Info hotel and transfer



General Assembly IFMGA 2016

ACCOMODATION IN HOTEL AND B&B

the organizers provide a list of Hotels and B&B in Nicolosi, which will apply to Delegates and accompanying persons a 20% discount on their current fees upon presentation of an IFMGA Mountain Guide card.

HOTEL AND B&B DI NICOLOSI WITH AGREEMENT

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

FROM AIRPORT TO CATANIA CITY CENTRE - ALIBUS nr. 457

  • very 30 minutes from 5:00 a.m. to midnight
  • tickets are available outside the airport hall
  • validate your ticket on the bus
  • one-way ticket EUR 1,10
  • get of at central railway station (Stazione Centrale FS)

FROM CATANIA TO NICOLOSI - BUS 

  • the bus station in Catania is near the central railway station
  • departure every hour
  • one-way ticket EUR 4,00
  • please verify the bus timetable on the website www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it 

CAR RENTAL

SICILY BY CAR 

  • the organizers made an agreement with SICILY BY CAR s.p.a. for our IFMGA Delegates
  • 20% discount on current web fees and moreover discount by paying the fee online in advance
  • to reserve a car, please insert the code CN88269F6E in the relevant box on the right side of the homepage of the following websites: www.sbc.it o www.autoeuropa.it
  • regardless of the method of payment, the driver must possess a credit card in his name (no electronic credit cards but with embossed numbers) to be shown at car collection 

ROUTE BY CAR 

  • from the airport, take the freeway direction Messina
  • take the exit Gravina
  • follow the signs to Etna sud / Nicolos

PRIVAT TRANSPORT

SHUTTLE SERVICE

  • the organizers made an agreement with CARRERA TRANSFERS for any necessary transfer during the week from 1st to 7th of May
  • please contact directly Carrera Transfers and communicate them in advance the time of your arrival and/or departure and your transportation needs: www.carreratransfers.it , [email protected] , telefono h24: +39 349 1224422, Mr. Alessandro
  • transfer CATANIA AIRPORT > NICOLOSI: EUR 15,00 per person
  • transfer NICOLOSI > CATANIA AIRPORT: EUR 15,00 per person
  • transfer NICOLOSI > CASTELMOLA: EUR 30,00 per person (round trip) 
  • These rates apply for a minimum of 3 passengers. For small groups, less than 3 passengers, the rate will be increased. Children travel free.

 

Radio Taxi Catania

  • +39 095 330966 / +39 095 8833, radiotaxicatania.org 
  • current fee CATANIA AIRPORT > NICOLOSI: EUR 50,00 + toll
  • current fee CATANIA AIRPORT > TAORMINA (CASTELMOLA): EUR 90,00 + toll



PARTICIPATION FEE FOR DELEGATES - EUR 160,00

  • The participation fee to be paid at arrival in Nicolosi at the COLLEGIO REGIONALE GUIDE ALPINE E VULCANOLOGICHE SICILIANE office (p.za V. Emanuele 43, Nicolosi, tel: +39 095 910754, e-mail: [email protected], timetable 8,30-13,30 e 16,00-19,00)
  • Included: 3/5/16 lunch at "La Cantoniera" - 3/5/16 sicilian festival - 4/5/16 dinner at "La Vecchia Botte" - 5/5/16 gala dinner at Hotel Villa Michelangelo - 2 lights lunches e 2 coffee breaks - 3/5/16 round trip to the Workshop - 4/5/16 round trip Nicolosi-Ragalna – cable car/bus round trip ticket to Torre del Filosofo
  • Not included: hotel, dinner by your own, extra drinks and personal extras


PARTICIPATION FEE FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS - EUR 90,00

  • The participation fee to be paid at arrival in Nicolosi at the COLLEGIO REGIONALE GUIDE ALPINE E VULCANOLOGICHE SICILIANE office (p.za V. Emanuele 43, Nicolosi, tel: +39 095 910754, e-mail: [email protected], timetable 8,30-13,30 e 16,00-19,00)
  • Included: 3/5/16 sicilian festival - 4/5/16 dinner at "La Vecchia Botte" - 5/5/16 gala dinner at Hotel Villa Michelangelo - 4/5/16 round trip Nicolosi-Ragalna
  • Not included: hotel, lunch and dinner by your own, extra drinks and personal extras


PROGRAM FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS

  • HIKE TO MOUNT ETNA - EUR 65,00
    Included: bus round trip to piazzale della funivia, cable car/bus round trip ticket to Torre del Filosofo, lunch at the ristorante “La Cantoniera”, volcanological guide.
    The program is realized with a minimum of 15 participants.
  • HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL TOUR IN SIRACUSA - EUR 65,00
    Included: bus round trip to Siracusa, ticket for archeological site, tourist guide.
    Not included: lunch, drinks and personal extras.
    The program is realized with a minimum of 15 participants.