Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts

Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center
Carl A. Pescosolido Building
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Tel: 617-876-5160          Fax: 617-661-3797

cambridge@dantealighieri.net

Located on the corner of Hampshire and Cardinal Madeiros Ave.

 From Mass Pike

* Take Allston/Cambridge Exit. Follow signs for Boston / Cambridge
* Exit to right off Mass Pike
* Cross bridge (over river), turn right at light. You are on Memorial Drive.
* Follow Mem Drive (you'll pass Hyatt Regency Hotel, then MIT)
* Stay left, following signs for Rt 3 South.
* Left at Kendall Square sign.
* Follow Amherst St, turn right when it ends at Ames St.
* Follow Ames St untils it ends (2 lights) at Broadway.
* Turn left. Hampshire is the next right.
* Right on Hampshire just after the tracks (this is really a fork),
* another block to Cardinal Medeiros Ave.
   The Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center is on the far right corner.
* Some parking is available at the Center, otherwise turn right on Cardinal Medeiros Ave. for a parking garage on your right next to the Kendall Cinema.

From Route 2

* From Rt 128, follow Rt 2 East until expressway ends (Alewife T station)
* Follow signs for Boston / Watertown.
* Go through 2 rotaries, following Rt 2 East / 3 South / 16 West.
* Follow sign for Memorial Drive.
* Follow Mem Drive (you'll pass Harvard, Hyatt Regency Hotel, MIT)
* Stay left, following signs for Rt 3 South.
* Left at Kendall Square sign.
* Follow Amherst St, turn right when it ends at Ames St.
* Follow Ames St untils it ends (2 lights) at Broadway. Turn left. Hampshire is the next right.
* Right on Hampshire just after the tracks (this is really a fork), another block to
Cardinal Medeiros Ave.
   The Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center is on the far right corner.
* Some parking is available at the Center, otherwise turn right on Cardinal Medeiros Ave. for a parking garage on your right next to the Kendall Cinema.

From Alewife Station (Red Line)
( Alewife is on Rt 2, 5 miles from Rt 128. There's a parking garage - $4 )

* Take Red line 5 stops to Kendall Square (your stop)
* Walk through the Marriott lobby to Broadway. Turn left, cross Broadway, and walk about a block to Hampshire Street.
* Right on Hampshire just after the tracks (this is really a fork), another block to
Cardinal Medeiros Ave.
   The Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center is on the far right corner.  
   Time: about 15 minutes.
   

Subway from Logan Airport

* From terminal, free shuttle bus (either number 22 or 33 will do) to the Airport MBTA station
* Blue line (your only choice) inbound 4 stops to Government Center
* Green line inbound (toward Park Street) 1 stop to Park Street
* Red line toward Alewife 2 stops to Kendall Square (your stop)
* Walk through the Marriott lobby to Broadway. Turn left, cross  Broadway, and walk about a block to Hampshire Street.
* Right on Hampshire just after the tracks (this is really a fork), another block to
Cardinal Medeiros Ave.
   The Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center is on the far right corner.

Time: usually 20-30 minutes.

Driving from Logan Airport

* Take Callahan Tunnel to Expressway (Rt 93 North)
* Storrow Drive West exit to first exit on left (Mass General Hospital, Kendall Square)
* Right at lights, follow signs for Longfellow Bridge
* Cross Longfellow Bridge (Charles River) onto Broadway
* Continue about 0.5 mile, thru 2 sets of lights (past Marriott on the left)
* Right on Hampshire just after the tracks (this is really a fork), another block to Cardinal Medeiros Ave.
   The Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center is on the far right corner.
* Some parking is available at the Center, otherwise turn right on Cardinal Medeiros Ave. for a parking garage on your right next to the Kendall Cinema.

Time: 20 to 50+ minutes


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