POST-CONFERENCE EXCURSION- DAILY PROGRAM
     
  14 May 2006  
 
09.00 Departure from Siena to the Upper Tiber Valley (Province of Arezzo, Tuscany)
10.30-15.00 Guided visit to the “Monti Rognosi Regional Nature Reserve,” including a lunch-buffet (possibly in the field)
15.00-18.00 Visit to local villages and sites of cultural interest
18.00-20.00 Accommodation in farm house or hotel - free time
20.00 Dinner (typical local food). After dinner it will be possible to visit other local sites of cultural interest

 
  15 May 2006  
 
08.00 Departure from the Upper Tiber Valley (a brief stay for a landscape overview of the “Protected Serpentine Nature Area of Pieve S. Stefano” may be possible) to the Emilian Apennine area (Taro Valley - Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna)
11.30-17.00 Guided visit to the “Monte Prinzera Regional Nature Reserve,” including a lunch-buffet (possibly in the field)
17.00-19.00 Visit to local villages and sites of cultural interest
19.00-20.00 Accommodation in farm house or hotel - free time
20.00 Dinner (typical local food). After dinner it will be possible to visit other local sites of cultural interest or participate in an evening astronomic observation
 
     
   16 May 2006  
 
08.00 Departure from the Emilian Apennine area to Ligurian-Piedmontese Apennine area (Scrivia Valley - Provinces of Genova and Alessandria, Regions Liguria and Piemonte)
11.00-15.00 Guided visit to the “Beigua Regional Nature Park,” including a lunch-buffet (possibly in the field)
15.00 Short drive (about 0.45 h)
16.00-19.00 Guided visit to the “Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Nature Park.”
19.00-20.00 Accommodation in farm house or hotel - free time
20.00 Dinner (typical local food). After dinner it will be possible to visit other local sites of cultural interest
 
     
  17 May 2006  
 
08.00 Departure from the Ligurian-Piedmontese Apennine area to the Northern Tuscan area (Province of Prato, Region Toscana)
11.30-17.00 Guided visit to the “Monteferrato Nature Protected Area,” including both naturalistic and cultural-artistic sites, and a lunch-buffet in an historic estate (typical local food)
Afterwards travel may be arranged to Florence or Pisa for overnight stays (not included or organised by the Conference) or departure from airports (half an hour to Florence Airport and 1.30 to Pisa Airport). It will be possible to arrange special shuttle service for earlier departures (please contact organisation or communicate your needs at the conference desk)