HOW TO ARRIVE AT THE FESTIVAL
TO ARRIVE/ LODING / GETTING AROUND THE CITY
To find out how to arrive to the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in via della Repubblica, 277 in Prato click on the image beside.
For those arriving by car, you can also consult this site:
www.po-net.prato.it/versoprato/htm/auto.htm
By train
For those arriving by train, the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci is located in Viale della repubblica 277 (on the Eastern side of Prato). Public transportation is available until 21,30 with the LAM blue bus line, in the direction of Repubblica, getting off at the stop Repubblica 1 o Repubblica 2: The bus stop to take this bus is located just outside of the Prato train station. The bus runs every 7 minutes.
The last regionale train between Prato and Florence on the 8th and the 9th of September leaves the Prato station is at 22.48 while the last train on the 10th of September is at 23.25.
You can also consult the site:
www.po-net.prato.it/versoprato/htm/treno.htm
By bus
If you would like to arrive by bus to the festival from Florence, you can take the bus from Largo F.lli Alinari 9, which is in front of the Florence train station Santa Maria Novella. These buses leave every 15 minutes. You should get off at the first bus stop of Prato, the museum will be on the opposite side of the street from the bus stop.
The last bus for Florence departs from the Prato station at 22.20 with a transit stop in front of the Questura/Italian Police Department (the closest stop to the Museo Pecci) at 22.30.
For further information you can check out the following sites:
www.trenitalia.it e
www.capautolinee.it
By plane
From the Amergo Vespucci airport (Peretola) of Florence, you can take the CAP bus line from the stop located outside the airport parking lot. The buses pass every 15 minutes.
You can find more information at this site:
www.po-net.prato.it/versoprato/htm/aereo.htm
LODGING
We recomend the following hotels
HOTEL PALACE****
Via Pier della Francesca, 71
59100 Prato
tel. 0574/ 5671
fax 0574/ 567267
info@palaceprato.it
www.palaceprato.it
The hotel is located in front of the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci on the corner of Viale della Repubblica. They are providing festival guests with the following special prices (including breakfast):
Single room: Euro 65,00;
Double room with sinlge use: Euro 70,00;
Double room: Euro 80,00;
Supplements for partial board: Euro 20,00 a person not including beverage.
To receive these special tariffs visitors should reference the festival Videominuto PopTv to the hotel direction.
GETTING AROUND THE CITY
Consutle this site or taxi company:
www.po-net.prato.it/versoprato/#citta
RadioTaxiPrato (24 hour service)
0574/ 5656
Stopping points in the city:
Piazza Stazione F.S. 0574/ 34047
Piazza del Duomo 0574/ 28397