As the Local Organizers for the Congress, we hope that during your trip, you will be able to see something of the wider region in Greece and around Kolymbari.

On these pages, we are putting together a collection of information to help you optimally plan your trip: essays about local culture and activities and lists of places worthy of visit in Athens (for those wishing to stop over in Athens) and Crete Island. 

We will be providing several updates to this information, so please check back nearer to the start of the Congress. 

Possible visits at Athens

Museums

• The Acropolis Museum

• National Archaeological Museum

• Museum of Cycladic Art

• Museum of Byzantine Culture

Archeological Sites

• The Acropolis of Athens

• Sanctuary of Poseidon at Sounio

• Delphi

• Mycenae

• Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

Churches / Monasteries

• Monastery of Osios Loukas

Possible visits at Crete

Museums

• Archaeological Museum of Chania

• Archaeological Museum of Rethymno

• Heraklion Archaeological Museum

• Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

• Archaeological Museum of Sitia

• Museum of Cretan Ethnology

• Historical Museum of Crete

• Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa

• Natural History Museum: Aquaworld Aquarium at Hersonissos

• Museum of Sea Life at Rethymno

• Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

• Heraklion Museum of Visual Arts 

Archaeological Sites

• Knossos Minoan Palace

• Phaistos

• Gortys

Castles

• Fortezza of Rethymno built by the Venetians in the 16th century

• Koules Fortress at the entrance to the Old Port of Heraklion

• Frangokastello built by the Venetians in 1371–1374

• Spinalonga, in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete. It became a popular destination after the publication of the novel The Island (2005) by Victoria Hislop, which was adapted for television (To Nisi) by Mega Channel, Greece

Churches / Monasteries

• The Arkadi Monastery

• The Holy Stavropegiac and Patriarchal Preveli Monastery

• The Holy Monastery of Agia Triada of Jagarolon

• The Gouverneto Monastery

Picturesque cities, towns, villages

• Chania Old City

• Rethymnon Old City

• Agios Nikolaos

Natural Landscapes

• The Samariá Gorge

• The Gorge of Kourtaliotis

• Gramvousa and Balos Lagoon

• Elafonissi

• Palm Beach of Vai