Vinitaly 2011 Traffic & Transport Guide

VINITALY 2011 TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT GUIDE

Traffic and parking information service via blackberry and hand-held.

Thanks to the new service implemented by Vinitaly through http://mobile.vinitaly.com linked with the VeronaMobile service of Verona City Council, seven large car parks at the disposition of exhibitors and visitors, free shuttle buses connecting the exhibition centre with several points in the city and swap car parks, and “dedicated” routes to avoid or minimise inconvenience for participants and residents.

Traffic around the exhibition centre during Vinitaly has been organised to avoid queues and congestion, especially in Viale del Lavoro, the main artery from the Verona Sud A4 motorway exit to the Exhibition Centre itself and the city centre.

Here is all useful information for arriving at Vinitaly, the event exclusively for trade operators scheduled 7-11 April 2011 (www.vinitaly.com).

Where

Verona Exhibition Centre (4 minutes from the Verona Sud exit on the A4 "Serenissima" Motorway, about 4 minutes from the Railway Station and 2 km from the city centre).

Timetable

From 9.30 to 18.30. Monday 11 April from 9.30 to 16.30.

Entrances

The San Zeno & Cangrande entrances in Viale del Lavoro are now joined by the Re Teodorico entrance, while Viale dell’Industria - near the crossroads with Via Roveggia - is served by the Giulietta-Romeo entrance. This entrance is recommended for visitors arriving from Verona Sud and the South Ring Road to the Multi-Storey car park P4 and the Re Teodorico parking area P7, both in Viale dell’Industria. This entrance is also recommended for visitors arriving by taxi.

Exhibition Centre Services

Restaurants, hot snacks, bars, internet connection, congress services, exhibitor fax, public telephone services, State Police, banks, newspapers, baggage store.

Check in(only for passengers with hand baggage) at the Erbe Service Centre in Hall 4/5 with Exhibition/Airport shuttle bus service;

Railway tickets at the Arena Service Centre Hall 6/7;

Helicopter Service. A helicopter service is available to/from airports and companies. For more information: tel. 0039 045 8600910. The landing pad is in the P3 Parking in the former Market Area.

How to reach Verona / Page 2
Parking and Traffic - VISITORS / Page 3
Parking and Traffic - EXHIBITORS / Page 4
Parking and Traffic
Journalists and dignitaries
Tourist Coaches / Page 5
Free Shuttle Buses / Page 6
Map of Car Parks / Page 7

HOW TO REACH VERONA

Train

High speed train services are available from Venice, Turin, Milan, Rome and Naples.

Free Shuttle Buses are available between Porta Nuova Railway Station and the Exhibition Centre:

Line B

Station/Exhibition Centre

Timetable 8.30/19.30 (departures from the Railway Station - Pavement A approx. every 15 minutes)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.00

Airport

Catullo Airport Verona is served by free Shuttle Buses:

CATULLO AIRPORT/EXHIBITION CENTRE

Timetable 8.30 – 19.00 (departures from the Airport approx. every 60 minutes)

Take the buses with the wording “Catullo Airport Free Shuttle Bus”

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 19.30.

Car

- From the A4 "Serenissma" motorway (Turin-Milan-Brescia-Venice-Udine-Trieste),

the closest exit to the exhibition centre is Verona Sud; however, arrivals from Milan are advised to use the Verona Nord exit.

- From the A22 "Brennero" motorway (Modena-Trento-Bolzano-Bressanone-Vipiteno), the Verona Nord exit is advised for arrivals from Brennero as well as from Modena (A22).

Motorway traffic news

For more information about motorway traffic, use the Infoinviaggio service on tel. 892525.

The Isoradio channel provides real time updates about motorway traffic in the radius of interest of VeronaFiere, while Radio RAI channels provide updates coordinated by CISS Viaggiare Informati.

As of 12 March 2011, a number of modifications have been made to traffic circulation in the areas around the San Francesco Bridge and the Aleardi Bridge. Traffic on the San Francesco Bridge was reduced to a single lane in the direction of Lungadige Galtarossa and a one-way circulation system was implemented in the area to facilitate traffic flows.
The new traffic layout, despite these modifications, in any case ensures a reduced flow capacity in the area around the San Francesco Bridge and the Aleardi Bridge, which inevitably causes queues and congestion.
Operators attending the 45th edition of Vinitaly may be affected by these modifications.
Transfers between the north-east of Verona Province and the Exhibition Centre are advised to use the East-South ring-road system.
For more updated information, visit the portal www.comune.verona.it.

