Venue (global and local)
In Fribourg , Switzerland ( www.map24.ch ) http://www.fribourgtourism.ch
The Summer School will take place at the Kinderstube (“nursery”): Rue de l'Hôpital 4, 1700 Fribourg, University of Fribourg www.unifr.ch/map/kinderstube.html
- 1 lecture room for max. 70 persons
- smaller lecture rooms also available
- Own kitchen in Centre Fries (to prepare meals, 5 – 10 min. walking distance)
- Lunchroom, cafeteria and internet in the main building of university just in front of the Kinderstube
How do you get here
By plane:
For intercontinental flights:
- Geneva (1.5-2 h from Fribourg by train) http://www.gva.ch/en/default.htm ; many connections to European cities with easyjet: www.easyjet.com
- Zurich (2 h from Fribourg by train) http://www.zurich-airport.com/ZRH/default.asp?ID_site=1&sp=en&hp=1&t=Zurich%20Airport
In addition, for flights from Europe :
- Berne (30 min. distance to Fribourg by train): Berlin (Intersky) http://www.intersky.biz/
- Basel (2 h distances to Fribourg by train) http://www.euroairport.com/EN/accueil.php London (Easy Jet)
See also:
In France the next airport is Lyon (4 h by train).; In Germany the next airport is Munich (7 h by train)
By train:
- From the airports there is a convenient and reliable train transport system.
- Train transport in Switzerland : www.sbb.ch ; website in English available: http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en
By train from Kopenhagen:
- There exists a city night line from Kopenhagen directly to Basel, where you have to change the train to Fribourg.
- City nightline: link ; early booking is much cheaper!
- Train transport in Switzerland : www.sbb.ch ; website in English available: http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en
By car:
From direction of Bern ( Basel , Zurich ), you take the exit “Fribourg Süd” (means Fribourg South); from direction of Lausanne ( Geneva ) you take the exit “Fribourg Nord” (means Fribourg north”)
In Fribourg:
- From the train station to Centre Fries (meeting point) or to Kinderstube 5 min. walk
- In Fribourg (insert map of Fribourg here) there is a local bus transport system (tpf) sFr. 2.20 for short distances.
How you get from train station (gare) to the Kinderstube (beneath University Misericorde)