Travel Information

The Centro Stefano Franscini (CSF) is situated on the fascinating Monte Vertà (Hill of Truth)with a fascinating history in the south of Switzerland (Canton Ticino) overlooking the town of Ascona and Lake Maggiore with its Brissago Islands.

The unique microclimatic characteristics in this sunny southern part of Switzerland generate an exuberant and evergreen vegetation which creates a mediterranean and particularly reposeful atmosphere.

Here is a link to the Webpage of the Conference Centre and their information on travel.

Here you may find details on the history of Monte Verità

Arrival

• A detailed description how to get to the Centro is given at the web page of the CSF
• Time table of the shuttle-bus between Locarno main station and Monte Verità on Sunday June 17, 2012 

Rock-slide on the Gotthard route

On Tuesday June 5, 2012  a rock-slide has covered the track of the main train line (the Gotthard route) between Zurich and Locarno-Milano. The incidence was rather severe and at present, it is expected that it will take roughly a month to restore the track. In the meantime, regularly operating buses are connecting the ends of the damaged stretch.
For you, this implies that you have to count 1 to 1.5 hours more for your travel time from Zurich to Locarno by train. Other than that, you should not suffer from this incidence.

Further information might be found at:

• SBB timetable and further links therein:
         external pagehttp://www.sbb.ch/en/home.htmlcall_made
• Please pay attention to the information given at the stations and on the trains
• SBB hot line: 0800 99 66 33
• Rail Service Phone: 0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/min. from the Swiss fixed-line network)

There should also be information available at the main railway stations.

Departure

The schedule of the shuttle bus to Locarno main station after the conference on Friday afternoon will be announced during the conference.