17–31 Jul 2025
Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece
Europe/Athens timezone

Conference excursions

Preliminary timetable:

Excursion to Chania


The excursion to Chania will take place on Friday, July 25, 2025.  
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. 

Excursion to Chania old town

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:  

  • 18:00 Visit of the synagogue Etz Hayyim and a short historic talk about the history of Jews in Greece by Anja Zuckmantel and visit to the mini Museum of the synagogue.
  • 18:20-18:45 Visit of the Jewish quarter "Evraiki" of the old town of Chania with a guide (Anja Zuckmantel).
  • 19:00-19:15 Performance of Kalliopi Petrou (soprano) and Tommaso Dorigo (flute) in the Synagogue of Chania. 
19:15-22:45 Free time (participants are free to choose their dinner place and pay their dinner at their own).
22:45 Bus departure from Chania to hotels and OAC.

Main Conference excursion


The conference excursion will take place on Sunday, July 27, 2025.  
Please take with you:  
   - Passport 
   - Hat, sun creme, and sunglasses  
   - Comfortable walking shoes

There are 2 options for the conference excursion:

  • Cretan Monasteries
  • Phaistos, Gortyna and Malata (historical old places) - program TBA later

See preliminary programs below.

Excursion to Cretan Monasteries

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

Excursion to Falassarna beach

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

Excursion to the Phaistos, Gortyna and Matala

6:30  
9:30  
11:00  
11:30  
13:30  
13:45  
15:30  
16:30  
18:30/19:00  

NOTE! For all excursions holds:
If you are not on time to join the bus departures (from any place) you are kindly asked to arrange your transportation by yourself.