Efus General Assembly - 19 May Genoa, Italy. Practical information

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1 10 rue des Montibœufs Paris France Tel.: Fax: contact@efus.eu Efus General Assembly - 19 May Genoa, Italy Practical information Location The Efus General Assembly will be organised in "Salone rappresentanza" (Official Ceremonies Hall) located at first floor of Genoa City Hall. The address is via Garibaldi 9. Hotel Most hotels in Genoa are concentrated in the arteries that branch off from Piazza Corvetto and Piazza del Portello. The accommodations in Genoa is very characterized by small family-run hotels, but there are naturally solutions of prestige. Also because Genoa, besides being a tourist destination, is also a city of business and trade, so the hotel offer near the Airport, the exhibition centre and the Railway Stations Genoa Porta Principe and Genoa Brignole has grown during the ages in order to accommodate the discerning guest, in passing, but always seeking comfort and services. One of the most convenient ways to book an hotel in Genoa is using an online system available at The link to Genoa's hotels is: af;checkin_monthday=18;checkin_year_month=2011-5;checkout_monthday=21;checkout_year_month=2011-5;class_interval=1;offset=0;score_min=0;si=ai%2cco%2cci%2cre%2cdi;ss_all=0;; city= ;origin=disamb;srhash= ;srpos=1 Preferential rates are under discussion with selected hotel for high-level rooms. Please mention "SafeCity Summit" at time of your booking

2 Bentley Hotel Via Corsica, 4, Genoa Recently renovated, Bentley Hotel continues to be the most prestigious 5-star hotel in Genoa, only 600 metres from Fiera di Genova (Genoa Convention Centre). Hotel Bristol Palace Via XX Settembre 35, Genoa Hotel Bristol Palace is set in a historic building in central Genoa, right on Via XX Settembre, close to Piazza De Ferrari. All rooms are soundproofed, and have satellite TV and Wi-Fi access. Best Western Hotel Metropoli Piazza Fontane Marose, Genoa Best Western Hotel Metropoli offers friendly service and a generous buffet breakfast, all just a few steps from Via Garibaldi, Palazzo Ducale, and the Carlo Felice Opera House in central Genoa. Best Western City Hotel Via San Sebastiano 6, Genoa

3 Located just a few steps from Genoa's Palazzo Ducale and close to a Metro stop, Best Western City Hotel offers friendly, completely renovated accommodation with a range of great services. NH Plaza Via Martin Piaggio 11, Genoa Located a short walk away from Via Roma and Piazza De Ferrari, where the Ducal Palace and the Carlo Felice opera are placed, the hotel is ideally placed for you to easily explore Genoa. Hotel Helvetia Piazza della Nunziata 1, Genoa Hotel Helvetia is next to Darsena Metro Station, just a 5-minute walk from the Porto Antico that includes the water front and the Aquarium. It offers free Wi-Fi access. Local transports The City of Genoa has an international airport very near (15 minutes from the city centre) with low cost airlines. Nearby airports are Nice, Milan Linate and Malpensa, Bergamo and Pisa. Genoa is served also by two main train stations receiving national and international trains. Both stations are at convenient distance from GA location. The City of Genoa has a complete and well-distributed public urban transport system composed by bus, urban train, subway, electrical bus, ferry-bus, taxi, collective taxi... Even bicycle renting is available. Useful numbers Police: 112 and 113 Firefighters: 115 Road assistance: 116 Ambulance interventions: 118 Genoa Airport: Trains: Taxi: General assistance and information:

4 Cultural offers Destination Genoa. A few minutes walk from the Porto Antico is one of the largest medieval old towns in Europe, home to some remarkable artistic and architectural treasures, including the Palazzi dei Rolli, fifty or so homes of the aristocracy entered on the World Heritage List. In addition to offering a wealth of cultural attractions, Genoa is a fascinating destination for tourists, with its scenic vantage points, sea promenades, aristocratic villas and of course the Riviera to the east and west, both easy to reach: Porto Venere and Le Cinque Terre (also UNESCO World Heritage Sites), Tigullio, Portofino and Camogli to the east and Alassio, Sanremo, Bordighera to the west. Examples of itineraries Near the Porto Antico Porto Antico Piazza Caricamento Via di Sottoripa Via Ponte Calvi Piazza Fossatello Via Fossatello Via San Luca Piazza Banchi Via Banchi - Via Orefici Campetto Vico San Matteo Piazza San Matteo Salita San Matteo Piazza De Ferrari Piazza Matteotti - Via San Lorenzo Piazza Raibetta Via di Sottoripa - Porto Antico Walking tour of the old quarter of Genoa Take first itinerary to Via Fossatello and at the start of Via San Luca, continue to Via San Siro Via Cairoli Piazza della Meridiana Via Garibaldi Piazza Fontane Marose Via Luccoli Piazza Soziglia Via di Soziglia - Campetto Vico San Matteo - Piazza San Matteo Salita San Matteo Piazza De Ferrari Via Petrarca - Via di Porta Soprana Via Ravecca Piazza di Sarzano V. Sotto le Murette Campo Pisano Stradone Sant' Agostino Piazza San Donato Piazza Ferretto Salita Pollaiuoli Via Canneto il Lungo Via Chiabrera Piazza San Lorenzo Via San Lorenzo Piazza Raibetta Via di Sottoripa - Porto Antico The City of Genoa offers many cultural attractions such as:

5 Aquarium A naturally exciting experience awaits you at Europe s largest marine park: 71 tanks, 800 species, and over 10,000 specimens set against the incomparable backdrop of the Gulf of Genoa. The system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Part of Unesco s World Heritage List The wonderfully ornate and very original private residences belonging to the city s aristocratic families which, in 1576, started to host the distinguished guests of the Republic of Genoa. Via Garibaldi e i Musei di Strada Nuova In the splendid Via Garibaldi (sec. XVI) (aka Strada Nuova or "The golden street"), there is an extraordinary museum corner, with the Strada Nuova museums : Palazzo Bianco, Rosso e Tursi. MUMA Galata Museum of the Sea The sea world gets spectacular and innovative in the heart of the Port area: with more than square meters of show area the MUMA is the largest museum about the sea in the Mediterranean region. The reflecting, modern glassiness of the building architecture suggests clear, pure water transparence to the visitor mind. San Lorenzo Cathedral Built about 1098 then widened, the San Lorenzo cathedral is dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, city patron and hosts two beautiful Museums: Museo del Tesoro and Museo Diocesano. Palazzo Reale Noble class residence, reggia sabauda, with the splendid Museo Nazionale in the centre of the monumental Via Balbi (sec. XVII). Evocative garden and terrace. Belvedere Luigi Montaldo Gorgeous "terrace" hanging on the Historical centre district, with fabulous view on the city and the port. Get there with the liberty style lift for an extra emotion. Palazzo del Principe Doria Built in sec. XVI for the famous Andrea Doria, Admiral of the emperor Charles V, the palace is practically the only royal palace of Genoa, which was for long time a Republic.

6 Museums and Gardens in Nervi Historical villas, with relevant modern art museums in a landscape of gardens and extraordinary natural beauties.