CAR PARKS & TRAFFIC - VISITORS

The visitor area of the www.vinitaly.comsite has a map of the area around the exhibition centre with the locations of car parks.

Visitors may use the car park in the former Adige Workshops in Viale delle Nazioni, near the Verona Sud motorway exit, part of the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3 opposite the Exhibition Centre, the former General Stores area P1 in Viale dell’Agricoltura and Via Santa Teresa and the Stadium. Lastly and only on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April i car parks will be available at Veronamercato in the Quadrante Europa area and, for arrivals from the centre city, the Railway sidings in Viale Piave.

Arrivals on the

Brennero Motorway (A22) are invited to use the Verona Nord exit and then go directly, taking the ring road to Verona, to the free parking areas at the Stadium with a free shuttle bus service for the Exhibition Centre.

On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April, the car parks near the Stadium will be joined by those at Veronamercato (for the Verona Nord motorway exit) with a free shuttle bus service for the Exhibition Centre.

Arrivals from Venice (A4): the closest exit to the exhibition centre is Verona Sud.

It is advisable to leave cars in the former Adige Workshops parking area (area served by free shuttle buses) or the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3.

The Municipal Police in any case recommending using the alternative Verona Est exit, connected to the Exhibition Centre by the Ring Road.

Arrivals from Milan (A4 Motorway): the Verona Nord exit is recommended, using the car parks at the Stadium (free shuttle bus service for the Exhibition Centre) and on Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 April the Veronamercato car parks (free shuttle bus service for the Exhibition Centre)

Arrivals from Modena or Brennero: use the Verona Nord exit and park at the Stadium (or on Saturday & Sunday also at Veronamercato) with free shuttle bus services.

Arrivals from the centre city - take Porta Nuova as the landmark and proceed to Viale Piave. Take the underpass and keep right to reach the Parking are in the former General Stores (P1) or, turning into Viale dell’Agricoltura, in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market (P3).

It is also possible to park in the areas around the exhibition centre:

via Santa Lucia, via Golosine, via Po, largo don Giovanni Calabria, via dell’Industria, via Monfalcone, via Centro, via Volturno, via Scuderlando, viale dell’Agricoltura, viale del Lavoro, via Scopoli and viale della Fiera.

Parking is allowed with a time disc for one hour between 8.00 and 19.00.

This regulation obviously does not include parking facilities on payment.

CAR PARKS & TRAFFIC - EXHIBITORS

Exhibitors may use the dedicated part of the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3 opposite the Exhibition Centre, the Multi-Storey Car Park P4 in Viale dell'Industria and the Re Teodorico P7 area adjacent to the Multi-Storey car park.

The advised route to reach the parking area in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3 is:

- arrivals from the city centre: flyover at the end of Viale Piave, turn left at the traffic lights into Viale dell'Agricoltura - the entrance is fifty metres on the right;

- arrivals on the A22 motorway: Verona Nord exit, ring road in Verona Sud direction, exit on “Strada dell’Alpo”, straight on along Via Roveggia, at the traffic lights turn into Viale dell’Industria and then take Viale del Lavoro;

- arrivals on the A1 Serenissima motorway: Verona Sud exit, turn right after the exit into Via Flavio Gioia and follow the Exhibition Parking signposts, then turn left into Via Tolomeo and at the end of this road turn right into Viale del Commercio, then straight on to the entrance; alternatively, from the motorway exit, take Viale delle Nazioni and then straight on along Viale del Lavoro.

