CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS
Here are the cultural excursions we have prepared for you to various places around Greece and Athens.
Excursions starting Saturday 31st August 2013, and ending Sunday 8th September 2013.
All tours are educational and we are sure you will enjoy them all.
PLEASE SEND REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION TO THE EXCURSIONS to xmoussas AT phys.uoa.gr and SEAC2013 AT phys.uoa.gr. Please mention NAMES of PEOPLE for each excursion. The exact place of departure of the first two excursions will be announced soon.
The cost for the excursions will depend on the number of participants. It will be much lower than any commercial price. We will be having a specialized archaeologist with us to guide. All these are very special excursions and tours. The tour to Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplion, on Wednesday is included in the conference fee.
The COST VARIES WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, MEALS ARE NOT INCLUDED, EXCEPT FOR THE MYCENAE NAFPLION EXCURSION.
Saturday 31 August, Excursion To Elefsis (or Eleusis, or Elefsina, where the Eleusinian mysteries), Megara (city of Euclid), Alepochori and possibly Perachora and the Heraion_of_Perachora, COST FROM 8 TO 22 EUROS.
Sunday 1st September, Excursion To Eretria (the Latin Alphabet comes from Eretria), the Museum and the archaeological site, on the Island of Evia (Eubeoa), expected COST FROM 8 TO 20 EUROS
Sunday 1st September, Back to Athens the Welcome Drink from 19:00 to 21:00, at the Numismatic Museum. H. Schliemann’s House, at Panepistimiou street number 12 (Venizelou street 12), which is the same street as the University. The site is www.nma.gr , at a walking distance to most hotels and the University (30 Panepistimiou street).
Wednesday 4th September, Educational and cultural Excursion at Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplion, visit at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece of the Harvard University
Thursday 5th September, 9am Educational visit at the Numismatic Museum.
Thursday 5th September, Dinner at the Atrium of the National Archaeological Museum, and Music: The Music of the Spheres, Especially composed for us by Christos Papadopoulos.The National Archaeological Museum is at 44, Patission Street, GR-106 82 ATHENS, Tel.: +30 210 821 7724, 210 821 7717, eam@culture.gr www.namuseum.gr
Friday 6th September, 9am Educational visit at the National Archaeological Museum
Friday 6th September, Two or three hour walk Visit of ancient astronomical sites in Athens. Aerides Andronikos solar and mechanical clock 1st century BCE, Meton’s observatory at Pnyx (5th Century BCE).
Saturday 7th September, Excursion to Delphi and Amphissa COST FROM 12 TO 25 EUROS
Sunday 8th September, Excursion to Hypate, or Ypati, the Museum, the Asteroschooleion, folk dances (by The Ainianes). COST FROM 12 TO 27 EUROS
The University of Athens (where the sessions take place) is at 30 Panepistimiou (Venizelou) street, Panepistimio Metro station (PANEPISTIMIO means university), Academia bus station. Most hotels are at walking distance. http://en.uoa.gr/
National Archaeological Museum is at 44, Patission Street, GR-106 82 ATHENS, Tel.: +30 210 821 7724, 210 821 7717, eam @ culture.gr www.namuseum.gr
Numismatic Museum, 12, El. Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Street, GR-106 71 ATHENS