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Venue
City
St. Petersburg is among the most beautiful
cities in the world. It is located on more than 100 islands,
where the river Neva flows into the Gulf of Finland. The city
was founded in 1703 by the Tsar Peter I as a new capital of
the Russian Empire and kept this status till 1918. The city
has 4.6 million inhabitants and is the northernmost among
the world large cities. Its historic centre constitutes a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. June and early July in St. Petersburg is a period
of short and light nights called "White Nights"
and is the best time to visit the city.
Weather
The weather in July is mostly sunny with
usual temperatures between 17 and 23 œC. Rain is possible,
so we recommend you to pick up umbrellas and some warm clothing.
Symposium location
The Workshop will be held at the main building of the St. Petersburg Academic University; within 5 minutes walk from
the metro station "Politekhnicheskaya" (metro line
1).
How to get here
By train from Moscow
For those participants who attend the Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism MISM-2014 we recommend the high-speed train connection between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The trains depart from the railway station "Leningradsky vokzal" in the centre of Moscow and arrive to the railway station "Moskovsky
vokzal" in the centre of St. Petersburg. Travel time is 4 hours.
To reach the Workshop venue from the railway station "Moskovsky
vokzal" travel directly by metro (line 1) from the station
"Ploschad' Vosstania" to the station "Polytekhnicheskaya".
By plain
St. Petersburg's airport "Pulkovo" (LED) has direct connections
to many large cities in Europe and to the most of the cities
in Russia.
To reach the Workshop venue from the airport "Pulkovo" (LED)
take a bus or a shuttle taxi to the metro station
"Moskovskaja" (line 2). Take a metro train to travel to the
station "Tekhnologichesky Institute" (line 2). There change
to the line 1 and travel to the station "Polytekhnicheskaya"
(line 1).
You can also take a taxi from the airport to the Workshop
venue. Please make sure to use only official taxi service
available at service desks at the arrival hall. Please consult the webcite of the Pulkovo Airport for details.
The on-line metro map can be found at http://www.metro.spb.ru/map.html
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