San Servolo Island

TPDL 2027 takes place in the congress centre of San Servolo, an island in the Venetian lagoon ten minutes by water bus from St Mark’s Square.

An island for the conference

For a thousand years San Servolo was a monastic seat. It later housed a psychiatric hospital, which closed after the reform of 1978.

Today the island hosts a congress centre, a residence, the San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum and Venice International University. Its park, one of the largest in Venice, keeps centuries-old trees and sculptures by contemporary artists.

The whole conference, from the sessions to the coffee breaks, stays on the island. Participants who sleep in the residence reach the rooms on foot.

About the island

Brick waterfront and park of San Servolo

Participants walking in the park of San Servolo

Congress centre

Rooms

The congress centre offers bright rooms with audiovisual equipment and wireless access. TPDL 2027 and ADBIS 2027 plan to use the following spaces.

240seats in the auditorium, for plenary sessions and keynotes

99seats in the first room for parallel sessions

70 + 50seats in the second and third parallel rooms

200places in the catering hall, for breaks and lunches

Auditorium of San Servolo during a presentation — Auditorium

Plenary room with blue seats — Plenary room

Coffee break in the catering hall — Catering hall

Meeting room with projector — Meeting room

Audience in a session room — Session room

Getting there

By water bus, train and plane

Water bus line 20 from San Zaccaria

ACTV line 20 leaves from the San Zaccaria stop, next to St Mark’s Square, and reaches San Servolo in about 10 minutes. Boats run every 20 to 40 minutes. Line 20 timetable (PDF)

From Venezia Santa Lucia station or Piazzale Roma

Take water bus line 1, 2, 4.1 or 5.1 to San Zaccaria and change to line 20. Venezia Santa Lucia serves the historic centre; Venezia Mestre serves the mainland.

From Venice Marco Polo airport

The Alilaguna boat goes to St Mark’s Square, a short walk from San Zaccaria. Alternatively, ATVO buses and ACTV bus 5 go to Piazzale Roma, where the water buses to San Zaccaria start.

Other airports

Treviso Canova is about 30 minutes from Venice by bus. Verona Catullo takes more than an hour by bus and train, Milan Malpensa more than two hours by train.

Directions from the San Servolo website and Venice International University. Check timetables and fares with ACTV before travelling.

Open the map in OpenStreetMap

Accommodation

Stay on the island

The residence of San Servolo can host 150 or more participants of TPDL 2027 and ADBIS 2027.

Rooms have air conditioning, wireless access, satellite TV and a shower. The island has a café and a restaurant. Staying on San Servolo saves the daily boat trip; hotels in the historic centre are about ten minutes away by water bus.

Single room

€120/ night

Double room

€180/ night

Indicative prices. Booking instructions will be published with the registration.