CASALMAGGIORE

The beautiful, old town of Casalmaggiore, situated in Northern Italy on the Po River plain, has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by cultural gems, including the renowned cities of Cremona, Parma and Mantua. Milan, Venice, Verona, Florence, Pisa and Rome are easily accessible by train. On free days students may take the opportunity to visit these beautiful cities.

Flying to Casalmaggiore

When?

The Festival will start with the orientation meeting on July 7th at 9:30 AM (Central Europe Time) and most of the participants will arrive the day before, on Tuesday July 6th. The end of the Festival is Gala Concert on July 27 at 9:15 PM.

Suggested Options:

The nearest airport is Parma (PMF), which is just 25 km from Casalmaggiore. It is connected with London Stansted (STN) with a Ryanair flight four times a week.

Another suggested airport is Bologna (BLQ), which can be reached from the main European airports: London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris CDG, Madrid, Vienna.

Other Airports:

The international airports of Milan Malpensa (MXP), Milan Linate (LIN) and Bergamo/Orio al Serio (BGY) can be also used and Casalmaggiore can be reached with public transports from there.

The table here below summarizes the relevant information about the four closest international airports. Everyone is invited to consider carefully the distance and the journey time between Casalmaggiore and these airports before deciding which flights to reserve. For example, people travelling via Milan Malpensa should land not later than 14:00 on July 6 and should take-off not earlier than 10:00 on July 28.

Directions to Casalmaggiore and Santa Chiara

Please download some pdf pages about:

1 - How to reach Casalmaggiore by train

2 - How to reach Santa Chiara from the railway station in Casalmaggiore

Accomodation in Casalmaggiore

Note that accomodation options in Casalmaggiore are very limited and the nearest hotel from Santa Chiara, the place of residence of the students and of most of the faculty, is about 1.5 km away. Click here for a list of suggested hotels and B&B's.