Practical Information
Venue
- 2/5/2025 Karalis City Hotel https://www.hotelkaralis.gr/
- 3/5/2025 Upper High School of Pylos https://gelpylou.weebly.com/
- 4/5/2025 Municipality hall https://pylos-nestor.gr/
(The School and Municipality venues are within walking distance of the hotel. All participants will meet at the hotel lobby and will walk together.)
Accommodation
Karalis City Hotel
We are going to offer the whole package price for your teachers, except the accommodation and transfers from airport to Pylos, for which you have to contact Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. for the invoices and payment.
- CONFERENCE PACKAGE (offered by GR NSO): it will include:
- 1 coffee break and 1 dinner on 2th May 2025
- 1 coffee break, 1 light lunch and 1 dinner on 3th May 2025
- 1 coffee break and 1 light lunch on 4th May 2025
- Guided tour on 3th May 2025 (https://www.costanavarino.com/navarino-agora/ and https://www.e-messinia.com/destinations/palace-of-nestor/ )
- venue, conference material
More info for transfers, are described in the relevant paragraph below.
Please note that the above package will NOT include accommodation at hotel: we ask each country to book the hotel accommodation and pay directly to the agency Fastravel Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε., which acts on behalf of the hotel, for its participants. The rates are:
|
KARALIS CITY HOTEL |
SINGLE USE |
DOUBLE USE |
|
DELUXE SEA VIEW |
145.00 € |
160.00 € |
|
SUPERIOR SEA VIEW |
135.00 € |
150.00 € |
|
ECONOMY NO VIEW |
105.00 € |
115.00 € |
- Prices are per room/per day
- Prices include breakfast
- Prices include all the taxes and the climate resilience tax
We can send an official letter for those who need it, but we cannot send contracts since there won’t be any expenses except the accommodation and transfers
Dinners
2th May TBC
3th May TBC
Travelling instructions & getting to the event’s place
You can contact Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. so you can arrange transfer on your own expenses or you can use public transportation:
You can reach Pylos from " Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (AIA "Eleftherios Venizelos") and from KALAMATA AIRPORT "CAPTAIN VASSILIS CONSTANTAKOPOULOS" http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-kalamatas-kapetan-bas-kwnstantakopoylos-kaklk by bus.
Information about Messinia
Messinia is an ideal place to live: a culturally rich region where age-old traditions and nature’s bounty bring out some of the fundamental joys of living. The region is characterized not only by its diverse and stunning natural beauty but also by its diverse and remarkable history: here lies the palace of Nestor – one of the most significant structures of the Mycenaean period, which played an enormous role in the history of the Greeks for half a millennium, from around 1600 to around 1100 BC. In the storerooms of this palace, numerous clay tablets with Linear B script were found, which were deciphered by British scientists in the 1950s. The language of these tablets proved to be unmistakably Greek! Here, too, lies Ancient Messene, a fascinating city of the ancient Greek classical era, a delightful source of knowledge and an aesthetic experience for the visitor. There are also three important Venetian castles – Methoni, Koroni, and the Old Navarino Fortress – and an Ottoman one above Pylos, known as the New Navarino Fortress. And much, much more.
1. Natural Beauty
Part of living in Messinia is living in harmony with nature. One of the Mediterranean’s last unspoilt areas, the region features stunning landscapes that combine the crystalline Ionian Sea with rolling hills covered in olive trees and vineyards and the southernmost major wetland in Greece, the Gialova Lagoon: a biodiversity hotspot in which many species of birds find food and shelter. For millennia, people in Messinia have taken pride in the beauty of their home. Here, living off the land isn’t just possible; it’s a pleasure.
2. Pylos (also known historically as Neokastro) is best known for the part it played in the legendary Naval Battle of Navarino, where the victory of the allies in 1827 marked the beginning of Greece’s full liberation from Turkish rule. The Municipal Unit of Pylos is made up of the Municipality administrative centre of Pylos and ten local communities.
The Battle of Navarino is of great significance, not only for Greek but also for European and world history. By combining their fleets in October 1827 to protect the Greeks from imminent widespread massacre, the nations of England, Russia, and France not only aided decisively in the stubborn and protracted (1821-1829) armed struggle of the Greeks against the Ottomans for independence, they also laid the foundations for a practice followed to this day by the UN: sending armed international blue helmets to areas of the world where “humanitarian disaster” looms.
3. Time Traveling
Messinia doesn’t hide its age. Archaeological sites such as the Palace of Nestor and the amazingly well-preserved ancient city of Messene make for experiences that go far beyond sightseeing; they fascinate adults, fire the imagination of children, and encourage a more philosophical approach to life itself. The past is still alive all around us, in unspoiled rural communities whose founding dates have been lost to folklore, and in rituals and traditions rooted in distant eras. In the shade of thousand-year-old olive trees, farmers hold tasting sessions for wine and oil produced from the land according to methods their ancestors used, while along the coast fishermen set out for the same shoals as their grandfathers, in search of the same seafood treasures.
4. Real Farm to Table
Messinians know from their ancestors that the best food is made using homemade and home-grown products. The local cuisine is a precious legacy from the past, featuring age-old recipes and the farm-to-table approach that marked the food philosophy of Messinia long before the Mediterranean Diet became a popular lifestyle choice around the world. And, of course, we must mention precious Messinia’s extra virgin olive oil and wine from the local vineyards.
4. We Love you in the Evening, and Underneath the Moon
When the ancient Greeks gazed up at the sky in all its stellar splendor – something that we, as modern city dwellers, cannot do so easily – it prompted questions that led to the birth of astronomy. Today, one of the things we love about Messinia is how the night sky, still undimmed by urban light pollution, is full of brightly twinkling stars, and how you can easily connect the heavenly dots that form the constellations.
Timezone
Greece uses GMT +2 Timezone
