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Travel & Venue
VENUE: "Agora Einstein" Conference Centre
The "AGORA EINSTEIN" conference centre is located on the Europe’s leading international science and technology park of Sophia Antipolis, French Riviera.
Sophia Antipolis tech park is located between Nice (25 km/16 miles) and Cannes (19 km/12 miles).
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TRANSPORT: Getting to Smart Event Venue
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is 25 km from the Conference Centre.
Airport Information: click here
►1 Euro express bus service: line "Sophia Express" n°230 from Nice Airport to Sophia Antipolis: "Nice Airport / Sophia Antipolis" (journey time: 30 minutes) and stop at "Place Sophie Laffitte" (in front of the conference venue).
Timetable: click here
► By car: see below right
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Antibes railway station
The closest Railway station is Antibes.
Train tickets, timetable, etc: SNCF website in English
► Take bus line ENVIBUS no.1. To reach the stop, exit the station and turn left onto the footbridge over the track.
Stop at "Place Sophie Laffitte" (journey time: 30 minutes).
Timetable: click here |
By bus from Nice
Take bus line "Sophia Express" no. 230 at the stops "Albert 1er", "Gambetta Promenade"
Stop at "Sophie Lafitte" in front of the conference venue
Timetable: click here
By bus from Antibes
Bus line ENVIBUS no.1
or the line "Sophia Express" no. 100
Stop at "Sophie Lafitte" (in front of the conference venue)
Timetable: click here
More information at Valbonne Sophia Antipolis – Railway Station (Messugues)
+ 33 4 92 38 96 38 or + 33 4 97 21 40 94 |
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From Nice:
Motorway A8 exit "Antibes" Number 43 – Head to "Cannes Vallauris", "Grasse" and then "Sophia Antipolis Valbonne".
Enter the technology park by the entrance "Lucioles I".
The Agora is 500 metres on the left.
GPS:
Lat:43.615727776103746, Lng:7.0542097091674805
► Parking facilities:
71 indoor car parks
57 outdoor car parks
► Car renting:
Information on the companies websites: AVIS, Europcar, Hertz, Budget, ADA
► Taxi:
Approximate price (from the airport): 50 euros (taxi fares)
Information: click here or www.cote-azur.com.fr
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HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION
Smart Event participants can benefit from negotiated prices in the hotels listed below.
You have the choice between hotels located:
1/ in the Sophia Antipolis Tech Park, at close distance from the Conference Center (shuttle or short walk)
2/ in Nice, the "capital of the French Riviera", close from the airport and 30 minutes away from the conference center
1/ Hotels in Sophia Antipolis Tech Park
Please mention your participation in Smart Event or NFC World Congress when you book in these hotels in order to benefit from the negotiated prices. These negotiated prices are not applicable for reservations made via internet websites.
Organizers recommend you secure your room at the earliest. September is a high & busy period!
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Mercure ***
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MediaGarden ***
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Sophia Country Club ****
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| Hotels |
Phone – Fax – email address- website |
Prices |
Omega ***
5mn walking distance to Agora Einstein*
(see the note below)
From Airport: bus line Sophia Express n#230 stop Skema-Ceram (€1)
(available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel. +33 4 92 96 07 07
reservation@hotelomega.com
www.hotelomega.com |
€85€ instead of €112
Breakfast: €13.50
Local tax: €0.80 |
Novotel****
10 mn walking distance to Agora Einstein*
(see the note below)
From Airport: bus line Sophia Express n#230
stop Skema-Ceram (€1)
(available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel +33 4 92 38 72 38
Fax + 33 4 93 95 80 12
H0398-DM@accor.com
www.novotel.com/fr/hotel-0398-novotel-sophia-antipolis/index.shtml
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€114 instead of €134
