Workshop Venue
How to reach the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
The meeting venue, the monumental complex of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, is located on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Getting to the island is extremely easy taking the waterbus line 2 from one of its stops.
If you are in Ferrovia (railway station) or Piazzale Roma (car and bus terminal) you can take the waterbus from “Ferrovia” stop and “Piazzale Roma” stop respectively every 10 minutes, with a journey time of about 40 minutes. The cost of the ticket is €6,50.
From St. Mark’s Square, the nearest line 2 stop is “San Zaccaria” on the Riva degli Schiavoni - the promenade located to the left of St. Mark’s Square facing the waterfront. From St. Mark’s Square turn left and proceed along the promenade crossing over two bridges. After the second bridge you will see two landing stages (one before the statue of Vittorio Emanuele, and one after). The water bus, line 2 (red route) leaves for the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore at 10 minute intervals with a journey time of approximately 3 minutes. Boats leave “on the nine”… 8.09, 8.19, 8.29, etc.
Until 8.19 the boat leaves from the landing stage preceding the statue (s. zaccaria jolanda). From 8.29 the boat leaves from the second landing stage after the statue (s. zaccaria m.v.e.).
One-stop ticket costs €2,00.
From the Zattere and the Accademia Bridge to the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore the waterbus line 2 stop is “Zattere”. The waterbus runs every 10 minutes, the journey time is approximately 11 minutes and the ticket costs €6,50.
From the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore the waterbus line 2 leaves every 10 minutes for San Zaccaria “on the one”… 18.31, 18.41, 18.51, etc. and for Zattere and Piazzale Roma “on the two” … 18.32, 18.42, 18.52, etc.
For further information about the timetable please visit the ACTV website at ACTV website or call +39.041.2424.
Short description of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
The Fondazione Giorgio Cini is a non-profit cultural institution based in Venice, Italy. It was constituted by Count Vittorio Cini, in memory of his son Giorgio, with the aim of restoring the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore (devastated after 100 years of military occupation) and of creating an international cultural centre that would re-integrate the Island into the life of Venice.
“The Giorgio Cini Foundation's mission is to promote the redevelopment of the monumental complex on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore and encourage the creation and development of educational, social, cultural and artistic institutions in its surrounding territory.”
The creation of the Foundation was one of the most considerable private initiatives of the 20th century. The importance of this undertaking was borne out by the initial investment committed to rehabilitate the Island and by the many events the Foundation has promoted or hosted since. It is further substanstiated by the cultural patrimony conserved on the Island and, since 1984, at the Gallery of Palazzo Cini at San Vio.
Alongside the Foundation's commitment to its own research and the conferences and seminars growing out of this work, the Island welcomes events sponsored by distinguished cultural and scientific organisations. It has even been the site of major international summits (inprimis the G7 in 1980 and 1987).
The role of the Giorgio Cini Foundation is attested by the many highly esteemed intellectuals, artists, politicians and economists who have been involved in its programme, and by the recollections of scholars and guests who have spent time on the Island.
Further information is available at http://www.cini.it/.
