Logistics and useful information

1st Adriatic-Ionian Intercultural Dialogue Conference

Corfu, Greece, 27-28 June 2008

· Conference Location The conference will be held in Corfu, Greece, an island famous for its nature and sandy beaches as well as for its civilization (the old town of Corfu – Kerkyra in Greek, is since 2007 in the UNESCO list of World Cultural heritage Monuments). The conference will take place in the new building of the Ionian University in the city centre.

· Language The official languages of the conference are Greek, Italian, English.  Slovenian (EU presidency country) will be used for plenaries and English for parallel workshops.

· Transport & Hotel Accomodation

 

Transport

Corfu (Kerkyra) can be reached at the end of June either by direct charter flights from numerous European airports (please get information for your country), by regular flights via Athens (min 4 times daily) and Thessaloniki (min 3-ice weekly), by hydroplanes daily from Patras and other places, and by ferry boats from Italy (Venice, Bari, Brindisi, Ancona) and from mainland Greece (Patras, Igoumenitsa).

For more information see: website of Kerkyra Prefecture : http://212.205.12.4/default.asp?id=1&mnu=1&LangID=English;  and http://www.greeka.com/ionian/corfu/island/

Accommodation

The organizers have made provisional reservations to a number of hotels to facilitate potential participants but please note that participants MUST take care of their reservations by themselves.

 

CAUTION: End of June is a very HIGH SEASON for Corfu,

so please make your reservations for flights and hotels immediately

First list of proposed hotels

Guaranteed availability until 15 April 2008 on a priority basis

(no reservation is considered valid until confirmed directly to you by the hotels)

Kanoni/Pontikonissi area (3 Km from Corfu centre) – a conference shuttle will be available

Ariti  Hotel (4****) 

Website : www.aritihotel-corfu.gr

Tel. +30.266.10.33885-8, Fax. +30.266.10.3388

Email : infor@ariti-hotel.com; reservation@aritihotel-corfu.gr

Availability:  ~ 80 rooms

Special conference price (room with breakfast): from 50 EUR (single) to 74 EUR

Divani Corfu Hotel (4****) 

Website: www.divanis.com/corfu

Email : info@divanicorfu.gr

Tel. +30 26610 38996; Fax. +30 26610 35929

Availability:  ~ 25 rooms

Special conference price (room with breakfast): from 90 EUR (single use), 105 EUR (double use), 125 EUR (three beds)

 

City centre area (limited number of rooms)

Cavalieri Hotel Corfu (4****)

Website: www.cavalieri-hotel.com

Email: info@cavalieri-hotel.com

Tel.: +30 26610 39041 & 39336 ; Fax: +30 26610 39283

Availability:  20 rooms

Special conference price (room with breakfast): from 85 EUR (single use), 100 EUR (double use), 115/130 EUR (3/4 beds)

Bella Venezia Hotel Corfu Greece (*** Superior)

Website: www.bellaveneziahotel.com

Email : belvenht@hol.gr

Tel. +30 26610 46500 - 44290 Fax: +30 26610 20708

Availability:  7 rooms

Special conference price (room with breakfast): from 85 EUR (single use), 100 EUR (double use), 115/130 EUR (3/4 beds)

Guaranteed availability until 15 April 2008 on a priority basis

 

 

 

© Europe of Cultures Forum, Adriatic-Ionian chapter, 2008

Contact: Secretariat: Ms Meggy Mavraki

e-mail: confai2008@gmail.com;

Tel. / Fax.: +30 210 6511885; +30 6944726602; Skype : vlvlvl2007

 

 

 

 

European Parliament

Offices for Greece, Italy, Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

Europe of Cultures Forum: Adriatic-Ionian Chapter

A non profit organisation

Co-organised by

 

 

 

 

European Parliament

Offices for Greece, Italy, Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

Europe of Cultures Forum: Adriatic-Ionian Chapter

A non profit organisation

Co-organised by