5-Day Summer Course Transformative Learning through the Use of Art: Emphasis on the use of Cinema, Fine Arts & Ancient Drama Crete, Heraklion, 30/06/20-04/07/20 Capsis Astoria Hotel 4*, city center, with swimming pool and a view of the Aegean sea ACCOMMODATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION HERAKLION Heraklion is the largest urban centre in Crete with approximately 175,000 people, the capital of the region and the economic centre of the island. The town enjoys of a dynamic and imaginative combination of natural beauty climate, strategic position, cultural heritage and scientific background what has created an appropriate environment to support a particular mechanism with which to in add value to the broader entrepreneurial activity in the region and stimulate the local economy. Today Heraklion is the top choice for tourist destinations in the Mediterranean thanks to strategic geopolitical position connecting three continents and many different cultures, furthermore the city is also the commercial and scientific centre of the island. For further details please see here: https://www.heraklion.gr/en/ourplace/heraklion- town/heraklion.html INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO HERAKLION There are many direct flights to Kazantzakis International Airport from almost all international airports around Europe. There are also everyday direct flights from Athens to Heraklion. For further details see here: https://el.aegeanair.com/ . The distance for the airport is 4.5 km and only 14 minutes driving. You could use either a cab (10-15 euros), or the available bus routes e.g. 9, 11, 12 (Iraklio Urban Buses, every 10-20 minutes from the city centre, for further details please see here http://astiko- irakleiou.gr/en/#main ).
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5-Day Summer Course
Transformative Learning through the Use of Art:
Emphasis on the use of Cinema, Fine Arts & Ancient Drama
Crete, Heraklion, 30/06/20-04/07/20
Capsis Astoria Hotel 4*, city center,
with swimming pool and a view of the Aegean sea
ACCOMMODATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
HERAKLION
Heraklion is the largest urban centre in Crete with approximately 175,000 people, the capital of the
region and the economic centre of the island. The town enjoys of a dynamic and imaginative
combination of natural beauty climate, strategic position, cultural heritage and scientific background
what has created an appropriate environment to support a particular mechanism with which to in
add value to the broader entrepreneurial activity in the region and stimulate the local economy.
Today Heraklion is the top choice for tourist destinations in the Mediterranean thanks to strategic
geopolitical position connecting three continents and many different cultures, furthermore the city is
also the commercial and scientific centre of the island.
For further details please see here: https://www.heraklion.gr/en/ourplace/heraklion-
town/heraklion.html
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO HERAKLION
There are many direct flights to Kazantzakis International Airport from almost all international
airports around Europe.
There are also everyday direct flights from Athens to Heraklion. For further details see here:
https://el.aegeanair.com/. The distance for the airport is 4.5 km and only 14 minutes driving. You
could use either a cab (10-15 euros), or the available bus routes e.g. 9, 11, 12 (Iraklio Urban Buses,
every 10-20 minutes from the city centre, for further details please see here http://astiko-
Rates are per room, per overnight, are inclusive of Greek traditional breakfast with excellent local products in an buffet style for 3 & 1/ 2 hours, 07:00-10:30, all local taxes and service charges In addition, please be informed that a new tax/ occupancy fee is not included that is 3€/room/night . This amount will be paid by the guests, upon arrival. Extra benefits in Capsis Astoria Hotel 4* : A bottle of mineral water 24 hours room service Free wifi internet throughout the hotel Free use of our business corner Greek traditional breakfast with excellent local products in an buffet style for 3 & 1/ 2 hours, 07:00-10:30 Early continental breakfast 04.30-07.00 for guests that check out very early in the morning Bus stop right outside the hotel for all places of interest (beaches, the Knossos Palace etc) Location right next to the Archaeological Museaum, downtown Heraklion city Pet friendly hotel You can Enjoy a cocktail , a coffee, a meal or drink at our fully renovated Café Capsis & Bar coffee and food Bistro, a bbq dinner or a drink at 360
ο by Astoria Rooftop Pool Bar & Restaurant, overlooking the city of
Heraklion and the Venetian port (seasonal mid May-mid Sept.). At all departments a 10% discount card is provided upon arrival New benefits , From November 2018 we have the opportunity to add more value to our free services policy by adding a gym hub one level below reception, for exclusive use to our guests.
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Knossos (5.5 km from the venue of the summer course, 15 minutes by bus) is the site of the most
important and better known palace of Minoan civilization. According to tradition, it was the seat of
the legendary king Minos. The Palace is also connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of
the Labyrinth with the Minotaur, and the story of Daidalos and Icaros. The site was continuously
inhabited from the Neolithic period (7000-3000 B.C.) until Roman times. The Linear B tablets
(Mycenaean script) of the 14th century B.C. mention the city as ko-no-so.
Intensive habitation occured mostly in the Minoan period, when the so-called first (19th-17th
centuries B.C.) and second palaces (16th-14th centuries B.C.) were built along with luxurious
houses, a hospice and various other structures. After its partial destruction in 1450 B.C., Knossos
was settled by Mycenaeans from the Greek Mainland.
The city flourished again during the Hellenistic period (sanctuaries of Glaukos, Demeter, other
sanctuaries, chamber tombs, north cemetery, defensive towers) and in 67 B.C. it was captured by
the Roman Quintus Caecilius Metelus Creticus. The "Villa of Dionysos", a private house with
splendid mosaics was built in the same period.
Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. Arthur Evans conducted systematic
excavations at the site between 1900 and 1931, bringing to light the palace, a large section of the
Minoan city, and the cemeteries. Since then, the site and the surrounding area have been
excavated by the British School of Archaeology at Athens and the 23rd E.P.C.A.
STUDY VISIT 2: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (included in the programme of the training) The Heraklion Archaeological Museum (80 metres from the venue of the summer course, 2 minutes
walking) is one of the oldest and most important museums in Greece, and among the most famous
museums in Europe. It houses representative artifacts from all periods of Cretan prehistory and
history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman
times. The Heraklion Archaeological Museum prides itself for its unique Minoan collection, which
includes the masterpieces of Minoan art. It is rightly considered as the Museum of Minoan Culture
par excellence (for further details please see here
http://heraklionmuseum.gr/?page_id=1406&lang=en).
SELECTED EXHIBITS
THE “PRINCE OF THE LILIES”
The “Prince of the Lilies”, an emblematic image of Minoan Crete, was
part of a large mural composition in high relief. The figure, composed
of three non-joining parts, is portrayed life-size, wearing a richly
colored kilt with a codpiece and belt and a majestic crown on his head
with papyrus-lilies and peacock feathers. According to the excavator of
Knossos, Arthur Evans, he was the “Ruler of Knossos” the “Priest-
King”, a personification of religious and secular authority. However,
other scholars suggest different reconstructions and interpretations,
according to which the “Prince” may be an athlete, a boxer, or a
commanding ruler, while the crown is attributed to a priestess or a
sphinx.
Knossos, Palace, Neopalatial period (1600-1450 BC).
THE “LADIES IN BLUE” FRESCO
Part of a composition of richly dressed and lavishly
bejeweled female figures depicted against a blue
ground. Despite its fragmentary condition, the wall
painting transmits the sense of opulence and prosperity
of the royal court while reflecting the coquetry of the
ladies, who gesture displaying the richness of their
