Sophia Antipolis Meetings Venue Information

• Directions & Transport
• Hotels
• Meals
• Hotel & Dinner Reservations
• Sight Seeing

Meeting is hosted by INRIA.

Directions & Transport

The meeting is at INRIA Sophia Antipolis. The exact address is:

INRIA Sophia Antipolis Research Unit

2004, route des Lucioles - B.P. 93
06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex
France
Phone: +33 4 93 65 77 77
Fax: +33 4 93 65 77 65

Sophia Antipolis is north to Antibes located between Cannes and Nice on the french riviera. The nearest Airport is NICE COTE D'AZUR (about 25 kilometers), which is an international airport.

General information on transport

• Car Rental:
  Major companies are represented at the Airport. This is the best way to move around, especially if you plan to do some sight seeing.
• Taxis:
  Taxi fares are generally quite high. To go from the airport to Sophia Antipolis or Antibes it will cost you about 300 FF. To from Antibes to Sophia Antipolis it will cost you about 130 FF.
• Public Transportation:
  Generally speaking public transportation on the french riviera is really poor and is not recommended It is especially bad to go inland, which is the case for Sophia Antipolis. Trains are good if you simply need to travel along the coast, including to go to Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Monaco... The following sections include some directions on how to get where you want using public transportation though. INRIA will provide a bus service from the hotels to INRIA every day of the meeting.

Going from the airport to Antibes (to the hotel)

• By Car:
  Going to Antibes from the airport is very straight forward and will take about 15mns. You'll be driving toward the west. Unless you're in a hurry I can only suggest you to take the "route du bord de mer" which is RN 98. Alternatively you can easily get onto the "autoroute" (turnpike) A8, direction Marseille/Aix, it has an exit to Antibes. It will cost about 7 FF.
• Public transportation:
  From the international terminal, there is a bus every thirty minutes until 9pm.

Going directly from the airport to Sophia Antipolis

• By Car:
  Get onto the "autoroute" (turnpike) A8 direction Marseille/Aix. Take the exit to Antibes, and follow directions to Sophia Antipolis. The road "Route des Lucioles" is at a traffic light on the right. Just go straight from there, pass the round-about, drive a little further. INRIA is on your right, right after a building called "Algorithmes".
• By Bus:
  From the international terminal there is a free shuttle every 8 minutes connecting to the national terminal. There, you will find the only one bus to Sophia Antipolis: it is called Sophia Express, departure 9.30 am. (price 30 FF) Your bus stop at the arrival is "I.U.T."

Going from Antibes to Sophia Antipolis

• By car:
  Follow the direction to the "autoroute". Then when you get nearby follow the directions to Sophia Antipolis. The road "Route des Lucioles" is at a traffic light on the right. Just go straight from there, pass the round-about, drive a little further. INRIA is on your right, right after a building called "Algorithmes".
• By bus:
  From the train station (SNCF) in Antibes, take the bus Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis and ask the driver for directions (just rework your french first ;-)

Map of the Area

A local map is available here.
INRIA is where this logo appears on the map.

Hotels

A block of rooms at preferential prices has been booked for the meeting in Antibes :

• Hotel JOSSE *** (recommended)
  This Hotel located on the seashore, in a residential district facing salis beach, opposite the old quarter of Antibes, is at walking distance from the heart of town.
  390 FF for a single room (breakfast included)

  Address: 8, bd James Wyllie 06600 Antibes-Juan les Pins
  Tel : 04 93 61 47 24
  Fax : 04 93 61 97 62
  
  

• Hotel de l'ETOILE ** (for those who can't afford the first one)
  This Hotel is located in the heart of Antibes, at 5 minutes walk from the sea-front, beaches, Port Vauban and Picasso Museum.
  294 FF for a single room (breakfast included).

  Address: 2, avenue Gambetta 06600 Antibes Juan les Pins
  Tel : 04 93 34 26 30
  Fax : 04 93 34 41 48

For these hotels, reservations need to be done through INRIA. You won't get the special price otherwise. Please see below for directions on how to get your room reserved.

Other hotels can be found on the Provence Web and Riviera Magazine sites.

Meals

Lunches will be served on site. A dinner will be organized on Tuesday May 20. Please let us know by mail, as descirbed below, whether you plan to attend or not.

Hotel and Dinner Reservations

Please send an email to Marie-Line Ramfos, with the subject "W3C PICS Implementors Meeting", specifying your hotel needs (which hotel, arrival and departure dates) and whether you plan to attend the dinner.

Note that you also need to register to each meeting you plan to attend.

Thanks.

Sight Seeing

As you probably know the french riviera is a very nice and beautiful place to visit. About everything is made for tourism so you won't have any difficulties to gather information about where to go and what to do but browsing the Riviera Magazine site is surely a nice way to get an idea of what's waiting for you!

Arnaud Le Hors