FIPSE-5 will be held at the breathtaking Aldemar Knossos Royal Hotel, a 5 Star Resort in Hersonissos, Crete. It is located 50 Km east of the Heraklion airport and can be reached by taxi, rental car or a FIPSE minibus.
The first event will be the Welcome Reception on Sunday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Bathed in sunlight and calmed by the gentle waves of the Aegean Sea—within easy reach of a spectacular beach—rests the idyllic and stylish Knossos Royal Beach Resort in Crete, Greece. Minoan-style architecture combined with recently refurbished rooms, gleaming swimming pools, and lush gardens will put you in the perfect vacation mood. Whatever you decide to do; burn some energy in our sporting facilities or simply relax by the pool to catch some sun, rest assured that your young ones are having the time of their lives at the mini club, trying out a wide range of fun-filled activities.
Heraklion is Crete’s biggest city (among Chania, Rethimno, Agios Nikolaos, Sitia, Ierapetra), whose emblem is the Venetian fortress of Koules and it harmoniously combines a multilingual past as Byzantine churches standing next to the Venetian mansions.
Heraklion or Iraklion the birthplace of El Greco and Nikos Kazantzakis. You find yourself instead in the fifth largest city in Greece, it’s ugly and modern, a maelstrom of traffic, concrete and dust. But behind this facade and – as with Athens – you can discover a vibrant working small metropolis with a great number of attractive features which do much to temper initial impressions.
Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe’s oldest city.
Settled as early as the Neolithic period, the name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The palace of Knossos eventually became the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace was abandoned at some unknown time at the end of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1,380–1,100 BC. The reason why is unknown, but one of the many disasters that befell the palace is generally put forward.
In the First Palace Period (around 2,000 BC), the urban area reached a size of as many as 18,000 people. In its peak, the palace and surrounding city boasted a population of 100,000 people shortly after 1,700 BC.
The tour departs from the conference hotel at 8:30 a.m. and returns for lunch at 2:00 p.m. It includes a visit to the archeological site of Knossos and the spectacular new museum in Heraklion under the guidance of an expert licensed guide.
The price, inclusive of all entrance fees is €110 per person. The discounted price for children 18 years old or younger is €55. Children 4 and younger are free. The minimum number of adults is 12.
You must pre-register for this trip on the conference registration form.
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