Pre-registration:
3 July from 2pm to 6pm
Exhibition times
Every day: 9 am – 6 pm
last day: 9 am – 4 pm
registration: 9 am – 6 pm
registration last day: 9 am – 2 pm
On days when the fair is open, exhibitors may enter from 8.30 am and stay on their stand until 6.30 pm.

The event is strictly reserved for specialist buyers.
Pitti Card is an entrance card that is valid for the duration of the fair.
It costs € 25.00 if purchased at the fair. 
For on-line purchases, entrance cards are printed the next day and mailed to the company concerned. The card usually arrives within two weeks. If the card does not arrive in time, the company concerned should contact our customer service department at least one week before the fair begins.
To obtain an entrance badge, visitors should present the official invitation upon registration. If the visitor does not have an invitation s/he will have to fill in a registration form and hand it in together with a professional document certifying his/her business activity.
The entrance card is strictly personal and belongs to the named-user. It cannot be transferred to another person and should be worn in a visible position throughout the event so that it can be checked. In the event that a participant loses or forgets the card, a new card should be purchased at the entrance at a cost of € 25. The card is valid for the duration of the fair. Daily cards are not available.

The fair is strictly for specialised buyers only.
Pitti Card is your entrance pass valid for duration of the fair.
It costs € 25.00 at the fair, € 18,00 if pre-paid.
Passes bought online will be printed the day after and sent by post to your company address. Passes usually take a maximum of two weeks to arrive. If the pass do not arrive in time, your company should contact our assistance service at least one week before the start of the fair.
Please present your official invitation at registration in order to receive your entry pass. Should you not have an invitation, you will need to fill in a registration form and present this together with a professional document attesting your profession.
Your entry pass is strictly personal. It cannot be used by others and must be worn and visible at the fair for checking. Should a participant lose or forget their pass, a new one must be purchased at the entrance at a cost of € 25.00. The pass is valid for the duration of the fair. There are no daily tickets. 

Invitation letter

The invitation letter is the letter we usually issue after a visitor’s request to help them for a visa issuance.

Before issuing an invitation letter, we need the following documents:

- In case of a new visitors all the business details so that we can proceed with the registration: business name, address, main telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, main referent’s name and position and his/her business contact details.
- Always for new visitors: An invoice issued for the requesting company by a supplier of ready-made clothes or accessories. It would be much better if the invoice is issued by one of the exhibitors of one of our fairs. This procedure is the most important one to be followed for non-European Countries since it would avoid us the request of translated documents and allows us to quicken the registration process.
- Always for new visitors: in case they cannot send us an invoice, they can send a document issued by the Chamber of Commerce of the referent Country. In the document there should be clearly specified the business activity, for example retailing of clothes and accessories.IMPORTANT: the VAT number or any country’s tax codes, without any further specific documentation, cannot be accepted.
- The attendee’s passport’s copy. We need the first page with the passport’s details (issuance, expiry, number, attendee’s name and family name) and the back page where the attendee’s work is specified. ALWAYS, BOTH FOR REGISTERED AND NEW VISITORS.
- In case the job is not specified, we need to receive a certification on a company letterhead specifying the attendee’s role inside the company. ALWAYS, BOTH FOR REGISTERED AND NEW VISITORS.

After the reception of all the requested documents, our staff will decide whether the invitation letter can be issued.

IMPORTANT:

- In case of fairs on payment, invitation letters are issued only after the purchase of prepaid tickets. However the purchase cannot be made before the reception of all the required documents and our confirmation of the invitation letter’s issuance.

- The invitation letter is a formal invitation, but Pitti Immagine cannot be charged of any expense the attendee is going to afford for their attendance to the fair.

Exhibitor car park
Pitti Immagine exhibitors can park, cars only, in the underground car park in the Porta al Prato – Stazione Leopolda area, on presentation of the special coupon sent out with your Pitti Card. There is no surveillance and Pitti Immagine accepts no responsibility for theft of contents or damage to vehicles parked here.
A continual shuttle service links the car park to the Fortezza da Basso.

Buyers car park
Plenty of spaces are reserved for visitors in San Donato Viale Guidoni on the corner with Via Sandro Pertini.

Stand fitters car park
Plenty of spaces are reserved for stand fitters in Viale XI Agosto (Peretola area).

Shuttle buses
There is a shuttle service to and from the Fortezza da Basso and the main hotels, exhibitor and visitor car parks and Florence airport.

Cloakroom and left luggage
There are free cloakroom and left luggage services at the trade fair district for exhibitors and visitors.

Left luggage at Santa Maria Novella Station
At Santa Maria Novella, the central station in Florence, there is a free left luggage service reserved for Pitti Immagine event participants on platform 16, plus a welcome service on the platforms.

Incoming at Pisa airport and train tickets
Pitti Immagine organises an incoming service at Pisa airport, complete with free Pisa-Florence train tickets.

The price of your pass includes a copy of the fair catalogue.
Every exhibitor has the right to a fair catalogue, distributed on stands on the first day of the fair. Catalogues may only be obtained at the fair, they are never sent out.Journalists can get their copy of the catalogue in the Press Room. PR agents with a client at the fair will find their catalogue on the stand. A pdf copy of the folder is available for online users (see on the left) 

The Autostrada del Sole (A1 motorway) links Florence with Bologna and Milan to the north and Rome and Naples to the south. The Firenze Mare (A11 motorway) links it with Lucca and the Tyrrhenian coast off the Genoa-Livorno A12 motorway.
Following the start of work to renovate, extend and enhance the exhibition venue, Pitti Immagine has developed all its services with a view to making access to the Fortezza da Basso easier and more practical:
- large car park for exhibitors and the press in Piazzale Vittorio Veneto (Cascine area);
- large car park for visitors in Viale Guidoni on the corner with Via Sandro Pertini;
- large car park for exhibitors in Piazzale Vittorio Veneto;
- large car park for stand fitters in Via XI Agosto (Peretola area);
- continual shuttle service to and from the three car park areas and the Fortezza da Basso;
- additional shuttle services to and from the Fortezza da Basso and city hotels.  

Florence is linked to major Italian and European cities by Eurostar trains.The main station is Santa Maria Novella, located right in the centre and just 200 metres from the Fortezza da Basso.

“Amerigo Vespucci” airport in Florence
It is about 4 km outside the city centre and offers air links with major European cities and with airports in Rome and Milan, making for easy links with all international destinations.

“Galileo Galilei” airport in Pisa
60 km from Florence. There is a one-hour rail connection between Pisa airport and Florence. Free ticket for the Pisa Airport/Santa Maria Novella Florence train on presentation of proof of participation in Pitti. Outbound tickets can be picked up at the Pitti Immagine – Carlson Wagonlit Desk in Pisa Airport, whereas return tickets must be requested at the Pitti Immagine – Carlson Wagon desk at the Fortezza da Basso (Central Pavilion - groung floor). The only free means of transport for buyers is the train.
No other means of transport are eligible 

Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Pitti Immagine have organised special rates in some Florence hotels.
For information and bookings, please contact:
Sara Marchi | Groups and Events Department
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
phone +39 (0)55 09491861 | fax +39 (0)55 43 67 322
Via Panciatichi 35/8 | 50127 Florence | Italy
www.carlsonwagonlit.com
smarchi@carlsonwagonlit.it