Breakfast: €13.90
Local tax: €1
Wifi: free |
Mercure ****
Rue Albert Caquot
Sophia Antipolis
06560 Valbonne
– Near Ibis, Etap Hotel, Sophia Country Club
– From Airport: bus line Sophia Express n#230 – Stop: Bouillides (€1)
(available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel + 33 4 92 96 04 04
Fax + 33 4 92 96 05 05
H1122@accor.com
www.mercure.com/fr/hotel-1122-mercure-antibes-sophia-antipolis/index.shtml |
€106 instead of €139
(single or double)
Breakfast: €16
Express breakfast: €7
Local tax: €1
Wifi: free |
Sophia Country Club****
3550 Route des Dolines
06901 Sophia Antipolis
Near Mercure, Etap Hotel, Ibis
– From Airport: bus line 230 – Stop: Eganaude (€1) (available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel. + 33 4 92 96 68 78
Fax + 33 4 92 96 68 96
Sabrina.cluet@sophiacountryclub.com
www.sophiacountryclub.com |
€125 instead of €155
(single or double)
Breakfast: €19
Local tax: €1.30
Wifi: free |
Ibis ***
Rue Albert Caquot
Sophia Antipolis 06560 Valbonne
Near Mercure, Sophia Country Club, Etap Hotel
– From Airport: Bus line 230 – Stop Bouillides (€1) (available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel. + 33 4 93 65 30 60
Fax + 33 4 93 95 83 99
H0711@accor.com
www.ibishotel.com/fr/hotel-0711-ibis-antibes-sophia-antipolis/index.shtml |
€89
Breakfast: €8
Local tax: 0.50€71 (Friday,Saturday, Sunday)
Wifi: free |
Etap Hotel**
3550 Route des Dolines
06410 Biot
Near Ibis, Mercure, Sophia Country Club
-From Airport: bus line 230 – Stop: Eganaude (€1)
(available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel. + 33 / 92 70 20 32
Fax + 33 4 92 91 00 44
H6032@accor.com
Mention booking n° 155747
Diner possible at Ibis – ask for diner discount ticket at Etap reception desk |
- Room for 1 person : €45
– Room for 2 /3 persons: €51
Breakfast (buffet): €4.70
Room for week-end Friday, saturday, sunday): 45€
Local tax: 0.70€ |
MediaGarden ***
120 route des Macarons – Sophia Antipolis
06560 Valbonne
- From Airport: bus line 230 – Stop: Gare des Messugues, then call Envibus (€1)
(available Monday up to Friday) |
Tel. + 33 4 92 94 68 00
Fax. + 33 4 93 65 43 41
www.mediathel.com |
- Single € 81.50 €, breakfast included
– Local tax €0.80Wifi free |
*Note on reaching the event on foot from Omega and Novotel hotels: Sophia Antipolis area has been developed with a high regard for the local environment. This means that there are plenty of trees and flowers but no pavements and on rainy days, journeys from the local hotels to Agora Einstein Conference Centre can be rather uncomfortable and long for walkers.
To reach Agora Einstein Conference Centre from the hotels listed above
– Shuttle Bus for the conference delegates: On Tuesday Sept. 20, Wednesday Sept. 21, Thursday Sept. 22, Friday Sept. 23 mornings, 1 event bus will pick-up and drive the conference delegates to the Agora Einstein Conference Centre. Way back on evenings after the conferences.
MediaGarden 8.00am / Etap Hotel 8.10am / Sophia Country Club 8.15am / Mercure 8.25am / Ibis 8.30am/ Agora Einstein Event Venue 8.45am . Don’t be late, the bus will not wait. It may happen the bus to have difficulty in driving near the hotel reception, it may stop at the hotel car park. Please make yourself sure of the bus arrival.
– Public bus lines 1 and 9 ( Ibis, Mercure, Etap Hotel, Sophia Country Club) – Bus stop Sophie Laffitte
Details and timetable at: www.envibus.fr/ligne_ville.asp?id=10
– Shuttle bus Envibus – ask your hotel reception for Envibus (tel. 0800 202 244 -only on day time, depending on availability)
- By car, outside public car park (near Place Sophie Lafitte)
| Other hotels in Sophia Antipolis: |
- Royal Antibes 4* – Hôtel, Résidence, Beach & Spa
16 Boulevard Mar̩chal Leclerc Р06600 Antibes Рwww.hotelroyal-antibes.com/en
Reservations Department : reservations@royal-antibes.com / Tel : 33 4 83 61 91 90
Single: 160 euros instead of 190 euros (continental breakfast: 20 euros)
Local tax: 1.30 euros / day / person
New hotel on the seafront and close to the center of Antibes, 5 minutes walk from the Place De Gaulle (bus station for Sophia-Antipolis: Express Line 100 (Monday to Friday): 15 minutes to reach the Agora Einstein Center (4th stop)).
