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24th International Conference
on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia


Enna, Italy

Travel

Travelling by Planes to Enna Sicily

Sicily has three airports:

  • Airport “Vincenzo Bellini” Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA) — nearest airport.
    Affordable direct trips from major airports (prices here) including Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, Bordeaux, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Dublin, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich, Geneva, Barcelona, Madrid, and others.

  • Airport “Falcone-Borsellino” Palermo-Punta Raisi (PMO)
    Affordable direct trips from major airports (prices here) including Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, Bordeaux, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Dublin, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich, Geneva, Barcelona, Madrid, Porto, and others.

  • Airport “Pio La Torre” Comiso (CIY)
    Affordable direct trips from Milan, Rome, Paris, and Barcelona (prices here).

The nearest and more comfortable airport to reach Enna is Catania (CTA), which is one hour away by public transport or car. It is directly connected with several European and Middle-East cities, and through the national hubs of Roma Fiumicino (FCO) and Milano Malpensa (MXP), it connects to many destinations around the world with one-stop flights.

How to get to the venue

Locally, people can use the Enna City Bus Lines or local taxis.

If you use the local buses, the most suitable routes are lines 2 and 3 (stop: Viale delle Olimpiadi), and lines 7 and 8 (stop: Ragioneria/University).

Sightseeing in Enna

Enna is in the centre of Sicily and a privileged position: it stands almost a thousand metres high, and from its position, on a clear day, you can embrace nearly the whole island at a glance. Dominating this panorama to the east is the presence of Etna, with all its majestic and imposing presence. Despite its status as a highland town, Enna is straightforward to reach as the motorway (A19) linking the two major Sicilian cities of Palermo and Catania passes through Enna, making communication between these urban systems very easy. The trip from the nearest and most connected airport (Catania-Fontanarossa "Vincenzo Bellini") takes one hour by car and public transportation. Moreover, it is well connected to the other centres of inland Sicily, making it a pole of interaction between the inland areas of central and eastern Sicily.

The city is divided into two parts: Enna Alta and Enna Bassa. The first corresponds to the historical centre about 900 metres above sea level. In contrast, the second one, a little lower than the first one and where the University is located, constitutes the urban expansion of Enna that has developed since the 1950s.

The upper town offers many monuments consisting of valuable civil and religious buildings, including the Castello di Lombardia, a fortification located at the eastern end of the historic centre and whose towers dominate the valleys surrounding the town. These valleys are places of intense agricultural production of excellent quality that also arrive on the tables of the Enna inhabitants and their guests, delighted by the goodness of the raw materials. The calm pace of the city, the mountain air and the high standard of university services make the academic and living experience at Enna unique.

Nearest Places of Interest: Piazza Armerina and Agrigento

Thirty kilometres and 40 minutes away from Enna, there is Piazza Armerina, a town which is the site of the Villa Romana del Casale, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. The Villa Romana del Casale is a Roman exploitation of the countryside, the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind. It is especially noteworthy for the richness and quality of the mosaics which decorate walls and floors of almost every room. They are the finest mosaics in situ anywhere in the Roman world.

More details on https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/832/

Agrigento is world-famous for the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), an archaeological site that is one of the most outstanding examples of ancient Greek art and architecture of Magna Graecia, and one of the main attractions of Sicily. The term "valley" is a misnomer, as the site is located on a ridge outside the town of Agrigento. Since 1997, the entire area has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The archaeological and landscape park of the Valle dei Templi, with its 1300 hectares, is the largest and most significant archaeological park in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The valley is 80 km and 1 hour away from Enna.

More details on https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/831

Important dates

Aug 21
Aug 28		 Short and full papers Submission Deadline
Aug 21
Aug 28		 Workshops and Tutorials Submission Deadline
Sep 1 Workshops and Tutorials Decision Notification
Oct 6 Short and full papers Decision Notification
Oct 9
Oct 13		 Posters
Submission Deadline
Oct 9
Oct 13		 Demos
Submission Deadline
Oct 9
Oct 20		 Doctoral Consortium Submission Deadline
Oct 16 Student Volunteers Application Deadline
Oct 20 Short and full papers Camera Ready
Oct 20 Workshops and Tutorials Camera Ready
Oct 23
Oct 25		 Posters
Decision Notification
Oct 23 Demos
Decision Notification
Oct 23 Doctoral Consortium Decision Notification
Oct 23 Student Volunteers Decision Notification
Nov 3 Posters
Camera Ready
Nov 3 Demos
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Nov 3 Doctoral Consortium
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