Owing to the municipal elections in Genoa and the national referendum, the location has been amended to Palazzo dell’Ateneo, which serves as the headquarters of the University of Genoa.

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The VI International Summer School on Cyclodextrins will be held in Genoa, the most important seaport city in Italy, capital of region Liguria, and birth place of numerous protagonists of the Italian and world history, such as Cristoforo Colombo and Niccolò Paganini. Genoa’s name probably originates from the latin word “knee” or “angle” because of its geographical position.

The city centre of Genoa is one of the most extended medieval Historic Centre of Europe, a maze of alleys (caruggi) that unexpectedly end up in small squares with splendid residences and churches, where many works of art were collected and guarded for centuries. The School will take place in the headquarters of the University of Genoa. The building, located at number 5 of Via Balbi, was designed by Bartolomeo Bianco from 1634.

All types of transport can reach Genoa :

– Railway: Genova Piazza Principe railway station is well connected with Milan, Rome, Turin and many other cities. (www.trenitalia.com)

– Motorways: Genoa is connected with motorways A26, A7, A10 and A12 (www.autostrade.it)

– Flights: Flights: Cristoforo Colombo international airport connects many countries in Europe (www.airport.genova.it). A shuttle bus (Volabus) connects the airport to Genoa’s downtown (Volabus | AZIENDA MOBILITA’ E TRASPORTI SpA). Taxi fares are about 20€.

– Ship: Genoa has the most important harbour in Italy, offering passengers service to: Ajaccio, Bastia (FRANCE) Nador e Tangeri (MOROCCO) BARCELLONA (Spain) TUNISI and ZARZIS (TUNISIA). (Porto di Genova: informazioni traghetti e imbarchi | GNV)

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