URUSHI WORKSHOP
Past, Present and Future of Asian Lacquer
Centro Congressi Le Benedettine
Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D'Arno 16, Pisa 

By plane
Pisa has an international airport, Aeroporto Galileo Galilei (PSA), with daily flights to and from many national and international destinations. The airport is well connected to most European hubs, such as Paris, London, and Frankfurt, as well as with several other European cities and towns. A detailed schedule of the incoming and outgoing flights is available at the airport’s website. The airport is close to the city center, which can be reached with a short taxi drive (about 15€) or using a shuttle to the central train station.

By train
Pisa can be easily reached by train from many Italian and European cities and town. The main station is “Pisa Centrale”. Information and tickets can be found at the national railways website http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en The train station is in the city center.

By car
Pisa is at the intersection of two toll highways, A12 “Autostrada Azzurra” (Genova – Livorno) and A11 “Autostrada Firenze-Mare” (Pisa – Firenze). Pisa is also served by the (toll-free) motorway “Strada di Grande Comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno”.

Reaching the conference center
Pisa is a small (and lovely) town. The conference center is in walking distance from the city center (about 15 minutes from the train station).