Venue

SIDE15 will take place in Palazzo dei Congressi, Sirmione, Italy. (For the ASIDE 15, which will take place in Milan, please see the dedicated page). Sirmione is a vibrant lakeside resort at Garda Lake, famous for its historic town center and both ancient Roman and medieval monuments. One can read more about the town and things to see/do there, for example, on the website Sirmione Turismo. During the conference an afternoon will be devoted to an excursion to the historical Roman villa named the grottoes of Catullo for an additional optional cost of 20€.

The address of Palazzo dei Congressi is: Piazzale Europa, 5 25019 Sirmione – Brescia – Italy, see the map below.

How to reach Sirmione

There are 4 international airports nearby:

  1. Two in Milan: Malpensa (MXP), and Linate (LIN). One can check how to arrive from these airports to Milan city center/train station on the ASIDE15 venue page;
  2. One in Bergamo (BGY). From Bergamo Airport it is either possible to take the Orio Shuttle to the Milano Centrale station, and then follow again the instructions on the ASIDE15 venue page, or you can reach Bergamo train station through local transportation.
  3. One in Verona (VRN). One can use the shuttle to arrive from the airport to Verona Porta Nuova station.

If travelling from Milan: take a train from Milano Centrale station to Desenzano del Garda-Sirmione station. One can buy the tickets for regional trains on the websites of Trenitalia and Italo, and also directly at the train station. From Desenzano, take the bus LN026 to Sirmione, the ride takes approximately 15 minutes.

If travelling from Bergamo: take a train from Bergamo station to Desenzano del Garda-Sirmione station. One can buy the tickets for regional trains on the websites of Trenord, or Trenitalia, and also directly at the train station. Through local trains one will have to change train in Treviglio. Otherwise, one can change for a high speed train in the station of Brescia. From Desenzano, take the bus LN026 to Sirmione, the ride takes approximately 15 minutes.

If travelling from Verona: from Porta Nuova station, take the bus LN026 directly to Sirmione. The ride takes about an hour.