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on the Frontiers of Cosmology

 

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The Workshop will take place at the Crete Centre of Theoretical Physics of the University of Crete, in Heraklion, Crete, on 28 March - 5 April 2010. It will focus on recent developments in cosmology. For accommodation we have reserved special priced rooms at the following hotels: Kastro, Lato Boutique Hotel and Atrion.

 

The workshop talks will take place at the 3rd floor seminar room in the physics department.

For further information about Heraklion city please look at this map.

For any scientific inquires please contact Dr. Nikos Tsamis (+30-2810394261), whereas for practical inquiries please contact Eva Makaki (+30-2810394262).

 

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Recommended Hotels

Hotels in the City Center

Hotel Atrion
Tel. +30 2810 246 000, Fax. +30 2810 223 292, e-mail: info@atrion.gr,
The hotel is located near the El Greco Parc at the City Center (see this map). They have special prices for University visitors: single room 64 euros, double room 77 euros including breakfast. You should mention that you are a university visitor to claim these rates.


Hotel Kastro
Tel +30 2810 284 185, +30 2810 285 020 Fax +30 2810 223 622, e-mail: info@kastro-hotel.gr
The hotel is located near the El Greco Parc at the City Center (see this map). They have special prices for University visitors: single room 40 euros, double room 50 euros including breakfast(1/1-30/3 and 1/11-31/12) single room 47 euros, double room 57 euros including breakfast(1/4-15/6 and 1/10-31/10) and single room 50 euros, double room 65 euros including breakfast(6/6-30/9). You should mention that you are a university visitor to claim these rates.


Hotel Lato
Tel +30 2810 334 955, Fax +30 2810 240350, e-mail: info@lato.gr
The hotel is located near the custom's office in the city Center (it is number 6 on this map). They have special prices for University visitors: single room 64 euros, double room 84 euros including breakfast They also offer free use of the gym. You should mention that you are a university visitor to claim these rates.


Hotel Megaron
Upscale Hotel, Tel +30 2810 305 300, Fax +30 2810 305 400 e-mail:Megaron@otenet.gr
The hotel is located near the custom's office in the city Center (it is number 6 on this map). They have special prices for University visitors: single room 156 euros, double room 180 euros including breakfast. You should mention that you are a university visitor to claim these rates.


Hotel Olympic
Tel +30 2810 288861, Fax +30 2810 222512
The hotel is located in the city Center (it is near number 3 on this map). They have special prices for University visitors: single room 50 euros, double room 70 euros including breakfast. You should mention that you are a university visitor to claim these rates.

Hotels in Amoudara

Amoudara is a suburb of Heraklion (about 6 Km from the City Center, near the sea). It is a mostly tourist area. It is about 4 Km away from the Physics Department. One can come to the department by bus (difficult, as you must take a bus towards heraklion and change half way to a bus towards the Physics Department, see this info for more details), or taxi (easy, costs about 4-5 euros)


Hotel Candia Maris (Upscale Hotel, Ammoudara Beach, Tel +30 2810 300 330, +30 2810 220 088 Fax: +30 2810 220 785,+30 2810 282 010) Note that the hotel opens only during the summer period from March to October. For the exact prices in the 2009 season, click here.

 



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