If you go there, please don`t forget: * water (or it costs 1,50 € a bottle at the lake) * sunprotection * an umbrella or a hat (for some shade at the piers) * go barefoot * enjoy ;)
Anika 2016-06-23 17:42 GMT+02:00 Cristian Consonni <[email protected]>: > Hi all, > > I am relaying these information here since I have received some > requests for assistance on this matter. > > You may have heard about the art installation "The Floating Piers"[1] > by Bulgarian artist Christo, which is open from June,18th to July, 3rd > on Lake Iseo not too far (~ 2 hours by train) from here and you may be > planning to visit it maybe after Wikimania. > > The installation is having a huge success and some limitations are > being enforced by authorities to ensure the safety of visitors. > > In particular Trenord websites (trains in Lombardy) says[2]: > « ... [the Floating Piers] will be closed for maintenance from 24:00 > on Thu, Jun 23rd to 07:30 [AM] on Fri, 24th» > > Please note that *besides the strike* (from 21:00 on Jun 23rd, to > 21:00 on Fri, June 24th) , the trains indicated in this page have been > *eliminated*: > > http://www.trenord.it/it/media-news/avvisi/%E2%80%9Cthe-floating-piers%E2%80%9D.aspx > > The page above also says: > --- > Due to the exceptional number of visitor to the installation "The > Floating Piers" authorities could order the temporary suppression of > the stop in SULZANO. In this case, the closest stations are ISEO > (south of > SULZANO) and SALE MARASINO (north of SULZANO). > > In the periods of greatest access the access times may require long > wait, even in the range of hours. > > WE INVITE ALL VISITORS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS GIVEN AT > THE STATION AND THE NOTIFICATIONS OF THE PERSONNEL. > --- > > You should also visit the official website of the installation for more > info: > http://www.thefloatingpiers.com > > Ciao, > > C > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floating_Piers > [2] > http://www.trenord.it/it/free-time/the-floating-piers/the-floating-piers-biglietti-speciali.aspx > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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