Palazzo dei Congressi of Stresa
The 5th ICTHIC (2010) will be held in the Palazzo dei Congressi of Stresa. Click here to see the website.
Lake Maggiore
Reflecting mirrors of water, surrounded by the beautiful scenery of parks, gardens and mountain routes from where you can admire seven lakes, the Po Valley in the Italian and Swiss Alps.This is how Lake Maggiore and Lake Mergozzo present themselves. Of Lake Maggiore what strikes at first is the sight of the magnificent islands that form, together with historic castles and the Island of Cannero and the Island of St. John the Baptist, a beautiful archipelago. Isola Bella, home to the Borromeo Palace (1670); Fishermen Island, typical maze of picturesque lanes and alleys, Isola Madre, with its famous botanical gardens rich in rare plants and animals who live in freedom.
City of Stresa
For tourist information visit http://www.stresa.org/eng/index.html
or http://www.comune.stresa.vb.it/ (only in Italian)
How to reach the meeting venue
-By car: Stresa can be easily reached by motorways Milano>Laghi (A8) or Genova>Voltri>Sempione (A26). The exit is Carpugnino-Stresa.
-By train: Stresa can be easily reached from Milan, Gallarate, Arona, Domodossola. From Milan Central Railways Station ("Milano Centrale") it takes about an hour. The railways station of Stresa is located in Via Carducci, a five-minute walk from the Palazzo dei Congressi (meeting venue) and the majority of the hotels. For the railways schedule please refer to: www.trenitalia.com
-By plane, Stresa is 45 Km from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) and 95 Km from Milan Linate Airport (LIN).
Milan Linate airport is connected to the Milan Central Railway Station, with a bus service managed and controlled by ATM (Milan Transport Company). From Central Station a frequent train guarantees connection with Stresa (see above).
From Milan Malpensa Airport there is a daily bus service called ALIBUS SERVICE, which allows a connection to Stresa (and vice versa) during the high season. ALIBUS SERVICE must be booked online on at least the day before the arrival in Italy, by 11.00 Italy time. If not booked the service is not guaranteed to run. (For Sundays and Mondays arrivals, book the service by Saturday at 11.00). Departures for the Alibus Service is located at Malpensa Terminal 1>Exit door N° 4>Bus stop n°22, or Malpensa Terminal 2>Bus stop N° 15
For ALIBUS information and reservations : http://www.safduemila.com/alibus_2010.html
For information about airports in Milan visit the SEA website:
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
