The Venue
YMC 2027 will be held at Sala delle Capriate, Palazzo Chiaramonte — Complesso Monumentale dello Steri, University of Palermo, Palermo (Italy). More about the venue · View on Google Maps
Palazzo Chiaramonte is located in Piazza Marina, in the heart of Palermo. It served as a royal residence under the Aragonese monarchs and, later, as the Palermo headquarters of the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily. Since the 1950s, it has housed the rectorate of the University of Palermo.
How to get to Palermo
Airport – Falcone-Borsellino. The international airport is located about 35 km from the city centre. It can be reached by car, train or bus.
- By car: from the airport take the A29 highway.
- By train: the train links the airport to the city centre (around 40 minutes), with stops at Palermo Centrale, Palermo Notarbartolo, Vespri, Palazzo Reale – Orleans, Francia and Piraineto (details at trenitalia.com). The stop nearest the Colloquium site is Palazzo Reale – Orleans.
- By bus: operated by Prestia & Comandé (tel. 091 586351, prestiaecomande.it); two stops — Piazza Politeama (near most hotels) and Palermo Central Station. Tickets (around €6.10) can be bought on board.
- By taxi: the taxi rank is located just outside the Airport Arrivals.
Train Station
Palermo Central Station is in Piazza Giulio Cesare. Subway, bus terminal (urban and extra-urban services) and taxi station are connected to the station.
Ferries
Several companies regularly connect Palermo with Genoa, Livorno, Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Naples, Salerno and the smaller islands.