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Practical information

Practical information on the city of Florence:

• https://www.visitflorence.com/tourist-info/

 

How to get to Florence:

By plane

The easiest way to get to Florence is to fly to Florence Airport (Florence Peretola-Amerigo Vespucci Airport; located 4 km from the city centre) or to Pisa International Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport), located about 80 km west of Tuscany’s capital.

From Pisa Airport to Florence city centre:

Find here the information you need: https://www.visittuscany.com/en/ideas/how-to-reach-florence-from-pisa-airport/

From Florence Airport to the city centre:

The best option is to take the new tram line (T2) which gets to the heart of the city (tram stop “Unità”). Alternative options are private transfers and taxi.

 

Social Sciences Campus - University of Florence

Address:  Via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, 50127 Florence

Find us on Google maps: Department of Economics and Management - University of Florence

 

How to reach the Campus from the city center (find below two among the best options available):

Option 1

• Take Tram T2 from Firenze Santa Maria Novella central train station (both tram stops “Unità” and “Alamanni-Stazione” are fine)
• Get off at tram stop “San Donato - Università”
• Walk 6 minutes to the Social Sciences Campus, Via delle Pandette 9

Option 2

• Take Bus n. 23 from Firenze Santa Maria Novella central train station (both bus stops “Stazione Scalette” and “Scala Orti Oricellari” are fine)
• Get off at bus stop “Del Prete Terzolle”
• Walk 6 minutes to the Social Sciences Campus, Via delle Pandette 9

More information on possible routes can be found on:

• the Autolinee Toscane website; they have also an App “At bus”, but no English version is available so far
• Moovit website or App (available also in English), but this option is usually less reliable

 

Useful links to find accomodation in Florence:

• https://www.destinationflorence.com/
• https://www.unifi.it/index.php?module=CMpro&func=viewpage&pageid=10832&newlang=eng
• https://housinganywhere.com/s/Florence--Italy

 

 

Practical information on IMT Scuola Alti Studi Lucca and on the city of Lucca:

https://www.imtlucca.it/en/campus-and-services/overview

 

For any information or inquiry on IMT Scuola Alti Studi Lucca: phd@imtlucca.it