Location & Venue

The Ultrapath XIV conference will be held at the Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort. This 5-star deluxe resort hotel is located on a private peninsula, 20 minutes from the City and the International Airport of Heraklion and next to the traditional fishing village of Aghia Pelaghia. The Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort has been awarded with the 2008 Star Diamond Award and is ideally, centrally situated on the island of Crete, providing easy and quick access to all Ancient Sites for excursions. The property is outstretched over this unique peninsula resembling a Cretan Village and is surrounded by a Botanical Park of 167.000 sq. m. / 1.796.920 sq. ft. with beautiful Aegean views, extensive gardens, green pathways, ponds, cascades, a small river, 3 beaches and a private zoo.

The property features 3 private greenhouses and large cultivations where organicallygrown fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers are produced and used in all its restaurants and bars. Thanks to its environmental protection plan, private zoo, beautiful park and production of various goods, the resort hotel complex has been awarded with the Hermes Awards 2002 for "Best Innovation in Terms of Environmental Protection". Inspired by the famous Ancient Minoan Palace sites of Knossos, Phaistos and Malia, the OUT OF THE BLUE, Capsis Elite Resort features a brand new fairyland and historical amusement park of about 4.000 sq. m. for children from 4 to 14 years of age and their parents. This unique park will only be open to the hotel guests but will also constitute a unique venue