In the Florence City Center, in the heart of the Renaissance Capital, the Complesso di Sant’Apollonia welcomes you. Here the magnificence of the XIV-century Benedictine convent, combined with the artistic and scientific treasures, offers a unique experience to appreciate the atmosphere and the typical flavours of one of the most loved cities in the world.
You can get information on the Complesso di Sant’Apollonia HERE.
HOW TO REACH THE COMPLESSO DI SANT’APOLLONIA
The Complesso di Sant’Apollonia is located in Firenze, close to Piazza San Marco, not far from the Santa Maria in Fiore Cathedral.
The address of the Auditorium is
Via San Gallo 25a, Firenze, Italy
GPS Coordinates: 43.77799757798604, 11.256798225847682
By train
If you are traveling from Rome, Bologna, Milan or Pisa, get off at Firenze S.Maria Novella railway station. You can take a taxi or a bus to Complesso di Sant’Apollonia.
By plane
“Useful” airports to get to Firenze are: Firenze A. Vespucci, Pisa G. Galilei, Bologna G. Marconi, Roma Fiumicino and Milano Malpensa.
- From Firenze airport you may catch a taxi (20 min.) or a shuttle bus (“Vola in bus”) to the Firenze S. Maria Novella railway station.
- From Pisa airport, bus connections (“Terravision” or “Autostradale”) will bring you to the Firenze S. Maria Novella railway station in about one hour.
- From Bologna airport you can get a shuttle bus to the Bologna Centrale railway station from where you’ll get to Firenze S. Maria Novella in about half an hour.
- From Roma Fiumicino airport the fast train connection “Leonardo Express” brings you to “Roma Termini” railway station in 40 minutes. There, the “FrecciaRossa” fast train brings you to Firenze S. Maria Novella in about 90 minutes.
- From Milano-Malpensa airport you can take a shuttle train bringing you to the “Porta Garibaldi” railway station in Milano. Unfortunately no connections to Firenze are available at this station; you must reach the “Milano Centrale” station by undergrund (a few minutes) from where you can take a “FrecciaRossa” fast train to Firenze (about 90 minutes)
It is a 15-minute walk or you can take a taxi or a bus at Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Complesso di Sant’Apollonia.
By bus
From Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bagno a Ripoli you can catch a bus of the urban lines (INFOBUS):
Line 6 – From Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station it is a 3-min walk to Piazza Adua. Then you take the bus and get off at Santa Reparata stop.
Line 14 – From Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station it is a 3-min walk to Piazza Adua. Then you take the bus and get off at Santa Reparata stop.
For any emergency during the conference you can call +39 333 1152917.
By taxi
The main taxi lines are:
Radio Taxi CO.TA.FI +39 055 4390 or +39 055 4499
Radio Taxi SO.CO.TA. +39 055 4242 or +39 055 4798