The venue
Nested in the gulf of Baratti on the “Etruscan Coast” in Tuscany (Italy), Poggio all’Agnello (https://www.poggioallagnello.it/en/) is a fully equipped resort that will host the 2024 edition of the SoBigData Summer school.
The venue has:
- Fully equipped conference rooms
- Outside facilities for communal work in a 10 hectare-park
- An Olympic size swimming pool and two smaller swimming pools
- Facilities for children and families
- Services and activities such as bike rental, sport facilities and more (https://www.poggioallagnello.it/en/services-and-activities/)
- Access for those with impaired mobility
- An animal-friendly policy
- A restaurant that can accommodate menus for vegetarian, vegan, celiac and lactose-intolerant
- Free charge for electric vehicles and solar panel system
The surroundings
The Gulf of Baratti hosts the Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia (https://www.parchivaldicornia.it/en/archaeological-parks/archaeological-park-of-baratti-and-populonia/), with a necropolis and acropolis across a site that is considered one of the most relevant Etruscan cities, the only one whose remains are on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The park’s protected area stretches over 80 hectares and comprises some of the most beautiful beaches and coves in Tuscany.
Moreover, the venue is located on the “Road of Wine and Oil” (https://www.lastradadelvino.com/en/), an itinerary that comprises some of Tuscany’s most refined wineries and oil productors.
The region also hosts numerous food festivals (https://www.costadeglietruschi.eu/en/experience-eng/food-festivals-a-journey-through-the-flavours-of-the-etruscan-coast/) comprising a variety of local products.
How to reach the venue
BY PLANE: The nearest airports are Pisa or Rome. From there you have to take a train or rent a car.
BY TRAIN: The nearest train station is “Populonia”. You can buy your ticket for the train directly at “Pisa Centrale” or “Roma Termini” stations (or book it on www.trenitalia.com two month before, otherwise it is not available on the website).
BY CAR: The address is “Loc. Poggio all’Agnello, 31 · 57025 Piombino (LI) Tuscany”