Monday 24 November 2014

GRECT - Educational and Cultural Tourism-Routes in Greece

GRECT is a network of academic and cultural organizations in Greece. GRECT is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece (MFA) and is operating in cooperation with the Anargyrion & Korgialenion Foundation, the Athens School of Fine Arts, the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, the European Public Law Organization and the International Olympic Academy.

Their hosting institutions are located in exceptional places throughout Greece including the Athens city center, Ancient Olympia, Delphi, Hydra, Spetses, Mykonos, Rethymnon of Crete, Mithimna of Lesvos, Tsepelovo in Zagorohoria and Sounion among others.

GRECT ambition is to attract international conferences, conventions, workshops or summer schools at unique institutions, where one can discover the beauties, myths, history and culture of the ancient and modern Greek civilization.
The Athens School of Fine Arts has seven (7) “Annexes”, which are used by the Institution as special educational centers, in Hydra, Delphi, Mykonos, Rethymno, Rhodes, Mithymna (Lesvos) and Tsepelovo (Zagorochoria). The Annexes are housed in buildings of particular architectural value and located at places possessing great natural beauty and a significant historical and cultural background.
HYDRA ANNEX Est. 1939 Address: building Tompazi, PO Box 33 Hydra P.C. 18040
The Annex of Hydra is housed in a 19th century building located in the port of Hydra. The building is known as "house Tompazi" because it belonged to Admiral Emmanuel Tompazis member of an old naval family of Hydra, which served actively the Greek Revolution of 1821. The house represents an important historical and architectural monument with it's typical form with walls of carved stone. The building consists of 3 floors with 1.100 sq.m. of total surface and a courtyard garden.
Facilities include:
• 2 double rooms for teachers with shared bathroom • 4 doubles and 3 quadruple rooms (total 20 beds) for students and 6 bathrooms • 2 kitchen rooms, 1 table of 20 seated persons • 1 exhibition hall of 77 sq.m. in average • 3 reception rooms (one of them includes a piano) • Workshops take place in the atrium of the courtyard garden and in the arched verandas of the first floor. • Wi-Fi