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The Philosophical Society

International Weekend – 2025

" What, if anything, is Truth?”

10-11 May 2025 – Rome, Italy


THE EVENT

Where:

Best Western – Globus Hotel, Viale Ippocrate, 119 - 00161 - Roma (RM)

Telephone: +39 06 4457001; E-mail: info@globushotel.com

Website: https://www.globushotel.com/

The hotel is 15 minutes from Roma Termini Train Station, where the metro A line stops, and it’s 5 minutes from Policlinico, metro station on the B line.

When:

Saturday the 10th 2pm – 6 pm & Sunday the 11th 9.00 am – 1 pm

(time may vary slightly according to final program of speakers, to be shared closer to the date)

Saturday the 10th 2pm – 6 pm & Sunday the 11th 9.00 am – 1 pm

(time may vary slightly according to final program of speakers, to be shared closer to the date)

Attendees need to arrange independently their accommodation and travel.

We will organize an event dinner for Saturday night, to be booked together with the event, and an informal one for Friday evening, coordinated separately.


ACCOMMODATION

Best Western – Globus Hotel

This may be booked:

There are many hotels close by, below just a few examples with similar prices

Or if you prefer less expensive solutions, you might prefer to choose hotels further from the city centre, but connected via the metro lines (I’ll recommend to use www.trivago.com to look them up) or opt for Airbnb; if you look for “Stazione Termini Roma, Roma” you’ll find many available offers.


TRAVEL (from the UK)

  1. Aeroplane

Rome has two airports:

  • Fiumicino:

    • connected to Roma Termini Station via regional train, approximately 30 minutes’ travel (timetables available on IT - Trenitalia https://www.trenitalia.com/); tickets can be purchased in advance or locally from vending machines at the airport;

    • companies travelling from the UK:

      • London: ITA from London City; British Airways from Heathrow; Easy Jet, Wizz and Vueling from Gatwick, EasyJet from Stansted

      • Birmingham and Manchester with EasyJet

  • Ciampino

    • connected to Roma Termini Station via regional train, approximately 10 minutes’ travel (timetables available on IT - Trenitalia https://www.trenitalia.com/); tickets can be purchased in advance or locally from vending machines;

    • companies travelling from the UK:

      • London: Ryanair from Stansted

      • Edinburgh: Ryanair

  1. Train

Currently a part of the line between Paris and Milan is closed, so travel time is much longer; works should be completed before the end of 2024. For now, timetables are only available till January/February, projecting almost a two-day journey with 3 changes: London to Paris, Paris to Zurich, Zurich to Milan, Milan to Rome.


On this route, Zurich may be an interesting intermediate stop: it’s a very nice city on the lake and with great museums; if any advice needed for accommodation or sightseeing, please let me know.

  1. Coach:


The CITY

Public Transport:

the best and cheapest way to move around in Rome, beside walking, is the underground and urban railway, reliable and fast, connecting all main points of interest (see map attached). This is the website of the public transport company: ATAC S.p.A. | Azienda per la mobilità https://www.atac.roma.it/en;

tickets may be purchased from vending machines inside the stations. There are different methods available, from single ticket, €1.5, valid for 100 minutes, to carnet or daily tickets (e.g. 24h for €7), quite convenient if you plan to make more than 4/5 stops in a day https://www.atac.roma.it/en/tickets-and-passes


Points of interests: it goes without saying that there’s plenty to see in Rome 😊 so just a few suggestions: if any questions or help needed to find details on others or how to reach them, please do not hesitate to ask:

Close to the event location:

To book in advance

No advance booking needed: