Travel and Tourist Information
Arriving in Athens
Once you land in Athens, you have the following options to get to the city centre where your hotels and AUEB is located: by Metro subway, by bus and trolley bus and by taxi (see details under venue).Those of you coming from countries outside the EU should check out visa requirements related to your trip to Athens. You will find a list of Greek consular authorities abroad in the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please make arrangements as early as possible regarding this matter. We can issue an invitation letter should you need one. Please contact the conference secretariat.
Must See in Athens
The Acropolis
For thousands of years it has been the symbol of Athens, the sacred rock and the link that connects the magnificent ancient Greek civilization with modern times. Its monuments and history are rightly the pride and glory of Athens.
The Acropolis Museum
The new Acropolis Museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space of over 14,000 square meters. A walk through its galleries is a walk through history – between the masterpieces of the Archaic and Classical periods, but also in the ancient neighborhoods of Athens.
The Museum offers many opportunities for rest and recreation, as well as a visitor friendly environment for some of the most emblematic works of antiquity. The new Museum offers all the amenities expected in an international museum of the 21st century.
The National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece and one of the world's great museums. Although its original purpose was to secure all the finds from the nineteenth century excavations in and around Athens, it gradually became the central National Archaeological Museum and was enriched with finds from all over Greece. Its abundant collections, with more than 20,000 exhibits, provide a panorama of Greek civilization from the beginnings of Prehistory to Late Antiquity.
The Museum
Housing priceless antiquities, the museum is a good starting point from which to walk around the site. It will provide you with a greater understanding of the Acropolis' history and significance as the most important religious centre of the city of Athens and thereby enhance your enjoyment of the visit.
The National Gallery
The largest picture and portrait gallery in the country. The nucleus of its collection consists of 117 paintings. Make sure you see The Concert of the Angels by Dominikos Theotokopoulos and The Greek Rider by Delacroix.
Lycavittos Hill
A popular place with incurable romantics, Lycavittos is covered with sweet-smelling pine and cypress trees and offers amazing views of the Acropolis and across the entire city to the sea.
The Panathenaikon Stadium
A really impressive sight, built of white marble in the shape of a horseshoe. The first stadium to be built on this site, in 300 BC, was constructed of wood. Today's stadium seats 60,000 and was built between 1869 and 1870 for the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896.
Must Do in Athens
Visit the Plaka Neighbourhood
Experience the sensation of having travelled back in time as you walk through the streets of Plaka. Athens’ oldest and most picturesque neighbourhood has been lovingly restored over recent years and visitors can now enjoy the colourful neo-classical villas, single storey houses, tavernas and cafes that line the narrow streets and alleyways.
Have Coffee in Kolonaki Square
To have spent a few hours eating, drinking and chatting in one of this square’s coffee shops is one of the prerequisites for trendy Athenians and foreign visitors alike. Kolonaki offers some of the best shopping in town.
Visit the Flea Market in Monastiraki (Avysinias Square)
This is the place where you can, quite literally, find everything from rare antique pieces of furniture to all kinds of second-hand objects.
Take a One-day Cruise to the Argosaronikos Islands
Fast and frequent hydrofoil services (flying dolphins) that depart from Pireaus prove you are only a stone’s throw away from some of these unique islands, full of history and natural beauty, such as Aegina, Poros Hydra and Spetses.
Athens Concert Hall
This is one of the most important centres of cultural interaction and development. Since opening, it has hosted some of the most significant symphonic orchestras and eminent international artists from the areas of music, ballet and theatre.
Don't Go Home Without
Tasting, or even taking home with you, some Greek virgin olive oil, a bottle of Greek wine and, of course, some ouzo!
Learn more about Greece and Athens online at:
http://www.gnto.gr
http://www.greekfestival.gr
http://www.culture.gr
http://www.hit360.com/english/
http://www.ellada.net/
Greek National Tourism Organization
2, Amerikis Street,
105 64 ATHENS, Greece
Tel.: +3010 3271300-2
Or, send an e-mail message to info@gnto.gr Opening hours: Daily 08:30 – 19:00
We are looking forward to greeting you in Greece!