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This year's STI International Symposium 2010 will again take place in Kalamaki, the small coastal village in the south of Crete, about 70 km from Heraklion.
Accommodation in Kalamaki
The stay in Kalamaki is organized in different hotels, which are all in the center of the village. The prices per room and night is 44 EUR. Most of the rooms have two beds, so you can share your room with a second person, which reduces the price to 22 EUR per person and night. To book a room, please use the online booking tool available in the left hand menu.
Travel to the island of Crete
There are three international airports: Heraklion airport, Akrotiri airport close to Chania and Sitia airport. For international flights you will usually have to fly via Athens, except for charter flights or a few companies that fly directly to Crete. Another way to travel from Athens is by ferry from Pireas, the port of Athens.
Airplane
There are daily flights to Crete from all major cities in Greece and from many European cities as well. The closest airport to the conference site is the Heraklion international airport, 5 km from the city of Iraklio, the largest city in Crete. International delegates may need to fly through Athens, which is serviced by all major airlines. Flights from Athens to Heraklion are approximately 50-60 minutes. Flights from London to Heraklion are 3 hours 45 minutes
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Boat
It is also possible to travel to Crete by ferry from Pireas, the port of Athens. The trip takes approximately 9 hours on standard ferries and 6 hours on the high-speed Knossos Palace and Festos Palace (of the Minoan Lines fleet). An overnight ferry from Pireas, Athens will arrive in Iraklio, Crete between 5:00 and 6:30 in the morning (departing approximately 19:00).
Each ship offers very good standards of accommodation in Luxury First and Second class cabins, most with private toilet and shower. Every ship also offers a deck class offering aircraft type seats.
Fleets:
More information on Ferries,please click here.
Travel on the Island (prices from December 2008)
- Taxi: around € 102,00; € 1,50/km
- Bus and taxi from the airport: € 4,80 from Iraklio to Mires, then taxi to Kalamaki. Mires is approximately 20 km away from Kalamaki. A bus schedule is available at http://www.cretetravel.com/Bus_schedules/
- Rental cars: from € 35,00 per day, petrol € 0,93/Liter, Diesel € 0,95/Liter
From Heraklion to Kalamaki
The distance between Heraklion (airport) and Kalamaki is about 70 km. Since it is not easy to reach the village with public transport, the best sollution is to either rent a car or take a taxi to Kalamaki.
You can either use one of the car rental companies available at the airport of Heraklion or you can order a car from the local rental car company in Kalamaki: http://www.kalamaki.net/indexE.html
The local host offers special taxi fees to all participants of the STI International Symposium 2010. One way form the airport to Kalamaki for 60 EUR (normal price about 100 EUR). You can also share the taxi with people arriving together with you or about the same time as you. Just send a short email to kalamaki[AT]sti2.org with the subject "TAXI" stating your travel/flight details and if you would like to share a taxi with someone.
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