Hosted by: World Food Programme
Getting to Rome:
By plane: Rome has two international airports with over 40 million passengers passing through the city every year.
Traveling from the U.S.: Visitors flying from the United States will find direct flights to Rome from New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Most international passengers will fly into Fiumicino Airport (FCO), the largest airport in Rome and Italy. Its official name is Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci.
Traveling from Europe: If you live in Europe, it is now possible to visit the Italian capital for less than €50 via regional airlines, or of course, by train. Please consult your local travel services.
Travelers originating from other locations should consult their own local travel services.
Useful information:
See also: 'How to get to Rome'
https://www.rome.net/how-to-get-to-rome Rome: Getting To and from Fiumicino Airport (FCO) https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187791-c144716/Rome:Italy:To.And.From.Fiumicino.Airport.Fco.html Meeting Venue: World Food Programme Via Cesare Giulia Viola 68 Rome, Italy
Notes on lodging:
First, please understand that there is *not* a designated 'conference
hotel' or any associated reserved block of hotel rooms for this event.
Please read further for additional information.
The World Food Programme office is located at Via Cesare Giulia Viola
68. There is a nearby Holiday Inn that is a couple minutes' walk from
the front gate. There is a bar there, albeit not fancy, and a
restaurant. If people want to have fun, they may decide they would
rather will stay in the city.
From the city, people can take the train and bus/tram/metro to the train
if necessary. The cost is 1.50€ each way for any/all forms of
transportation. My suggestions would be to find places in Trastevere,
Monteverde Vecchio, Ostinese, Testaccio as they are all easy commutes to
the office. The train can be boarded from Ostinese (4 stops from
office) or Trastevere (3 stops from the office) for a total of about 16
and 13 minutes respectively. Getting to those stations is easy from the
locations I suggested. But again, the Holiday Inn is close to the
office, functional, and at least the rooms are renovated. Monti or
other DOWNTOWN-downtown areas are lovely also, but somewhat more
complicated to get to the office. Note that larger hotels are not all
that common in the city, mostly because there isn't space for big hotels
in such an old city. There are TONS of guesthouses, smaller hotels,
AirBNB, etc. (Myself, I have found a nice property for my stay in the
Trastevere area, and will be riding the train back-and-forth each day to
the event. -ferg ) Staying at the Holiday Inn close to the meeting event
will likely mean a 25-30 € taxi after a night out to get back, without
great public transportation options.
People will probably want to hang out in either Trastevere and/or Monti
in the evenings, but most likely Trastevere. Testaccio is great too,
but a little "sleepier" than very lively Trastevere.
Just a few things to think about... book your own lodging in accordance
with your own needs, desire, and/or budgets.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
