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Everything you need to know for the workshop! Please regularly check this page as some information may be subject to change.

 

Travel to the Workshop

To Locarno

The closest train station to Ascona, where Monte Verità is located, is Locarno. Have a look at the website of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB and look for a suitable connection to Locarno. You can buy a point to point ticket from the train station in Zurich using the ticket machines, and this ticket will allow you to travel at any time on the day of purchase with any combination of bus and train.  

Locarno to Monte Verità

Several options are available for this last leg:

  1. There is a free shuttle bus from Locarno station to Monte Verità. Please note that places on the bus are extremely limted, as it is an 8 seater bus. The bus leaves is shown in the photograph below and will be parked at the location in the map below. The bus will make five journeys from Locarno station, according to the following timetable:
    Leaving from Locarno FART Arrival at Monte Verità To meet train arriving at
    17:20 17:40 17:14
    18:00 18:20 17:44
    18:40 19:00 18:14
    19:20 19:40 19:14
    20:00 20:20 19:44
  2. Public bus: Bus #1 to Ascona (stop "Ascona Centro", duration: ~20 minutes, cost: 2.20 CHF) and then Bus #5 ("Buxi") from Ascona "Autosilo") to Monte Verità (duration: ~8 minutes, cost: 2.00 CHF). Have a look at the bus schedules in advance. If the schedule of Bus #5 is not convenient to you, you can also reach Monte Verità from "Ascona Centro" on foot in approximately 25-30 minutes uphill along the road "Via Collina".
  3. Various taxis are available at Locarno railway station. The company “EcoTaxsi” usually has a slightly lower price, reservation required: +41 91 792 21 01 or 0800 321 321 (free call from Swiss numbers) or via Skype. The ride takes about 15 minutes and costs about CHF 40.00.

map showing location of shuttle bus
Shuttle bus pick-up point at Locarno station

photo of shuttle bus
Photo of Monte Verita shuttle bus
Venue

The workshop takes place at the Monte Verità conference centre in Ascona, Switzerland. "Monte Verità rises on the hills above Ascona and Lake Maggiore, and has always been a magnetic pole of convergence of ideas, trends, experiments and historical figures".

On Tuesday 2nd May:

  • Check-in for the conference from 3.00 p.m. at the reception desk of Hotel Monte Verità.
  • Registration for the conference from 4.00 p.m. at the reception desk of Hotel Monte Verità.

The centre has a 24 hour reception desk. Those staying on-site can check in at the reception desk and receive your room keys. Those staying off-site can register for the workshop at the reception desk. 

Daily travel from Ascona

For those of you not staying at the venue, we have a 40-seater shuttle bus that will collect you at the Autosilo Ascona to take you to Monte Verità at the following times:

03.05 - 08.00 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità

04.05 - 08.15 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità

05.05 - 08.15 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità

Taxis are also available to Autosilo Ascona.

Visa

Please check the information of the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration on whether you need a visa to enter Switzerland. As a registered participant you may reach out to us if you need an invitation letter for the visa application process.