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-===== Location =====
+==== Location ====
-{{ :ghent_panorama.jpg?nolink&1200 |}}
+{{ :heraklion_panorama.jpg?nolink&1200 |}}
-<html><span style='font-size:70%;float:right;'><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paradise-found/6276261215/in/photostream/">© 2011, Jan Zwilling</a></span><div style="clear:both;"></div></html>
+<html><span style='font-size:80%;float:right;'><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crete_Iraklio1_tango7174.jpg">© 2011, Wikimedia Commons</a></span><div style="clear:both;"></div></html>
-=== Ghent ===
+=== Heraklion  ===
-Camerino is a small hilltop town in the Apennines, in Marche, a region in central-eastern Italy. The town is home to the University of Camerino (UniCam), founded in 1336 and officially recognised by the Pope in 1727. It is currently ranked as the best university in Italy among those with fewer than 10,000 students.
+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion|Heraklion]] is the administrative capital of Crete. It is a lively city with bars and restaurants. A city close to the sea and the mountains and also to historical monuments like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos|Knossos palace]].
 === Visa ===
-Italy is a member of the European Union and part of the Schengen area. Please check if you
+Greece is a member of the European Union and part of the Schengen area. Please check if
-[[http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en|need a visa]] to enter Italy. In case you do, please apply as soon as possible:
+[[https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/greece-visa/|need a visa]] to enter Greece. In case you do, please apply as soon as possible: we have lost a few students already in previous years because of visa issues :-(
-we have lost a few students already in previous years because of visa issues :-(
 === Travel ===
-Camerino is located in a more rural area of Italy and is not particularly easy to
+__Heraklion__ \\
-reach by public transportation. We will travel to Camerino together from Rome, which is a 3.5h train journey. We will take care of buying a group train ticket. You only need to take care of your travel to Rome. For the return journey we will also take care of buying a group train ticket.
+**//From the Airport//** \\
+By bus : \\
+The airport is very well-connected to the city centre by public bus. One-way ticket price : € 1.70 \\
+By taxi : \\
+It takes less than 10 minutes to get to the city centre and costs no more than € 28. \\
-Rome has two large airports, Fiumicino (FCO) and Ciampino (CIA). Ciampino is serviced by several budget airlines but a little further from the city and Fiumicino is closer but often more expensive to fly to. Both airports have reliable transport links directly to Roma Termini (Rome's central train station).
+**//From the Port//** \\
+Most city hotels are within walking distance from the Port of Heraklion. \\
+By taxi : \\
+It takes less than 5-10 minutes to get to any of the city hotels and costs no more than € 18. \\
+__Chania__ \\
+**//From the Airport//** \\
+By bus : \\
+From Chania airport there are is [[ https://www.e-ktel.com/en/|bus service]] to the Heraklion (through Chania or Rethymno). Please keep in mind that you might have to switch bus in Chania or Rethymno. It takes around 3 hours and the ticket is around € 15.  \\
 === Accommodation ===
-We have arranged accommodation for all students in the local university accommodation. This will consist of apartments of 2/3 single rooms (with bed linen and towels) and shared bathroom. There is a little kitchen in the apartments, but it is not furnished: you may want to bring some basic cutlery with you. We especially encourage you to bring a cup for water/tea/coffee: we want to minimize the amount of plastic garbage produced during the coffee breaks.
+Please follow the instructions you got by email. Most participants will be staying at the hotel [[https://www.castellocity.com|Castello City Hotel]], Leof. 62 Martiron 1 (Λεωφ. 62 Μαρτύρων 1), 71304 Heraklion.
-The apartments are located within walking distance of the venue for the classes. You will need to cover the cost of your room, but this will be around 70€ per person for the whole week. See [[http://www.ersucam.it/?p=2697|here]] for some pictures and location.
-Check in / out will be on Sunday 1 September and Sunday 8 September respectively.
-If you didn't pay your accommodation yet, you can settle your debts at the [[http://www.ersucam.it/?page_id=207&ida=30&ids=32|ERDIS cashier's desk]] (ERDIS Ufficio Cassa in Italian) in [[https://goo.gl/maps/S8XPdb4RYLBXEq418|Colle Paradiso 1, 62032 Camerino]] (one and a half kilometers from the venue, search for the dark blue icon in the far right of the map below). The office is located on the second floor of the building. Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11:30–13:50, Tue and Thu additionaly 15:00–17:00.
 === Venue ===
-Our classes will take place in the Rettorato, a little outside the town center ([[https://goo.gl/maps/Yi6QDHJ8asv|map]]).
+The course will take place at the [[https://www.imbb.forth.gr/en|Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology]] of the [[https://www.forth.gr/en/home/|Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas]] in Nikolaou Plastira 100 (Νικολάου Πλαστήρα 100), 70013 Heraklion.
-/* === Magic map ===
+=== Magic map ===
-This map contains all important landmarks. Click on the markers to show a description.
+This [[https://framacarte.org/en/map/aspp-magic-map_147759|map]] <del>contains</del> will soon contain all important landmarks. Click on the markers to show a description:
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-<p><a href="https://framacarte.org/en/map/aspp2018camerino_30610">See full screen</a></p>
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+[[https://framacarte.org/en/map/aspp-magic-map_147759|See bigger map]]
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