CONFERENCE SITE AND HEADQUARTERS HOTEL
Russott Hotel
(formerly Ramada Hotel Giardini Naxos)
Via Jannuzzo 47
98035 Giardini Naxos, Messina, Italy
Phone: +39-0942-51-931
Fax: +39-0942-56-128
Email: infonaxos@russottfinance.com
URL: Russott
Hotel
HOTEL RESERVATION
The hotel reservation for the conference is managed directly by the hotel
reservation office. You can reserve by fax (+39 094256128) or email (infonaxos@russottfinance.com)
the booking form you can download here. Please,
remember to specify the group code IEEE in order to get the discounted
conference rate.
TRANSPORTATION
How to reach the hotel
Giardini Naxos is a well-famous seaside resort on the landward side of the lungomare, a long road running alongside the shore from Capo Schiṣ north-west to Taormina.
Naxos was the first Greek colony in Sicily, founded in 735 B.C. by Chalcidians of Euboea. Situated below Taormina, with his lovely bay, a splendid sea, in a flat coastal position, Naxos is archeologically one of the very few remaining chances to study the most ancient aspects of Greek urbanistics.
From the 18th C. onwards the village of citrus farmers and fishermen lived simply in this "village of gardens", that's where the name Giardini (Gardens) comes from.
For a long time, the "garden town" merely served as a sheltered anchorage for nearby Taormina. The epithet originates from the cotton and sugar-cane plantations which, through the centuries, were replaced by citrus orchards. This for a longtime provided the best source of income until, in the 1950s, the place developed into an important holiday resort, thanks partly to the attraction of nearby Taormina, which provides a splendid backdrop.
Arrival by airplane
The International Airport of Catania is the most convenient (www.aeroporto.catania.it); Catania can be reached by no-stop flights from many european cities or via the main italian Hub in Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa, each one in connection with Catania with many daily flights.
From the Catania airport there is a convenient connection with Giardini Naxos via public coach service managed by Etna Trasporti (see the Etna Trasporti web site for time table)
The Catania airport is connected with Catania railway station by "ALIBUS". ALIBUS is a public bus connecting the Airport with the railway station every 20 minutes, from 5.00 am to midnight, about 90 minutes run. Trains are available from Catania railway station to the Taormina/Giardini Naxos railway station (see the Trenitalia web site for timetable). Taxis and public buses are available outside the railway station to reach the hotel.
It is possible to rent a car at the Catania airport and to drive from Catania to Giardini Naxos which is about 50 km far from Catania (about 35 miles).
When driving from the airport follow the direction for the A18 Catania-Messina Highway ("Autostrada", look for the green panel). Take the autostrada to Messina and exit at Giardini Naxos. Follow the the map below to reach the hotel.
Arrival by train
Giardini Naxos may be reached by train from Rome (journey time about nine hours). See www.trenitalia.it for timetable and reservations.
Arrival by car
From the Italian peninsula you can reach Giardini Naxos by car through ferryboat service.
Ferryboat connections with Sicily are available between:
- Messina and Villa S. Giovanni (nearby Reggio Calabria, in Calabria). This allow you for crossing the Messina Channel, "Stretto di Messina", in about 30 minutes. Villa S. Giovanni is connected to Naples (about 500 km) and Rome (about 700 km) by the A3 highway
- Genoa and Palermo
- Naples and Palermo
- Salerno and Messina
- Naples and Catania