To reach the multi-storey car park P4, the advised route is:

- from the city centre: flyover at the end of Viale Piave, at the first traffic lights (opposite the Exhibition Centre) go straight on, then turn right at the second traffic lights into Viale dell'Industria - the entrance is on the left;

- from the A22 motorway: Verona Nord exit, ring road to Verona Sud, exit on "strada dell'Alpo", straight on along Via Roveggia, at the large traffic light junction take the right into Via Francia and then second left for Via Olanda;

- arrivals on the A4 motorway: Verona Sud exit, straight on along Viale delle Nazioni, at the large traffic light junction take the left into Via Francia and the third right into Via Olanda

The advised route to reach the Re Teodorico P7 parking area is:

- from the city centre: flyover at the end of Viale Piave, at the first traffic lights (opposite the Exhibition Centre) go straight on, then turn right at the second traffic lights into Viale dell'Industria - the entrance is on the left;

- from the Brennero motorway, Verona Nord exit, ring road to Verona Sud, exit on "strada dell'Alpo", straight on along Via Roveggia, at the large traffic light junction take the right into Via Francia and then second left for Via Olanda;

- arrivals on the A4 motorway: Verona Sud exit, straight on along Viale delle Nazioni, at the large traffic light junction take the left into Via Francia and the third right into Via Olanda

CAR PARKS & TRAFFIC

Journalists and dignitaries

Journalists, on presentation of suitable ID, may leave their cars in the Palaexpo area in front of the Exhibition Centre, in Via Scopoli and in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3; for teams with supporting equipment, places have been reserved in the Palaexpo area nearest to the Cangrande entrance.

The advised route to reach the parking area in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3 is:

- from Verona Sud, take Viale delle Nazioni and then go straight on along Viale del Lavoro;

- from the centre city: take the flyover in Viale Piave, turn left at the second traffic lights into Viale dell’Agricoltura and the entrance is 50 metres on the right.

To reach Palaexpo:

- from the centre city: take the flyover in Viale Piave, pass through the two traffic-lights and turn right at PalaExpo.

Tourist coaches

Coaches must park in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3.

Coaches from the city must take Viale Piave: after the underpass, keep right and turn into Viale dell’Agricoltura to enter the former Fruit and Vegetable Market P3 parking area.

Tourist coaches arriving from Verona Sud and the South Ring Road after the exit must turn right along Via Flavio Gioia and follow the signposts for Exhibition Centre parking areas, turn left into Via Tolomeo and right at the end into Viale del Commercio, then straight on to the entrance of the P3 parking area in the former Fruit and Vegetable Market.

FREE SHUTTLE BUSES

Free shuttle buses are available serving the exhibition from the Airport, Railway Station, Stadium, Veronamercato, former Adige Workshops and Piazza Bra..

Line A Piazza Bra /C.so Porta Nuova/Exhibition Centre

timetable 8.30 - 19.45 (departures from Piazza Brà every 15 minutes)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.00

Line B Railway Station/Exhibition Centre

Timetable 8.30/19.30 (departures from the Railway Station - Pavement A approx. every 15 minutes)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.00

Line C Stadium car park/Exhibition Centre

Free Parking

Timetable 8.30 – 20.00 (departures from the Stadium every 20 minutes)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.30

Line D Parking area in former Adige Workshops/Exhibition Centre

Timetable 8.30 – 19.30 (departures from former Adige Workshops car park every 20 min)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.00

Line E San Luca/Exhibition Centre

Timetable 8.30 - 19.30 (departures from San Luca approx. every 15 minutes)

Not available on Monday 11 April

Line M Veronamercato parking area/Exhibition Centre

Timetable 8.30 – 20.00 (departures from Veronamercato parking area every 20 minutes)

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 20.30

Available only Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 April

CATULLO AIRPORT/EXHIBITION CENTRE

Timetable 8.30 – 19.00 (departures from the Airport approx. every 60 minutes)

Take the buses with the wording “Catullo Airport Free Shuttle Bus”

Last service from the Exhibition Centre 19.30.

SHUTTLEBUS SERVICE INSIDE THE EXHIBITION CENTRE

Timetable 9.00-19.30 2 electric minibuses tour the interior of the Exhibition Centre with 10 stops.

On Monday 11 April, the event will close at 16.30. Consequently, the shuttle buses indicated above will effect the last service from the Exhibition Centre at 18.00

Press release - VeronaFiere Press Office

Tel.: 045.829.82.42 – 82.85 – 82.90 – 83.78

Fax: 045.829.81.13

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