The School will be held at the Polytechnic University of Turin main campus, in Torino downtown, Italy. The Regio Politecnico di Torino (Royal Turin Polytechnic) was founded as institution in 1906, following the model of the most famous European Polytechnic Schools. The Regio Politecnico di Torino has become over the years an international university where traditions and future, past and modernity are closely interlinked.

Roman castrum, medieval town, first capital of Italy, Torino offers a lasting memory of castles, old beautiful palaces, royal residences, monuments. Torino is one of the cultural leading cities in Italy. The city’s lively cultural scene includes music, theatre, visual arts, photography, film, design, dance and heritage as well as a wide choice of museums, 46 in town, such as the second largest Egyptian Museum in the world, the beautiful Galleria Sabauda with Italian and Flemish painting collections, the Automobile Museum, the Modern Art Gallery, the Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Oriental Art and the unique National Cinema Museum, housed in the Mole Antonelliana building. The participation fee includes lunch and coffee breaks. Spaces are also available for exhibits.

Traveling

By Flight

The international airport of Torino Caselle is 16 km from the city centre, connected by bus service from/to with a 40 mins. ride, and by train in 19 mins. The Airport provides direct flights to the main European/Intercontinental hubs. Getting to the airport:
• By train – a railway+bus line connects Caselle airport with Dora GTT Station in Turin. More info here .
• By bus – the centre of Turin is easily reachable in 40 minutes using the SADEM bus service.
• Taxis can be found outside the airport, outside the Arrival gate. The journey time is about 30 minutes between the airport and the center of Turin with an approximate cost of 30 Euros. Info at TAXI TORINO: tel. (+39) 011 5730/37

By Train

All the main italian cities are directly connected to Turin by fast trains. You you can take the Trenitalia Freccia trains or NTV. Choose either Porta Susa or Porta Nuova Station as final destination.

Accomodation

Below, a list of suggested hotels in close proximity to the Politecnico and the city center.

The social dinner will take place on July 7th at 20:30 at the restaurant 'Snodo', Corso Castelfidardo 22, Torino, which is located in the post-industrial building of the Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR).

Please note that the cost of the social dinner is of additional 35 EUR for each school participant

Guests are welcome. If you would like to bring more than one guest please let us know by sending a mail to school@plasmonica.it

If you have food allergies or you prefer a vegan/vegetarian option please let us know by email!

The menu is seasonal and will be made available later on.