ACCOMMODATION
Full board, lodging and local transportations are provided by EMFCSC to all participants for the duration of the Course from SEPTEMBER 24th -OCTOBER 1st, 2023.
Participants may be lodged in the old monastery of S.Rocco and S. Francesco, or in hotels depending on the policy of EMFCSC. Young participants are kindly requested to share rooms. The locations of all housing facilities (Centre, Institutes and Hotels) are shown on the Erice map included in the documents you collect upon registration.
Accommodation in S. Rocco and S. Francesco monasteries
TRANSFER
Free transfers from Palermo or from Trapani airports to Erice are provided by the Ettore Majorana Centre. For this purpose each participant should communicate by fax to +39.06.44240183 and by e-mail to WorkshopErice@uniroma1.it. his own travel plan (arrival/departure) so to organize the transfer to/from Erice.
By plane: at the Arrivals area of the
airport, look for the meeting-point poster "Ettore Majorana
Centre". If you have any problem go to the tourist office in
the Arrivals area.
By train: if you reach Palermo by train,
first take the "Trinacria Express" train to Palermo Airport
and then go to the Arrivals meeting point.
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
• There is a "coffee room" in the I.I. Rabi Institute – S.Rocco (in the back of the courtyard on the right–hand side under the staircase) where coffee, tea, mineral water and snacks are available (free) at any time. This "coffee room" is also used for breakfast.
•There is a "piano room" (the small central room under the arches at the back of the courtyard at the I.I. Rabi Institute – S.Rocco) with a keg of Marsala wine (free). This "piano room" can also be used for working parties. The "piano room" must be closed before midnight.
•The Centre has two washing machines and two dryers for use by the participants (at the rear of the courtyard at the I.I. Rabi Institute – S.Rocco).
•The computer room is located off the left–hand side of the I.I. Rabi courtyard – S.Rocco.
BADGE
No doubt you are a world–renowned scientist, but nevertheless it is necessary for all participants, as well as for accompanying persons, to wear their identification badge at all times.SNACKS
Coffee, tea, milk, mineral water, fruit and sandwiches are available (free of charge) in the "coffee room" at the I.I. Rabi Institute – S.Rocco at any time.LUNCH AND DINNER
A selected list of recommended restaurants is displayed in the entrance hall of the I.I. Rabi Institute. The closing day of each restaurant is given in the list. The restaurant owner will ask the participants to sign a form where the appropriate activity is indicated (Course, Seminar etc.) in order to keep a record. Please sign legibly; accompanying members must sign too. At lunch and dinner, it is advisable for participants to distribute themselves in small groups in order to avoid too many people crowding into the same restaurant, and in order to have faster service. Please wear your badge.MINERAL WATER
The local tap water is drinkable, however, you will find bottles of mineral water in your room (unless you are staying in one of the hotels). Empty bottles will be replaced by the room maid, free of charge. More bottles are available for all participants in the storage room at the I.I. Rabi Institute.LAUNDRY
Self–service washing machines (and dryers) are available in the storage room at the back of the courtyard in the I.I. Rabi Institute.TELEPHONE
The public telephone (and an automatic magnetic telephone–card dispenser) in the I.I. Rabi Institute is located on the 1 st floor at the back of the courtyard. There is also a public telephone in the Eugene P. Wigner Institute (ground floor). Public telephones are also available at the "Tabacchi" shops in Piazza Umberto I and in Via Generale G. Salerno not far from the Elimo Hotel. Magnetic telephone cards can also be purchased at the "Tabacchi" shops.POST AND BANK OFFICES
Pigeon holes for incoming mail are located in the entrance hall of the I.I. Rabi Institute.The Post Office is in Via Guarnotta, 100 metres away from the I.I. Rabi Institute's entrance (on the way to the Eugene P. Wigner Institute). The Bank is in the main square (Piazza Umberto 1) facing the Nuovo Edelweiss restaurant. Bank hours are from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Change can also be obtained at the Post Office (until 1:00 pm).