61st ESFRI Forum Meeting
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Old Town historical centre of Krakow
Old Town historical centre of Krakow
All the meetings on 19-21 June will be organised in the Old Town historical centre of Krakow, as shown on the map below. They are within walking distance from the Krakow main railway station (Kraków Główny).
SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation CentreSOLARIS and CCB
SOLARIS and CCB
The National Synchrotron Radiation Centre (SOLARIS) and the Cyclotron Centre Bronowice (CCB ) Research Infrastructures are shown on the ESFRI2 map, together with the Krakow airport and the Krakow main railway station as reference points.
ccb.ifj.edu.pl/en.home.htmlwww.synchrotron.uj.edu.pl/en_GBVisit to SOLARIS and CCB
Visit to SOLARIS and CCB
Visits to SOLARIS and CCB
On the 20th of June all the Delegates are cordially invited to visit the newly constructed Research Infrastructures in Krakow: SOLARIS (studies with synchrotron radiation) and CCB (hadron-therapy) and to participate in the social programme.
A guided tour to the Jagiellonian University Museum is booked for 12:45. The ESFRI Forum members, who will be present in Krakow on Monday evening, can choose a guided tour on Monday at 18:00. The Monday tour is aimed at the IG, SWG and EB members, who will not be able to join the tour on Tuesday.
Transport from the Collegium Maius to SOLARIS will be organised at 14:15 for the Delegates participating in the guided tour to the Jagiellonian University Museum and in the meetings at Collegium Maius. Other Delegates are advised to come to SOLARIS using a taxi or public transport.
The visit at SOLARIS is planned for 15:00 –16:45 and at CCB for 17:15 –19:00. The ESFRI social cocktail and dinner at the Biała Róża restaurant will start at 19:30. Local organisers will take care of the transport from SOLARIS to CCB and from CCB to the restaurant.
www.synchrotron.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/jak-dojechacHow to reach Krakow and its Old Town historical centre?
There are several international flights per day to and from the Krakow airport (KRK) in Balice. You can consult the web page:
The most convenient ways of the transfer between the Krakow airport and the city centre:
- By taxi: we recommend you to use the official Kraków Airport Taxihttp://www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/transport,c313/krakow-airport-taxi-service,a2435.html
A typical price of a fare from the airport to the city centre is 89 PLN (22 Euros).
- By train: there is a convenient direct train (shuttle) connection between the Krakow airport and the Krakow main railway station http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/transport,c313/how-to-get-to-krakow-airport,c314/train,a2431.html
A ticket price is 9 PLN (approximately 2 Euros).
Some hotels offer transport from and to the airport. Within the town there is very good public transport.
If it happens that you come to Krakow by train, the railway station Kraków Główny is located just outside the Old Town historical centre (see map 1).
Hotels in Krakow
You can easily find a hotel or apart hotel in Krakow. However, there are many tourists in June, so it is better not to wait till the last moment. Some of the hotels in the Old Town historical centre or close to it are listed here