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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Training School Athens 12/09/2016 – 16/09/2016
The Training School will be held at the National Technical University of Athens
(NTUA) in the following address:
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS,
ZOGRAFOS CAMPUS,
15780 ATHENS GREECE,
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, BUILDING "K"
The same address in Greek is as follows:
ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΣΟΒΙΟ ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ (ΕΜΠ),
ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟΥΠΟΛΗ ΖΩΓΡΑΦΟΥ,
15780,ΑΘΗΝΑ,
ΣΧΟΛΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ,
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑ ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛΟΓΩΝ,
ΤΟΜΕΑΣ ΠΥΡΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, ΚΤΙΡΙΟ "Κ"
Please, ring the bell by the red-colored garden side door and someone will buzz
you in.
A google map of NTUA campus is available at:
http://map.ntua.gr/google_en.htm
Accommodation
All negotiations for hotels, or other means of accommodation should be finalized by the
course participants themselves. The course organizers will neither book any
accommodation, nor be part of any negotiation. The following suggestions are
indicative only, and the course organizers state that they have no relation, financial or
whatsoever, with the accommodation vendors listed below.
Short list of nearby hotels (not walking distance)
Five Star: "Crown Plaza Hotel - Athens City Center", http://www.cpathens.com/
Four Star: "President Hotel", http://president.gr/
Four Star: “Best Western Ilisia Hotel” http://www.ilisiahotel.gr/index.php/en/
Three Star: "Athinais Hotel", http://www.athinaishotel.gr/
Three Star: “Airotel Stratos Vassilikos Hotel”
http://www.reservations.com/hotel/airotel-stratos-vassilikos-hotel
Many other hotels are available in the city center. However, before finalizing your
booking you might like to seek for an advice from the course coordinators.
Furnished apartments nearby
Interested participants may check on-line advertisements for nearby furnished
apartments available for short-time hiring. Several of our former visitors coming from
abroad, report that, as an example, http://www.aibnb.com is a well-organized site
providing relevant information and a reliable booking service.
Current transportation situation
Tickets
Single combination tickets cost 1.40 EUR. One can use these tickets for 70 min on any
type of Athens transportation (i.e. Metro, bus, trolley bus or tram).
Metro tickets from and to Athens airport have an increased cost: Single: 8 EUR, Group
of two: 14 EUR, Group of three: 20 EUR. These special Airport tickets can be also used
within the city as combination tickets within 70 min of the ticket validation.
It is advisable, to use the “Metro” instead of the "Suburban rail" to reach Athens.
Bus tickets from and to Athens airport have an increased cost: 5 EUR. However, unless
it cannot be helped otherwise, it is advisable to use the train system for connection to
the airport.
All tickets are to be bought mostly at Metro stations from vending machines or manned
booths -when open. Tickets cannot be bought from the bus drivers.
There exists a free smart phone App both for iOS and Android by the name of "TfA
tickets" (i.e. Transport for Athens tickets). Using this App one can buy on-line any
ticket for the Athens transportation system, as described above, using a credit or a
cash card. To use a bought ticket, one has to validate it using her/his smart phone
before entering the system. For the ticket validation, the smart phone does not need to
be connected to the internet. ATTENTION: tickets bought and kept within this kind of
smart phone portfolio can be used only within three months from their date of
purchase.
Transportation to NTUA
Nearest Metro station is "KATEHAKI" (blue line or line "3"). The buses from the station
to the campus are:
(a) #242, this bus enters the campus. The stop nearest to the Course premises (5 min
walking) is "KTIRIO NAFPIGON" -it means Naval Engineering Building stop.
(b) #140, this bus DOES NOT enter the campus. The stop opposite to the North-West
gate of the campus (Kokkinopoulou gate) is called "POLYTECHNIOUPOLI". This stop is
15 min walking from Course premises.
Buses that serve the upper South-West walking gate (Zografou gate) are (these buses
ARE NOT connected to the "KATEHAKI" Metro Station):
(a) #608, this bus DOES NOT enter the campus. The stop nearest to the gate is called
"OGDOI ZOGRAFOU" -it means Zografou (area) 8th stop. This stop is 20 min walking
from Course premises.
(b) #230, this bus DOES NOT enter the campus. The stop nearest to the gate is called
"OGDOI ZOGRAFOU" -it means Zografou (area) 8th stop. This stop is 20 min walking
from Course premises.
Taxis
One can always use a taxi to the course premises. Show the driver our address in
Greek and the map.
Insurance
The course organizers would like to stress that there is no specific insurance plan to
cover for accidents or other health problems during the course participants stay in
GREECE. Therefore, and since most eligible applicants seem to have already a health
insurance plan being residents within the European Union, the course organizers would
kindly ask everybody to issue a European Health Insurance Card valid for the period of
their stay in GREECE. Please check at:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=559
Or contact your local relevant insurance office.