Autonomics 2007

Conference Site

Location

Villa Mondragone is one of the most beautifull “Ville Tuscolane”. Owned by the University since 1981 it has, throught the centuries, been a theatre of important events as well as the the residence of popes and famous families. Emerging from the ruins of the Villa of the Quintili, who were Roman consuls, it was in its maximum splendour during the epoc of the Borghese family. In the 1800‘s it underwent a period of slow decline until it was finally abandoned. In 1981 it was sold by the Order of the Jesuits to the University. The property includes 18 hectares of parkland, at the centre of which Villa Mondragone can be found. The Villa, facing Roma, is situated on high ground in a panoramic position and covers 80,000 square meters. The restructured section of the Villa includes the “Sala degli Svizzeri”, which is used as a conference room accomodating about 150 peolple, six meetings rooms, a library, a gallery for exhibits. It located in area called Castelli Romani (Alban Hills), this area is about 20 km south-east of Rome

Travel Information

From Fiumicino airport:

• a fast train to Termini railway station (departures every 30 minutes, first departure at 07:37, last departure at 22:37, the trip lasts 32 minutes), ticket 8,77 €, and then continue from Termini (see below) a taxi.
• the taxi should cost around 62,00/72,00 € - 55/65 $, see below the instructions on the best way to do it.

From Ciampino airport:

• a bus. There is a blue COTRAL bus (only one line) to Anagnina underground terminal. The bus leaves every 20 minutes or so and stops at Ciampino railways station and at Anagnina underground terminal. The ticket is on sale at the newspaper kiosk in the airport. Then you continue from Anagnina (see below)
• a taxi. The taxi should cost around 41,00/51,00 € - 35/45 $, see below the instructions on the best way to do it.

From Termini railway station:

• take the underground "A" to the final stop Anagnina (ticket 0,77 €) and then continue from Anagnina (see below).
• from ANAGNINA underground "A" final stop catch a blue COTRAL bus direction Rocca Priora (bus-shelter n.° 6) to Monteporzio Catone, ticket 1,00 €, and get off at the Villa Vecchia Hotel bus stop (it should be the third one after Frascati town, and in any case you should ask the driver).

Note: there are other few buses going from Anagnina to Rocca Priora via Grottaferrata but these are not suitable.

By car or taxi:

• from highway A1 Milano - Napoli or from highway A24 Roma - L'Aquila/Pescara: follow direction Roma Sud, exit Monte Porzio Catone, then follow signs to Villa Mondragone and Hotel Villa Vecchia.

From downtown Rome:

• take the G.R.A. (Grande Raccordo Anulare, the ring highway around Rome) to the highway A1 Roma - Napoli, then exit Monte Porzio Catone. Follow signs to Villa Mondragone and Hotel Villa Vecchia.