The workshop will be held in the southernmost town of Europe, Ierapetra located on the southern coast of eastern Crete in the prefecture of  Lasithi.  A more detailed map of Crete can be found
here.

The participants will be accommodated at Arion Palace hotel roughly 3.5 km from the city center and Petra Mare hotel. For those staying at Arion Palace, there will be bus connection between the hotel and the conference center provided by the LOC. Those who are staying in Petra Mare can walk to the conference center on the cost pedestrian street (10-minute walk). A map of Ierapetra with your hotels and the walk to the conference center can be downloaded here. The conference is held in the "Melina Merkouri" conference hall of the municipality.

In Brief
First, fly to Greece (step 1), then fly to Crete (step 2) or take the ferry (step 2') and afterwards catch a public bus or a taxi to Ierapetra (step 3). If you arrive by public bus to Ierapetra catch a taxi fro the station to your hotel (step 4).

In Detail

Step 1: Reaching Greece
The largest airport in Greece is "Eleftherios Venizelos" (code ATH) in Athens. From there there are very often flights to/from Crete (read later for recommended airlines).
Alternatively, "Macedonia" airport in Thessaloniki can be used. The airport code is SKG. It is cheaper (especially for flights from Europe) but also a bit more time consuming. From there, there are flights to Crete as well.

Step 2: Reaching Crete (see Step 2' for reaching Crete by ferry!)
Heraklion is largest city in Crete and it is ~100 km from the final destination of Ierapetra. Fly to "Nikos Kazantzakis" airport in Heraklion (code HER) from either Athens or Thessaloniki using one of the domestic carriers:

• olympic airlines
  
• Aegean Airlines
  

They both provide often flights to Heraklion from either Athens or Thessaloniki. The cost should be expected to be around 100 euros (both ways) when booked early.

Step 2': Reaching Crete by ferry
Crete can be reached by sea via two connections. Both depart from Piraeus port (Athens)for which there is direct often connection from the airport of Athens. The destination in Crete can be either Heraklion or Agios Nicolaos (St. Nicolaos). The trip is overnight and lasts as long as roughly 9 hours. During June one can enjoy the summer breeze after a nice dinner onboard and then rest in a modern cabin.

2'a. Piraeus-Heraklion: the advantage is that the ferries are very large state-of -the-art ships. The disadvantage is the distance from Ierapetra of roughly 100 km. There are two companies that operate this connection MINOAN and ANEK lines. TIP: Outside the ship of MINOAN lines there is a bus that is waiting for passengers to Ierapetra directly. You have to be fast to catch. Otherwise you must go to the bus station that is a few hundred meters apart. Here you can get an example booking for a participant reaching Crete accompanied by one adult.

2'b. Piraeus-Ag. Nikolaos: the advantage is that the distance to Ierapetra is only 35 km but the ships are a bit smaller. Get info at reservations at LANE lines as well as here .

Step 3: Reaching Ierapetra
From Heraklion: Ierapetra is roughly 100 km from Heraklion. Catch a public bus or a taxi from the airport terminal or from the port (in case you arrive by ferry) to Ierapetra (via Agios Nicolaos). In former case the bus stop is very close to the terminal building. Ask for the intercity bus stop to Ierapetra. In the latter case it is within the port. There are buses to Ierapetra daily at 07:00, 08:00, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:00.

• Bus: It costs about 9.5 euros and it takes almost 2.5 hours. If you travel with MINOAN ferry lines you have a 50% discount. The bus will drop you at the bus station. Then catch a taxi (see step 4) to your hotel.
  
• Taxi: It costs roughly 85-90 euros (per taxi not per person) and it takes roughly 1.5 hours (the price is subject to change) and will take you directly to your hotel.
  

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From Agios Nikolaos: Ierapetra is roughly 35 km from Heraklion. Catch a public bus or a taxi from the airport to Ierapetra.

• Bus: It costs about 3.3 euros and it takes almost 1 hour.
  
• Taxi: It costs roughly 33 euros and it takes roughly 30 minutes (the price is subject to change)