Campus Information

Map of the Campus

• The Department of Physics of the University of Crete is located in the Voutes campus of the university. For a detailed map of the campus please click here.

Cafeterias and Student Restaurants on Campus

• The Physics Department Building hosts on its zeroth level a Cafeteria which opens from 8 am to 11 pm from monday to sunday.
• The Rector's and Vicerector's Office Building, located just next to the Physics Department, hosts a Students Restaurant opening 8 am to 9:30 pm from monday to sunday. It serves breakfast, lunch (12:30pm to 5:30 pm) and dinner (6:30pm to 9:30pm) for reasonable prices. Note that the restaurant is closed during the Christmas and Easter periods. Dining is free of charge for university students upon display of a valid students ID.
• The Restaurant in the nearby FORTH research institute opens 8 am to 6 pm mondays to fridays. It serves lunch starting 12:30 pm.

The Campus Gym

• The University operates a Gym on Voutes Campus just next to the Physics Department, including a gym, a swimming pool and several team sport games. It is located in the white building on the west side of the university campus, and can be easily found on the following map.
• Opening hours are 12pm till 7pm mondays till fridays. The gym is closed during Christmas and Easter periods, as well as during the semester break (mid July until end of August).
• Only students of the university, employees and the employee's family members are allowed to use the gym's facilities upon display of a usage card which is issued after successful registration. To register, the following documents are needed:
• Application form (has to be completed in the Secretariat of the gym)
• Two coloured ID card size photographs
• Health certificates of a pathologist and a dermatologist (forms can be found here)
• For Students: Studies Certificate from the Secretary of the Department
• For Employees: Work Contract
• Usage of the gym's facilities is free of charge, but the swimming pool costs a monthly charge of EUR 30.
• For more information contact Mr Stelios Zacharioudakis under +30 2810 39 3427 or via email under unisport@admin.uoc.gr. See also the gym's website.

University Clubs

• There exists a variety of university clubs specialising in different pastimes and activites. A program for the academic year 2009/2010 can be found under http://culture.uoc.gr/programme-2009-2010-english.pdf. Note: The "Tricking" club is actually the university "Trekking" club.

The International Relations Office

• The International Relations Office helps foreign students coming to Heraklion as well as local students to go abroad, in particular in the framework of the ERASMUS program. For more information consult http://www.uoc.gr/erasmus or contact Ms Gely Cosma under +30 2810 39 3225.

Maps of the Heraklion Area

• A general map of Crete which leads to detailed local maps to all Cretan regions.
• The area around Heraklion
• Detailed map of the city center of Heraklion
• Maps of the surrounding area of Heraklion showing the position of the Physics Department and FORTH Institute can be found here

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.

The Weather

• See also another variant on world weather and the weather in Athens
• A detailed source of weather conditions over Greece from the Greek Poseidon site/a>.

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Currency Exchange Rates

• Universal Currency Converter

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Restaurants, Food and Wine

• Some explanatory remarks as well as a list of some restaurants in the Heraklion area with comments.

• Some (biased) info and recommendations on greek wines by E. Kiritsis.

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History and Museums

• A brief history of Crete
• The Archeological Museum of Heraklion. See also here and here. The opening hours during summer (April - October) are 8am to 7:30 pm daily, and in winter (November - March) from 8:30am to 3pm on all days of the week except Mondays (12pm to 5pm). Note that the museum closes on national as well as local holidays.
• The Archaelogical Site of Knossos can be reached by Bus Line Number 2 (KNOSSOS) both from the center (every 10-15 minutes) as well as from the bus stop in front of the physics department (departing hourly at half past the hour).


• The Historical Museum of Heraklion.
  
• The Natural History Museum of Crete.
  
• The Icon collection of St Elkaterini of Sinai.
  
• The icon collection of St Matthaios of Sinai
  
• The Kazantzakis Museum .
  
• The Lyxnostatis open air Museum
  
• The Municipal Museum of the battle of Crete and National Resistance
  
• The Museum of Cretan Ethnology
  
• Brief information on museums, historical and archaeological sites as well as caves of Crete.
  
• Greek Ministry of Culture whose website contains useful info on several museums in Greece including Crete.

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Links and Information on Local Services

• Crete Aquarium.
• Information on Crete from tourism-related websites Dilos and Travelinfo
• A list of all hotels in Greece and in Crete
• Yes, there is also Tango Argentino in Heraklion.
• Cinemas in Heraklion ( ODEON, TEXNOPOLIS)
• Information on beaches in Crete.

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