Venues
HERON Inaugural Event “Kick-off Ceremony” will take place at the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation on Thursday April 3 between 10:00 – 18:00, while the HERON Internal Kick-off Meeting will take place on Friday April 4, at the Divani Caravel Hotel.
Our venues are located in the heart of Athens, close to exceptional shopping centres, restaurants and major archaeological sites: a perfect location that allows you to experience all that Athens has to offer.
| Inaugural Event – Thursday, April 3 |
| Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation https://goulandris.gr/en/ |
| 13 Eratosthenous str.Athens 116 35, Greece Τ. +30 210 72 52 895 E. visit@goulandris.gr |
| Internal Kick off meeting – Friday, April 4 |
Divani Caravel Hotel – Athens View Hall |
Leof. Vasileos Alexandrou 2, Athens 161 21, Greece |
Goulandris Foundation – HERON Inaugural Event “Kick-off Ceremony”, Thursday, April 3
The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1979, with main purpose, the promotion of visual arts on a domestic and international level. The museum is located in the heart of Athens and opened to the public since 2018, presenting rare works of art by some of the most important artists of the modern and contemporary international avant-garde.
Its Collection is one of the most important private collections created during the second half of the 20th century and includes works by Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, Degas, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Picasso, Braque, Léger, Miró, Giacometti and Balthus among others, as well as works of prominent Greek artists such as Parthenis, Bouzianis, Vassiliou, Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, Tsarouchis, Moralis, Tetsis and others.
It includes 11 floors of 7,250 sq m total area, of which 1,654 sq m exhibition spaces, a state-of-the-art 190-seat amphitheater and 4,500 books in the Museum Library.
The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, educational programs and cultural events using advanced museological applications within the broad spectrum of modern and contemporary art.
Divani Caravel Hotel-Athens View Hall-Internal Kick off meeting, Friday April 4
Divani Caravel Hotel-Athens View Hall-Internal Kick off meeting, Friday April 4
With its ideal location in the centre of Athens and beautiful amenities, Divani Caravel combines hospitality, elegance and the latest in technological equipment, making it the perfect venue for all your corporate events in Athens.
The 4.000 m2 / 43.005 ft2 of overall meeting space includes one of the most beautiful, pillar-free ballrooms in Athens and 15 multi-functional meeting rooms, making it the ideal venue for conventions, congresses, incentives and all kind of corporate events.
Nearby hotels
Athens city centre has a vast selection of hotels for all tastes and budget. The map below shows some hotels located close to our venues. We encourage you to book your reservations at your earliest convenience since this period is high season for Athens.
Hotel name | Distance from Goulandris Foundation | Distance from Divani Caravel Hotel |
1.0 km | ||
200 m | 950 m | |
210 m | 1.1 km | |
800 m | 1.0 km | |
1.2 km | 400 m | |
1.3 km | 550 m | |
1.1 km | 2.0 km | |
1.0 km | 1.8 km | |
2.0 km | 2.9 km | |
700 m | 1.3 km | |
1.2 km | 600 m |
Getting to Athens from the Airport
- Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation –Inaugural event (Thursday April 3)
2. Divani Caravel Hotel – Internal Kick off meeting (Friday April 4)
There are mainly three ways to travel from and to the Athens International Airport (El.Venizelos) to the conference venue. Athens has a convenient network of public transit including subways (metro), buses, and tram.
Our venues (1 and 2) are located in the city centre, well accessible through public transit. There is one metro station 10 minutes away from both venues on foot, on the M3 blue metro line (there are 3 metro lines in total; green-M1, red-M2, and blue-M3). There is also a multitude of bus routes that take you similarly close. The map below showcases this accessibility (note for scale that the “EVANGELISMOS” station is 10 minutes away on foot):
By metro from the Eleftherios Venizelos airport
You will board the Metro from the Airport’s Station (M3-Metro blue line 3), and get off at “Evangelismos Station”, or “Syntagma” if your hotel is closer to Syntagma square. This is about half an hour ride and the cost of a single ticket is € 9 per person. From Evangelismos station, our venues are 900m away.
You can find a wider metro plan here for convenience. Note that both venues’ central location allows relatively easy access to all metro lines.
By public bus from Eleftherios Venizelos airport
To access both venues by city bus from the Athens International Airport, use the Line E95 (X95). You should get off at “Hilton-Evangelismos” or at “Syntagma” bus stop depending of where you are staying. The ride lasts around 45 minutes and the ticket costs € 7.70. The buses leave every 15-20 minutes. You can find more information here.
Taxis from the airport
Taxis are readily available upon exiting the airport; you should expect a flat fee of ~40 or 50 EUR during the day or night respectively to get from the airport to the city center (which is where the venue and most nearby hotels are located). For more information on the pricing please consult this table, taken from the airport’s taxi transportation webpage .
Accessibility to HERON Venues within Athens
Both Goulandris Foundation and Divani Caravel Hotel, are located in the centre of Athens, and close to each other. You can get to both, using city public transportation:
By metro: The closest metro station to both venues is the EVANGELISMOS station. From the “Evangelismos” station, it is a ten minutes walking distance to the venues entrance.
EVANGELISMOS (900m)
Line Μ3 (Blue Line) “Aghia Marina – Doukissis Plakentias – Airport“
SYNTAGMA station is also close by, taking a 1,100 m. walk through the beautiful National Garden.
Line Μ2 (Red Line) “Anthoupoli – Elliniko“
Line Μ3 (Blue Line) “Aghia Marina – Doukissis Plakentias – Airport“
By bus and Trolley:
Line 209 and trolley lines 2, 4, 11 – Ag. Spyridon stop (15m to Goulandris entrance)
Line 550 and trolley line 10 – Stadio stop (200 m to Goulandris entrance)
Lines 054, 203, 204, 250, 732 – Rizari stop (600 m to Goulandris entrance)
Divani Caravel – Lines 221, 224, 250 – Caravel stop
(note that you can use line 550 – Pinakotheke stop and walk a bit further)
For more information you can visit OASA Arrival & Transport section.
Parking
The Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation does not have parking facilities. For those who wish to arrive by car, there are the following parking facilities that are located near the Foundation at a charge:
- Kallimarmaro Parking, 23, Ι. Fokianou Str, tel. (+30) 210 752 2400 / 150m.
- Evangelismos Parking, Korakianiti Bros, 20, Vasileos Georgiou B’ Str, Athens / 500m.
- Polis Park, 4, Rizari Str & 45 Vas. Konstantinou Av, tel. (+30) 210 72 55 427, polispark.gr/ 800m.
The Divani Caravel Hotel offers Valet parking to its hotel guests at an extra charge of 25 euros per day. The Polis Park is an 8 minute walk (address shown above).