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Venice Seminars
Close Encounters Across all Divides
June 7th-9th, 2018 | Giorgio Cini Foundation and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
The Venice Seminars, in partnership with the Center for Humanities and Social Change at University of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Giorgio Cini Foundation, intend to explore the sources of toleration in diverse cultural and religious traditions, in both the secular liberal as in a confessional context, in different historical regions of the world, Western and Eastern, in the Christian history of thought as well as in Hebraism, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Hinduism.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR AN ENJOYABLE STAY IN VENICE
Location:
– From 7th (morning) to 9th June the Venice Seminars will be held at Giorgio Cini Foundation, on the Island of San Giorgio, Venice and at Ca’ Foscari University.
Address: Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, 30124 Venezia
Travel and Accommodation:
Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
A room near Santa Lucia Train Station may be a suitable option since you can easily reach San Giorgio Island with vaporetto line n°2 in 45 minutes from Ferrovia Stop (in front of Santa Lucia train station).
Also a room near “Zattere” vaporetto stop may be a good option since you can reach San Giorgio Island with vaporetto line n°2 in 10 minutes.
Another option can be a room in Mestre, that is cheaper than a room on the main Island, from where you can reach the main island with the bus T2.
Here a list of suitable accommodations:
Hotel Andria (Mestre) http://www.hoteladriavenice.it/en/
Legrenzi Rooms (Mestre) http://en.legrenzirooms.com/
B&B outlet sweet Venice (Mestre) http://www.outletsweetvenice.com/en/
B&B romantica Venezia (Mestre) http://www.venezia-bb.it/en_bb_home.htm
Hotel San Geremia (near Ferrovia stop, Santa Lucia Train Station – vaporetto line n°2) http://www.hotelsangeremia.com/?lang=en
Hotel Adriatico (near Ferrovia stop, Santa Lucia Train Station – vaporetto line n°2) http://www.venicehoteladriatico.com/
Hotel Dolomiti (near Ferrovia stop, Santa Lucia Train Station – vaporetto line n°2) http://www.hoteldolomitivenice.com/index.php
Hotel Pensione Seguso (near Zattere Stop – vaporetto line n°2) http://www.pensionesegusovenice.com/index.php
Also Fondazione Cini have few single and double rooms available in Vittore Branca Center, on the Island of San Giorgio write directly to: Massimo Busetto <campus@cini.it>
You may find useful the official Venice transport map here: waterborne routes http://www.actv.it/sites/default/files/ultimamappa.pdf