11–12 Jul 2018
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
Europe/Rome timezone

Travel information

Observatory location

The observatory is located inside the university campus. You can find the exact location in this map:

https://www.google.it/maps/place/Istituto+Nazionale+Di+Astrofisica/@37.528952,15.0718877,19.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x1313fd268b4abf51:0x80cd40781cd1b795!8m2!3d37.5287809!4d15.0717549?hl=it&authuser=0

 

Airport to/from city centre

Catania Airport is only few kilometres south of the city. There is a bus connecting the airport to city centre, the "Alibus". The ticket cost is 4 €. More information and the bus path can be found here.

 

Taxi

Taxi service is managed by the "Radio Taxi Catania" company (tel. +39 095330966). There is a flat rate from/to airport to/from the city centre of 20 €. The airport to/from observatory rate is 24 €.

 

How to reach the observatory

The most convenient way to get to the Observatory from the city centre is using the bus BRT1 (stop "Policlinico"). Once you get down from the bus follow this map:

The complete bus path can be found here.

 

Accommodation

The hotels that we recommend are:
"UNA Palace Hotel" (Via Etnea 218)
"San Max" (Via Etnea 329)
"Il Principe" (close to Piazza Università, Via Alessi 24)
"NH Bellini" (Piazza Trento 13)