The institute is located in the international town of Loppiano, on the plateau above the municipality of Incisa Val d’Arno, 24 km from Florence, Italy.
It is easily reached via the Highway A1 Firenze-Roma (4 Km from the pay toll of Incisa-Reggello), by train (3 and 9 Km from the stations of Incisa and Figline Valdarno, respectively). The Airport of Peretola, Florence, is 38 km away.