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SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS 2002/2003

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWEES

January 2002

1) All interviews will be held in the main building of the European University Institute, i.e. the Badia Fiesolana, Via dei Roccettini 5-9, San Domenico di Fiesole, on 8 - 12 April 2002 inclusive.

2) Bus Connections from and to the city (www.ataf.net):

Bus n. 7, which covers the following route: Florence railway station (Main Station, Santa Maria Novella), Piazza Indipendenza, Piazza San Marco, Piazza delle Cure (bridge over railway), Piazza Edison, (the road starts climbing here), San Domenico (Fiesole), Fiesole (terminus).

The ride from the station takes about 20 minutes, and you get off at the stop marked 'San Domenico 1' (Citt¨¤ di Fiesole ¨C San Domenico (Fiesole)) after the stop marked 'Osped. di Camerata 1' (NB. THERE ARE SEVERAL STOPS MARKED "San Domenico" AND YOU GET OFF AT THE LAST ONE). At the actual stop you will see a bar/pizzeria on your left and a bar/caf¨¦ on your right. Walk 50 metres straight through the village and take the road on the left opposite the church and cemetery (Via dei Roccettini); the Badia is about 150 metres down this road on the left.

You must buy your bus ticket ("biglietto") before boarding the bus ¨C near the n. 7 bus terminus, next to the station, there is an ATAF bus ticket kiosk (single tickets at € 1,00 each, or blocks of 4 for € 3,90). Once stamped in the machine aboard the bus, the ticket is valid for 60 minutes travel in any direction, on any number of buses. Otherwise, you can buy tickets at tobacconists ("tabacchi") and at most caf¨¦/bars (they will display the orange "Biglietti ATAF" sign on the door). We should point out that the number 7 route, the only one to Fiesole and very popular with tourists, also attracts pickpockets, so take care of your purse, bag/wallet at all times.

3) Accommodation and useful websites:

www.promhotels.it, (email:info@promhotels.it),

www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it, (email: info@firenze.turismo.toscana.it)

www.familyhotels.com, (email: topreservationcenter@libero.it)

There is a hotel booking office inside the station: tel: 055 282893/283500, and you may also make a reservation in youth hostels throughout Europe by using the International Booking Network through your national youth hostelling association.

i) The Cheapest (Hostels)

Santa Monaca, Via Santa Monaca 6, tel: 055 268338/2396704, fax: 055 280185, email: info@ostello.it, website: www.ostello.it. (no Youth Hostel card needed). Reservations obligatory. Kitchen facilities, no max. length of stay. Open from 14:00h to 0:30h, € 15,5 per night, incl. hot shower. Area: Oltrarno.

Ostello Giovent¨´ Villa Camerata (YHA), Viale Righi 2 (near Piazza Edison, therefore conveniently near the EUI), tel: 055 601451, fax: 055 610300 (bus 17B from main railway station). Doors open 7:00h-0:00h. No kitchen facilities. Nightly price of approx € 15,0 includes breakfast and sheets. Evening meal optional. Area: Salviatino.

Ostello Archi Rossi, Via Faenza 94r, tel: 055 290804, fax: 055 2302601, email: ostelloarchirossi@hotmail.com, dormitory of 4-9 beds costs € 15,50-20,66, single room € 25,83, sheets and shower included, extra charge for breakfast, Area: Station.

Pensione Pio X ¨C Artigianelli, Via dei Serragli 106, tel/fx 225044

55 places in double, triple and quadruple rooms. Open from 6:00h-24:00h, € 15,00 per night, including sheets and shower, Area: Oltrarno

Pensione Suore Oblate dell¡¯Assunzione, Borgo Pinti 15, tel: 055 2480582, single room € 33,57, use of kitchen, common room and TV, doors close at 11:30h. Area: City Centre

Bed and Breakfast, Youth Firenze 2000, Viale R. Sanzio 16, tel: 055 2335558, fax: 055 2306392, website: www.floren2cegate.it, email: scatizzi@dada.it, european@dada.it, 82 beds in single/double/triple rooms and dormitories, € 36,20 approx., facilities for the disabled, opening hours 7:00h-12:30h, 14:00h-21:00h, Area: Oltrarno (within walking distance of the station) ¨C when making reservations, mention the EUI to obtain the best price.

ii) 1-star Hotels/Pensioni:

