructions.
