Transcript Athens Week Activity Program

Politecnico di Milano
the ATHENS programme
March 12th-19st 2016
Athens Week Activity Program
Saturday March 12
15.00 meeting at POLIMI, Campus Leonardo, aula De Donato, building 3, piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milano
Nearest metro station Piola (MM2 green line)
Activities
• Athens Welcome Meeting at the School of Architecture building - Campus Leonardo, Welcome Happy Hour
• 17.30/18.00 go downtown for City Tour, from Duomo to the Navigli, Southern part of the city centre (Piazza dei Mercanti, Piazza
degli Affari, Via Torino, Colonne di San Lorenzo, Porta Ticinese, Darsena)
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19.30 Aperitivo at Barcone Café, Via Scoglio di Quarto 3, (Navigli)
Sunday March 13
10.30 Meeting point metro station Gioia (MM2 green line) at the exit Via M. Gioia. And visit to “Palazzo della Regione Lombardia” building
Maps: Palazzo della Regine Lombardia
Activities:
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Milano from the top of Palazzo della Regione Lombardia
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Visit to Porta Nuova district, the area interested by a new massive renewal since the late 2000s, includes several modern high rise
• Visit to Cimitero Monumentale, famous for the abundance of artistic monuments.
• 13.00 – 14.45 Lunch break – free time
• 15:00 meeting point in Piazza della Scala, metro station Duomo (MM1 red line, MM3 yellow line), Tram line n°1
Maps: Piazza della Scala
• 15.15 City tour, from Duomo to Parco Sempione, visit of the city centre’s main points of interest (Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, Piazza
del Duomo, Piazza Cordusio, Via Dante, Castello Sforzesco), including visit of the Duomo terraces, with the amazing view from the top of
the cathedral
Friday March 18
• 20.00 Giro Pizza at Don Raffaele via Roncaglia 3
Other infos
Tranports in Milan
The urban network ticket costs 1.50€ and it is valid for 90 minutes on all lines, with unlimited interchange (but it cannot be used twice
on the metro if you get out of the metro station).
Tickets are sold in newspapers kiosks, bars, tobacconist’s and automatic machines at underground stations, but they cannot be
bought on board.
Public transportations run every day from 6.00 to midnight, but some buses provide nocturnal service on Friday and Saturday nights
(N services).
There are also tourist tickets:
24h tickets cost 4.50€
48h tickets cost 8.25€
10-ticket carnets cost 13.80€
We kindly recommend you to buy the 48h ticket, since you will be free to move around Milano without hassle.
For more information about transports www.atm-mi.it
Health Insurance form
If you are an EU citizen, during your stay, you can benefit from the Italian healthcare service. Please check conditions with your national
healthcare services before your departure.
Student visa
If you are a non EU citizen, you have to get a temporary student visa.
Italian Ministry of the Foreign Affairs: http://www.esteri.it