Conference Venue
Conference Venue – Royal Olympic Hotel
After a complete renovation that finished in 2009, the Royal Olympic was transformed to an art hotel very elegantly decorated and more important very well looked after in every detail.
Royal Olympic is one of the best equipped conference hotels in Athens, offering in total 18 recently renovated meeting rooms. They are all flooded with natural light, while each of them has its own distinctive character and unique decoration.
An ultra-high speed (optic fiber) Wi-Fi connection is available throughout the hotel complimentary, since it is of great importance and a key issue in successful business. The unique location of the hotel in the heart of historical Athens and the unique privilege to enjoy the breathtaking view during a conference break will make a huge difference, leading to a most memorable conference and business meeting trip!
Discover Athens
Start your culture tour in Athens from the The Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum located in the historical area of Makriyianni just 300 meters away from the venue hotel.
Continue by strolling around the Monastiraki area. Sited under the shadow of the Acropolis, Monastiraki is a unique neighborhood that has been inhabited for six thousand consecutive years! It is among the oldest, most historic and important neighborhoods in Western Culture.
Do not miss also the opportunity to visit the Panathenaic Stadium (the stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games) as well some of the top museums in Athens (such as the National Archaeological Museum , the National Gallery, the Museum of Cycladic Art and Benaki Museum of Greek Culture).
Visiting the islands near Athens
If visiting a Greek island is what you have your heart set on then you can easily combine it with your stay in Athens. You can spot some of the Saronic Gulf islands from the Athens coastline and there are island day-trips that take you to a selection Aegina, Hydra & Poros.
Athens Visitors Guides
http://www.thisisathens.org
http://www.discovergreece.com/en/mainland/attica/athens
Useful Mobile Applications
- FREE NOW & TAXIPLON an easy way to get a taxi wherever you are in Athens and reach your destination safely. Payments are made with card, no cash needed
- Clio muse, shares the best cultural stories for indoor and outdoors tours
- ATH Airport, is useful for checking your flight status, as well as any information that has to do with the Athens International Airport
Transportation from and to Athens International Airport (AIA) “Eleftherios Venizelos”
Athens International Airport services flights from all around the world as well as more than 30 domestic (island & mainland) destinations.
From the Airport get into the city center by:
Metro
Take Metro Line 3 (Dimotiko Theatro – Douk.Plakentias – Athens International Airport), which connects the Athens airport with the city centre (Syntagma Station). Trains run every 30 minutes, 7 days a week from 6:30 to 23:30. The trip between the Airport and Syntagma Station (Athens center) lasts approx. 40 minutes and costs 10 Euros. Tickets and passes (Ath.ena tickets) for public transport are sold at ticket booths and machines in all Athens Metro and tram stations.
Royal Olympic Hotel (venue) is close to the Acropolis station (red line). You can switch from the blue to red line at the Syntagma Station.
Taxi
Taxis are available at the designated Taxi waiting area located at Exit 3 of Arrivals Level. A taxi from the airport to the city centre (inner ring) costs a flat rate of 38 EUR from 5:00 to midnight, and 54 EUR from midnight to 5:00. The charge is determined by the time of arrival at the destination and includes all applicable surcharges and extras.
https://www.athensairporttaxi.com/