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2/ Hotels in Nice, the capital of the French Riviera
| Hotels |
Phone – Fax – email address- website |
Prices |
Park Inn****
near Nice Airport
Terminal 1
179 bd Rene Cassin – 06299 Nice
Free shuttle service to airport |
Tel + 33 4 93 18 34 00
Fax + 33 4 93 71 40 63
www.nice.parkinn.fr
Mention Smart Event or NFC World Congress |
Single: €135 breakfast (buffet) included,
Double: + €10/room/night
Local tax: €1.20 – Wifi 24 included |
Le Lausanne ***
36 rue Rossini – Quartier Musiciens
06000 Nice
5 mn walk to Railway Station
10 mn walk to seaside (Promenade des Anglais)
Bus 99 from Railway Station to Airport |
Tel. + 33 4 93 88 85 94
Fax + 33 4 26 30 38 09
www.hotel-lausanne-nice.com
To book a room email : hotellausanne@free.fr  & mention Smart Event or NFC World Congress |
Single or Double: 92€
Breakfast: 11 euros
Wifi: 1 hour for free |
To reach Agora Einstein Conference Centre from the hotels listed above
Bus line 230 "Sophia Express" (see from Nice City bus stops Albert 1er, Gambetta Promenade,
>>>> Sophie Laffitte stop (in front of the Agora Einstein Conference Centre)
Download details and timetable: www.sophia.inra.fr/content/download/3147/45045/version/1/file/LigneTAM230.pdf
More hotels in Nice: http://en.nicetourisme.com/hotels-and-residences
More hotels in Antibes/Juan les Pins: www.antibes-juanlespins.co.uk/
By car, outside public car park (near Place Sophie Lafitte)
Our selection of hotels, with preferential pricing for the Smart Event participants, will include hotels located:
1/ in the city of Nice
2/ on the tech park of Sophia Antipolis, such as Mercure ***, Novotel ***, Sophia Country Club ****, Omega etc…
When visiting Nice, do not to miss:
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You will always find watercolour artists painting this visually rich flower market. In the "Cours Saleya", sheltered by small striped awnings, astonishing quantities of flowers are for sale. Typical restaurants and bars in the area are fantastic discovery opportunities.
Credit : H.LAGARDE |
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Jewellery in Avenue de Verdun, fashion designers in Rue Paradis and Avenue de Suède, accessories and fragrances in Rue Alphonse Karr and Rue Longchamp… so many window displays are a celebration of elegance.
Cours Masséna in Vieux Nice. Credit : A.ISSOCK |
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The Massena Square (Place Masséna) is a two-minute walk from the Promenade des Anglais. It is also a large crossroads between several of the liveliest streets of the city: avenue Jean Médecin, avenue Félix Faure, boulevard Jean Jaurès, avenue de Verdun and rue Gioffredo.
Credit : J.KELAGOPIAN |
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The Russian Orthodox Cathedral is the largest of its kind outside of Russia. Also called the Russian Church or Cathédrale Saint Nicolas, its onion domes stretch to the sky, poking up between tropical palm trees in a unique contrast.
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Others
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Castle Hill: Enjoy a panoramic view overlooking the old city that was the starting point for Nice.
Cimiez: A Franciscan monastery, Belle Époque facades, and Roman ruins. |
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AROUND NICE: FRENCH RIVIERA TOURIST GUIDE
You can visit the website about the French Riviera www.guideriviera.com or consult the following tourist websites
of the Côte d’Azur:
Ascros – A little village of the back country.
Antibes Juan les pins – All the informations about Antibes Juan les pins.
Bandol – Everything about Bandol.
Biot – Known for its glass blowered.
Belvédère – A village in the back country of Nice.
Cagnes – Life with passion.
Cannes – Cannes life is a festival.
Castellane – Touristic ressources about Castellane, the door of the Gorges du Verdon (Grand Canyon).
Draguignan – The city of Draguignan in Provence.
Eze – The exotic garden of the French Riviera.
Grasse – All informations to know the perfume capital.
Fréjus – A great landscape, a permanent blue horizon over the sea, this is Fréjus in Provence this is Fréjus the Romain.
Le Muy – In the hear of the Var discover Le Muy.
La Gaude – The web site of La Gaude a little village close to Nice.
Gréolière – A balcony over the French Riviera.
Cap d’ail – Between Nice and Monaco.
Le Cannet – Official site of the city Le Cannet.
Mandelieu – La Napoule – Sea, golf and mimosa close to Cannes.
Monaco – The history, the actuality, shopping, hotels of Monaco.
Monte-Carlo – All the informations to discover the principality.
Mougins – Close to Cannes.
Mouans-Sartoux – Between Cannes and Grasse.
Nice – Everything about the capital of the French Riviera.
Saint Laurent-du-Var – All about Saint Laurent du Var.
Sainte Maxime – Official web site of the city and the tourist office of Sainte Maxime.
Saint Paul – All about Saint Paul.
Saint Raphael – Between Cannes and Saint Tropez in the Provence – French Riviera region. Hotels, capmsites, golf courses, scuba diving, Casino.
Saint Tropez – No comment needed.
Séguret – Official site of Séguret charming village of Provence.
Touet sur Var – A village of Nice back country.
Valberg – A charming village of the back country and ski resort too.
Valbonne Sophia Antipolis – Where the futur has discover its roots.
Vence - Medieval city.
Villeneuve Loubet - Between Nice and Antibes.
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