Slow Fish 2013: Where, when and how

1) FOR the press

Genoa, May 9-12, 2013

Porto Antico, Piazza Caricamento

Opening Times 

Thursday May 9 to Saturday May 11: 11 am – 11 pm, Sunday May 12: 11 am – 7 pm

There are no tickets to Slow Fish; entry is free of charge.

News, interviews, pictures and videos for continuous event updates 

The press area of the Slow Fish website

http://localhost/slowfood/slowfish/welcome_de.lasso makes available the event logos, press kit (pdf) and high-resolution pictures of the 2011 edition for download. The press release and news sections will keep you updated with reports, stories, interviews and recipes concerning the themes and participants of this year’s edition. 

Slow Fish will also be reaching a broader public this year through a communications campaign on social media: photographs, videos, recipes, book excerpts and much more will enrich Facebook and Twitter.

Follow the event updates on Facebook: Slow Food International and on Twitter: SlowFoodHQ, hashtag: #SlowFish

Pre-accreditation can be completed on the website, which will be helpful for planning your visit with the support of the press office.

2) For the public

Booking

Places for the Fish ’n’ Chef, Master of Food Cooking School, and Dinner Dates are limited, and bookings are essential. Bookings can be made online up until May 5 at http://slowfish.slowfood.it/. Any remaining places will be able to be booked during Slow Fish at the Event Reception desk.

Slow Food members are eligible for a 15% discount on Dinner Dates, a € 2 discount on Fish ‘n’ Chef events. Members also receive a 30% discount on the purchase of Slow Food Editore books, and special prices for all available items from the Slow Bazar catalogue.

For schools: school events must be booked online in advance at: http://slowfish.slowfood.it/

 

Baby Pit Stop® by La Leche League 

This year, Slow Food is organizing the Baby Pit Stop® by La Leche League, a cozy space dedicated to mothers and babies hosted by breastfeeding experts, in collaboration with consultants and mothers from the Liguria branch of La Leche League and midwifes from the region.

How to Get to Slow Fish

Use public transport!

Train, bus or metro

From Piazza Principe railway station

– on foot: 15-20 minutes

– by bus: number 1, stop in front of the Marittima station (from Caricamento)

– by metro: direction De Ferrari, stop San Giorgio

From Brignole railway station

• – by bus: number 12 or 13, direction Turati, stop Duca D’Aosta
• – by metro: stop Genova Brignole / Metro direction Brin MM, change at Genova Darsena.
  For further information: www.amt.genova.it/pianifica/calcola_percorso

Information: www.trenitalia.com 

www.amt.genova.it

Taxi

Radio taxi tel. 010 5966 

Cooperativa Taxisti Genovesi, Mura delle Cappuccine 7r – tel. 010 594690

Cooperativa Auto Pubbliche, Viale Benedetto XV – tel. 010 5220573

Co.Ta.Ge – TaxiGe, tel. 848 848 294

By sea:

The Port of Genoa is 1 km from the Porto Antico

A water-taxi service operates from Genoa Pegli (Molo Archetti) to Porto Antico, taking less than 30 minutes.

Car

This year you can also use Carpooling.it to share a ride to Slow Fish. Search for a ride or offer spare seats in your vehicle in the Genoa section, saving time and money and helping to reduce CO₂ emissions. 

Autostrada:

Genova Ovest exit

At the exit booth take the flyover, and exit at the first junction, continue past the foot entrance to the Porto Antico and then get into the access road for the Porto Antico situated between the Fish Market and the Guardia di Finanza barracks. 

Set your GPS:

Via Magazzini del Cotone, 16128 Genova, Italy

latitude, longitude: 44.4072130078113, 8.924771547317504

N44° 24.4794′, E008° 55.3064′ 

Info on car parks available: www.portoantico.it

Air

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo airport (tel. 010 60151 – www.airport.genova.it) is about 7 km. from the Porto Antico (around 15 minutes by taxi). The Volabus shuttle bus service connects the airport to the Principe and Brignole railway stations (www.airport.genova.it/v2/).