Excursion to Chania
The excursion to Chania will take place on Friday, August 30, 2024.
Please take with you:
- Passport
- Hat, sun creme and sunglasses
- Comfortable walking shoes
Please see below the preliminary program of the excursion. You can join any of the events mentioned below if you like and/or take your free time.
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Excursion to Chania old town |
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| 15:30 | Departure from OAC with bus to Chania. Participants living in hotels should come to OAC at 15:20. |
| 16:30-17:30 | Meet the guide in front of the Municipal Market of Chania (Agora Market) to visit the cathedral, the old town and port, the castle and the Phare of Chania (ca. 1 hour). |
| 17:30-18:00 | Free time for shopping and walk around in the old town. |
| 18:00-19:15 |
Meet the guide in the Synagogue of Chania for:
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| 19:15-22:45 | Free time (participants are free to choose their dinner place and pay their dinner at their own). Participants living in OAC will receive from OAC a bag with local specialities for dinner. |
| 22:45 | Bus departure from Chania to hotels and OAC. |
Main Conference excursion
The conference excursion will take place on Sunday, September 1 , 2024.
Please take with you:
- Passport
- Hat, sun creme and sunglasses
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Swimming suit, towel for sea (for Falassarna beach and for Knossos excursion because we plan to stop at a nice beach in the way back)
There are 3 options for conference excursion:
- Cretan Monasteries
- Falassarna beach
- Palace of Knossos and Heraklion Archaeological museum.
See preliminary programs below.
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Excursion to Cretan Monasteries |
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| 5:50 | Departure from OAC (first bus) |
| 6:50 | Metamorphosis Monastery: Christian Orthodox service |
| 8:00 | Departure from OAC (second bus) |
| 9:00 | Metamorphosis Monastery: Excursion and Breakfast |
| 10:30 | Walk Excursion to Agia Kyriaki Monastery |
| 12:30 | Excursion and Lunch in Chrysopigi Monastery |
| 15:00 | Agia Triada Monastery Excursion |
| 16:30 | Venizelos Graves |
| 18:00 | Arrival to OAC |
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Excursion to Falassarna beach |
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| 10:30 | Departure from OAC |
| 11:10 | Arrival at Falassarna beach |
| 13:00 | Arrival at Taverna at Falassarna Beach, Lunch |
| 17:00 | Departure from Falassarna beach |
| 18:00 | Arrival to OAC |
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Excursion to the Palace of Knossos and Heraklion Archaeological Museum |
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| 6:30 | Departure from OAC |
| 9:30 | Arrival to Knossos |
| 11:00 | Departure from Knossos |
| 11:30 | Arrival at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum |
| 13:30 | Departure from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum |
| 13:45 | Arrival at Taverna, Lunch |
| 15:30 | Departure from Taverna |
| 16:30 | Swimming in a beach on the way back 30 min (one bus) |
| 18:30/19:00 | Arrival to OAC |
NOTE! For all excursions holds:
If you are not on time to join the bus departures (from any place, also in between e. g. at Knossos or at the Museum) you are kindly asked to arrange your transportation by yourself.
