Venue

The winter school will take place at Centre Paul Langevin, a charming resort in Aussois, at the heart of the Vanoise, a massif of the French Alps. It is located at 1500m, is frequently used for scientific events and allows for a large number of nature activities both with and without snow.

Physical address of the conference venue: Centre CNRS Paul Langevin, 24 rue du Coin, 73300 Aussois. Modane is the closest train station to the conference venue (11km away).

Access: We will provide a shuttle service to reach the conference venue from Grenoble to Aussois:

  • Departure: 30th March, 5 pm from Grenoble Gare routière (next to Grenoble train station). Arrival in Aussois around 7.30 pm
  • Return Aussois to Grenoble: 4th April, 1.30pm (just after lunch). Arrival in Grenoble at around 4pm.

Travelling to Grenoble: Grenoble is well connected to French main cities through train or bus. If you travel by plane, we recommend you to fly to Lyon Saint-Exupéry or Geneva airport, both of these airports have direct bus connections to Grenoble. Lyon airport also has a direct train connection to Grenoble.

Leaving Aussois on your own: From the 31st of March the France/Italy TGV (high-speed train) connection will be back. Direct trains from Modane to Torino and Milano will be possible as well as to Paris (check on https://www.sncf-connect.com). Beware that the bus from Aussois to Modane train station needs to be booked in advance (https://booking.altibus.com).

Reaching Aussois on your own: Before the 31st of March, please note that it would be fairly difficult to reach Aussois on your own if you choose to do so (due to Aussois being not well-served by public transportation, and some trains not available due to works on the railroad).