The school will be held at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese (IESC). Your best point drop in Corsica to get to the IESC is the city of Ajaccio. You can do this :

either by plane (compagnies) at the international airport Ajaccio Campo Dell'Oro (AJA).

or by boat (compagnies) from Marseilles, Toulon and Nice.

Other solutions are possible by air (Bastia, Calvi, Figari) and boat (companies), from France and Italy (Piombino, Livorno, Savona), and combining the two means of transport, but you will reach the town of Cargese on your own. Be aware when booking online, please carefully check the harbor of departure and arrival.

A transportation service between Ajaccio airport and Cargese will be organized by the IEC on the following dates:

Departure : Ajaccio Airport

Sunday 16 September 2012 — 18:50 (bus) coach park
Sunday 16 September 2012 — 23:00 (taxi van) drop off point
Monday 17 September 2012 — 10:15 (bus) coach park

To access the coach park: go to the exit on your left as you exit the baggage reclaim hall.
To access the location "drop-off" to go out in front of you when leaving the baggage reclaim hall.

Departure : Cargese

Saturday 22 September 2012 (to Ajaccio Airport)

07:30 at Place Saint Jean
07:45 at IESC

Ajaccio airport is connected to the harbor/road station by a shuttle service.

You can reach the city of Cargèse or the IESC by public bus, taxi, personnal/rental car, and boat. When registering online, you are asked to specify if you opt for the bus organized by the school. In this case, we invite you to match your arrival and departure on the bus schedule; any other solution will remain at your expense. If not possible then you will be contacted to arrange a taxi and if possible to share it with other participants that arrive at the same time. Adjustments to schedules and venues will be announced in due course to participants by email.

You can also join the IESC on your own:

by bus from the bus station
(timetables)
tel: +33(0)495515545, +33(0)495224199

by taxi or rental car, both can be booked with a good rate by the IESC (a taxi from the airport costs about 90 euros and 110 euros on weekdays evenings and holidays).

If you come with your own vehicle then from Ajaccio follow direction "Calvi along the coast" (or alternatively "Calvi").

You can find other useful information for traveling on the website of the city of Ajaccio.

How it goes

Accommodation is provided either at the IESC (rooms double occupancy) or in the village (shared apartment and hotel). Only lunch will be provided by the institute. The apartments in the village are provided with all the necessary items (cooking utensils and linens). Camping is allowed within the precincts of the IESC but the equipment is not provided.

The Instittute is located near the beach, the participants will take daily a gravel path in the olive groves. It is strongly recommended to bring comfortable shoes, sunscreen and a flashlight. A little rest is needed after work, do not forget to bring with you appropriated equipment depending on the type of leisure (sea, mountains). Feel free to take your musical instruments, the Institute makes available a room with a piano. A tour will be organized by either by boat or by bus (or hiking) in the vicinity of Cargèse.

The weather in this period generally allows to enjoy this pleasant setting in addition to some cultural events.

Institut d'Études Scientifiques de Cargèse How to get to the IESC

How it goes

Institut d'Études Scientifiques de Cargèse
How to get to the IESC