The Summer School will be held at the Sardegna Ricerche Research Park and at the Hotel Flamingo, Santa Margherita di Pula which are close to the Cagliari airport. Participants will be selected upon application, considering their contribution: please see the “Application” section for further details
How to reach the conference
In order to reach the Congress Hotel (Flamingo), you can follow the following indications:
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From Elmas Airport to Cagliari Central Station: a train line is available at the airport, and it takes about 6 minutes to reach the Central Station. On the Trenitalia website, you can find the most suitable departure time by inserting the day and time of departure from “Elmas Aeroporto” to Cagliari. If no trains are available at the requested time, you can take a taxi in front of the airport. The cost is around 20 euros.
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From Cagliari Central Station to the Congress Hotel (Hotel Flamingo, Pula): a bus line is available from Cagliari ARST bus station, which is about a 1-minute walk (you can see it on your left outside the train station). The bus line is n° 129, with the direction “Sant’Anna Arresi.” You can find the most suitable departure time at http://www.arstspa.info/129.pdf. The nearest bus stop to the Congress Hotel is “Santa Margherita”, about 10 minutes (800 m) walk. From the bus stop, you have to take the street on your left (via Flumendosa) and go straight on until you see the Flamingo Hotel on your left.
Welcome to Sardinia
Sardinia island is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is the second island to be extended after Sicily. Sardinia is a very ancient island rich in history and legends and everywhere there are traces of human settlements dated from the Neolithic Age. The climate allows having a very long summer season, from April to November. Sardinia is characterized by several geographical areas such as Campidano, Sulcis, Iglesiente, Barbagia, Baronie, Logudoro, Gallura and many others. This is the reason that led to developing a wide range of uses, traditions and local dialects.
Cagliari, Sardinia’s main town, is situated in the middle of the Golfo degli Angeli (Gulf of the Angels). The town has Phoenician-Punic origins and still conserves important Roman ruins such as the Amphitheatre, the Viper’s cave and Tigellio’s villa. At the beginning of the last millennium, the town suffered the Spanish and Pisan dominations. Evidence of their influence can be found in the Pisan towers built in the 1300’s, together with the city walls that mark the oldest part of the town, namely the Castello. In the Castello you’ll find the Cathedral, built in the same period as the towers. Thanks to its port, over time Cagliari has been the meeting point of different cultures. Cagliari is a town of many traditions, and today, it is also an important point for sporting events such as motor boating and the beach volleyball World Championship held at Poetto Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Sardinia.
Santa Margherita di Pula is a seaside resort popular for its large beaches of white fine sand and turquoise sea. It is located near a beautiful pine forest on the southern coast of Sardinia, around 40 km away from Cagliari. Santa Margherita is a very small town in the immediate vicinities of Pula, a small town which is very well-kept with pretty and colorful houses, restaurants and pizzerias. Pula hosts the suggestive archeological site of Nora with ruins dating back to the Punic times. In Nora is the church of S. Efisio, the Patron of Cagliari, who is celebrated on the 1st of May with an extraordinary procession showing Sardinian folklore. In the surroundings of Santa Margherita di Pula, it is also possible to see the Nuraghe Santa Margherita, an extremely ancient ruin of the Nuragic period which dates back to the third millennium.