General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Participants
All inclusive program Registration fee: € 650 Includes: • Transport from/to airport • Attendance in all scientific sessions • Poster panels • Scientific material • Certificate of attendance • All coffee breaks • Opening reception / Get together • 4 lunches • Beach barbeque (dinner) • Gala dinner • Visit and dinner at Arolithos traditional village • Visit to Minoan Palace of Knossos • Half day tour to Aghios Nikolaos	Partial program Registration fee: € 500 Includes: • Transport from/to airport • Attendance in all scientific sessions • Poster panels • Scientific material • Certificate of attendance • All coffee breaks • Opening reception / Get together • 2 lunches • Gala dinner • Visit and dinner at Arolithos traditional village • Visit to Minoan Palace of Knossos

Accompanying Persons
All inclusive program Registration fee: € 470 Children (2-14 yo): € 235 Includes: All the above except the scientific part	Partial program Registration fee: € 320 Children (2-14 yo): € 160 Includes: All the above except the scientific part

Note: For all colleagues whose registration fee will be partially paid by institutions, the scientific session of the program costs € 300 For additional info please contact: Irene Voloudakis-Baltatzis, e-mail: ibalt@ath.forthnet.gr. • All excursions and cultural activities will be accompanied by a touring guide. • The registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the required fee. • For your convenience, please inform us about the date and time of your arrival to Crete. • The Official Congress Language is English • Certificates of Attendance will be available for all participants at the registration desk. • The weather in Crete during the month of July is always sunny and the temperature is between 33 - 38°C • Further Information will be available on: www.UltrapathXIV-Crete.com

Getting to Heraklion
As soon as you have booked your flight to Heraklion, please e-mail me directly at ibalt@ath.forthnet.gr with details on time and day of arrival in order to arrange the bus that will pick you up from the airport.	You can be informed and book online your flight from Athens to Heraklion through the following websites: • www.olympicairlines.com • www.aegeanair.com • www.airtickets.gr Colleagues from the U.S. may fly initially to Paris, London or Frankfurt. Then, they may either book a charter flight straight to Heraklion or go with a regular flight to Heraklion via Athens.

A few words about the cities of Heraklion and Knossos
Heraklion, the capital of Crete, situated in the center of the north coast of the island, is a place with a vivid past and a forceful present, which together have shaped the character of the city. Its history is among the most glorious of all Greece and the Mediterranean. It is impossible to visit Heraklion without touring the Palace of Knossos, the preeminent Minoan settlement and one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. The palace is massive, spread over 20.000 square meters enclosing a complex	collection of over 1200 interlocking rooms. It is about 150 meters long on each side with a central court that measures 50 meters long and 27 meters wide. It's so large and its layout so complex that scholars believe it inspired the myth of the labyrinth and the Minotaur. The palace radiates with joyous exuberance through the elaborate architectural planes and volumes that were clustered around the central courtyard over time. The elegant wall frescoes which decorated the walls speak of a people who approached the subtleties of life and the splendor of nature with a joyous disposition. According to Greek Mythology the palace was designed by famed architect Dedalos with such complexity that no one placed in it could ever find its exit. King Minos who commissioned the palace then kept the architect prisoner to ensure that he would not reveal the palace plan to anyone. The Labyrinth was the dwelling of the Minotaur in Greek mythology and many associate the palace of Knossos with the legend of Thesseus killing the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull.