Excursion 1
(max 48 persons) |
Excursion 2
(max 60 persons) |
Excursion 3
(max 48 persons) |
| City Tour |
Vergina |
Halkidiki - Sani Beach |
| 13:30 Departure from the conference site (University of Macedonia) by bus |
Tour of the city (monuments, museums, churches etc.). Coffee/tea/beverages and cookies at Cedar Hill (Kedrinos Lofos), a cafe with an exceptional view of the city of Thessaloniki.
Price (minimun 20 persons):
$25 per person (includes entrance to museums, guide and food)
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The distance from the conference site to Vergina is approximately 85 kilometers.
Guided tour at the museum, the archeological site and the ancient theatre.
Coffee/tea/beverages and cookies at Olympus Plaza.
Price (minimun 20 persons):
$35 per person (includes entrance, guide and food)
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The distance from the conference site to Sani is approximately 83 kilometers.
Tour of the Sani Resort and swimming at the beach (optional).
Coffee/tea/beverages, cookies and light snacks at the veranda of Alexandros Room.
Price (minimun 20 persons):
$40 per person (includes entrance, guide and food)
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| 18:30 End of the excursion - return at the conference site |
| City Tour |
Vergina |
Halkidiki - Sani Beach |
Thessaloniki has always been a
metropolitan city, a large urban center continuously inhabited for over
2300 years. The city's longevity, the varied architectural forms from the
Hellenistic Era and up to the end of the 20th century, the Byzantine
artistic heritage, the social struggles, the intellectual unrest and the
revolutionary movements, assimilated influences from the Orient andfrom
the West equally, its contemporary charm and the human measure, attract an
intense interest and dazzle the mind. The glory of the city is the
uninterrupted and unique presence of Christian religious monuments
spanning from the 4th to the 20th century. This makes Thessaloniki the
largest, most comprehensive and live open air museum of Byzantine and
Latter-Byzantine art in the Christian universe. This excursion consists of
a tour of the following most important archeological sites, and Byzantine
and contemporary monuments of Thessaloniki.
Tour description
Archaelogical Museum of Thessaloniki or Museum of Byzantine Culture (with
a conducted tour), Historical and Art Museum of Thessaloniki - White
Tower, church of Agios (Saint) Dimitrios and the Crypt Museum of Agios
Dimitrios (with a conducted tour), Ancient Roman Agora, Galerios Palace
and the Triumph Arch, church of Agia (Santa) Sofia, old city-"Ano Poli",
the walls of the old city and the "Eptapyrgion" (an ex-prison),
Ladadika.
More info about Thessaloniki here |
The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital
of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near
Vergina, in northern Greece. The most important remains are the monumental
palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the
burial ground with more than 300 tumuli, some of which date from the 11th
century B.C. One of the royal tombs in the Great Tumulus is identified as
that of Philip II, who conquered all the Greek cities, paving the way for
his son Alexander and the expansion of the Hellenistic world. Other finds
represent the best of their kinds, such as golden wreaths and silver
vessels. The frescoes on the walls of the tombs are a valuable
contribution to art.
More info here |
Halkidiki is a peninsula, southeast of the
city of Thessaloniki (Greece's second largest city). With its
characteristic three peninsulas (Kassandra, Sithonia, Athos), it resembles
a trident piercing the Aegean. Sunny, golden sandy beaches, deep and
picturesque gulfs, traditional villages and modern tourist resorts, small
islands and sheltered bays, pine-clad hills descending to the sea,
Mediterranean climate and magnificent natural beauty compose the picture
of today's Halkidiki. The capital of Halkidiki is Poligiros, located in
the center of Halkidiki (69 km from Thessaloniki). Our destination is Sani
Beach Resort Hotel at Sani Village in Halkidiki The Sani Beach Holiday
Resort is a private contemporary ecological reserve, boasting 1000 acres
of green forests, golden sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. The Sani
Beach Holiday Resort boasts some of the bluest, cleanest and warmest
waters in all of Greece. This turquoise swimming paradise combined with
the golden pristine sands of Sani has been awarded every year with three
prestigious Blue Flags from the Foundation for Environmental Education in
Europe.
More info here |