(approx. price for single room and breakfast: € 35-57,00)) Area:

Ferretti, Via delle Belle Donne 17, tel 055 2381328, fx 055 219288 Station/Centre

(www.emmeti.it/H/ferretti), pensioneferretti@pronet.it

Losanna, Via Alfieri 9, tel/fax: 055 245840, info@albergolosanna.com Centre

Margaret, Via della Scala 25, tel/fx 055 210138 Station

Orchidea, Borgo degli Albizi 11, tel/fx 055 2480346, hotelorchidea@yahoo.it Centre

Ottaviani, Piazza degli Ottaviani 1, tel 055 2396223/fx 293355 Station

Visconti, Piazza degli Ottaviani 1, tel/fx 055 213877 Station

Villa Sorriso, Via Gramsci 21, tel: 055 59027, fx: 055 5978075 Fiesole

iii) 2-star Hotels/Pensioni:

(approx. price for a single room, bed and breakfast: (€ 55-75,00)

Adam, Via Monalda 1, tel 055 210369,fx 055 219689, hoteladam@hoteladam.it Centre

Centro, Via dei Ginori 17, tel 055 2302901,fx 055 2302902, centro@pronet.it Centre

Emma, Via A. Pacinotti 20, tel 055 575901,fx 055 212706, hotel.emma@tin.it Between City and EUI

Elite, Via della Scala 12, tel/fx 055 215395 Station

Rita Major, Via della Mattonaia 43, tel 055 2477990,fx 055 2478358 Centre, N.E.

Villani, Via delle Oche 11, tel: 055 2396451, fx 055 215348, evillani@tin.it Centre

Ungherese, Via G.B. Amici 8, tel/fx: 055 573474/571409, hotel.ungherese@dada.it Between City and EUI

4) Places to eat

EUI Coffee Bar and Canteen: Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks:

Breakfast and lunch are served in the EUI canteen at the Badia: the former from 8:30h until 11:30h, the latter from 12:00h to 14:00h, from Monday to Friday. It is probably the cheapest place to eat in the area, as well as being a good place to meet people. For breakfast, you will spend about € 1,23 for a coffee and a bun (compared with € 2,00 in most bars in town), while an average-size lunch will cost approximately € 5,00. The coffee bar stays open after lunch for drinks and snacks, closing at 16:30h.

Pizzerie - there are lots of pizzerie in Florence, but they are not necessarily the cheapest places to eat. At San Domenico, the Pizzeria has fair prices and is open till late. In Florence: Nuti, Borgo San Lorenzo, 39r (area: central market). Da Pepe, Via Pacinotti 5r, tel: 055 574392 (between EUI and town). La Gran Terrazza, Via Gramsci, Fiesole (Terminus of n. 7 bus) is particularly good value.

Trattorie - trattorie also abound in Florence, but there are those where you spend € 9-15,00 for a 3-course dinner (tourist menu) and those where you spend € 30,00 for the same. In the former category, you could try:

Il Contadino, Via Palazzuolo 71/r, tel: 055 2382673 (near the station)

Z¨¤-Z¨¤, Piazza del Mercato Centrale 21/r, tel: 055 215411 (near central market)

Palle d'Oro, Via S. Antonino 43r, tel: 055 288383 (near central market)

Pantera Viola, Via Pacinotti 10/r, tel: 055 588846 (between EUI and town)

Mario, Via Rosina 2/r, tel: 055 218550 (corner of piazza Mercato Centrale)

La Casalinga, Via del Michelozzi 9/r, tel: 055 218624 (piazza Santo Spirito, Oltrarno)

Il Micio, Via Fra Bartolomeo 52/r, tel: 055 573257 (piazza Libert¨¤, between EUI and town)

Kosher/Vegetarian

Ruth¡¯s, Via Farini 2/a¨C tel: 055 2480888 (S. Ambrogio)

5) The Bar

Which bar? The "Bar Fiasco" of course, run by the EUI students and usually open from 17:30h until ... the last client goes home. Over the interview period, there are special opening times and you will most probably find the research student representatives there shortly after lunch, ready to pour out a drink and chat about the Institute. Please do not hesitate to ask them questions - no doubt you will have plenty to ask, and the researchers¡¯ reps, and indeed all students there, will be ready to answer them. The reps will also be handing out copies of the researchers¡¯ own Alternative Prospectus