PHILOXENIA 26th International tourism Exhibition

PHILOXENIA 2010: 26th International Tourism Exhibition

From: 18/11/2010
To: 21/11/2010

OPENING HOURS
Thursday & Friday: 11:00-20:00 for trade visitors only

Saturday & Sunday: 11:00-20:00 for trade visitors & public
Project Manager
Ms Chrisa Krassa

Tel.: 2310 291 293, 2310 291 188
Fax: 2310 291 656
email: philoxenia@helexpo.gr


Documents
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION
Co Exhibitors
EXHIBITS
REGULATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
ADVERTISING IN THE EXHIBITORS CATALOGUE

Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center Pav, 13, 15, 10
Duration
18-21 November 2010
Frequency Annual
Entrance
Free entrance for trade visitors. Pre-registration necessary
Οpen to the public only in the weekend-Admission € 5.00

Exhibits-Exhibitors

State Participations. Regions, Municipalities, Prefectures, Hotels, Tour Operators, Airlines, Shipping Companies, Specialized Press.

Opening Hours
Thursday & Friday: 11:00-20:00 for trade visitors only
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00-20:00 for trade visitors & public
Space Rent

Indoor space unequipped (Type1): 101.00 €/sqm

Indoor space equipped (Type 2): 126.00 € / sqm

A 10% fee is charged on rent for every additional facade
Registration Fee
For each exhibitor 130.00 €

PROGRAM OF THE ONE DAY CRUISE (DEPARTURE FROM MUDANIA PORT 55 KILOMETRES FROM THESSALONIKI

Upon arrival to the port you will receive a warm welcome from our Officers and Hostesses who will assist you with boarding our luxurious cruise ship Anna Maru and invite you to proceed either to the Main Lounge, where our live orchestra has already started putting you in the right mood with its international music repertoire, or to one of the spacious open decks where you can enjoy the fascinating view as the ship leaves the port.
At 7h15 the ship sails for the two beautiful islands Skiathos Skopelos. Shortly after departure, our hostesses will invite you to assemble in one of the Lounges and give you all necessary information concerning the ship, the cruise program and the islands.

About 11:40 , we will arrive to the island of Skopelos, Skiathos is a very green island with crystal clear water, small secluded gulfs and long clean beaches. Skiathos is a unique and memorable experience because of it's natural beauty, unique architecture and reach modern facilities.

Immediately upon the ships departure from Skiathos at 12:45 lunch will be served. An hour later, we will arrive at Skopelos Many scenes of the movie Mama Mia were filmed in Skopelos showing the world it's blue beaches and stone paved streets. It was also declared by the international organization ECO The blue and Green Island. The beauty of Skopelos will conquer you forever!
You will have about 2 & 1/2 hours to enjoy the unique charms of Skopelos. For you pleasure we have an optional bus tour to visit the Monastery of Evagelistria offering panoramic views of the Island.

The tickets for the optional tour can be purchased on board. But the highlight of your cruise still awaits! A "Traditional Greek Folk Show" with singers and dancers in original costumes form all of Greece who, together with our Officers, Hostesses will entertain and animate you up to the final moment as the ship docks in Moudania

GOOD MORNING GREECE

General Informations about GREECE Capital of Greece : Athens

Official language: Greek

The currency : Euro (€)

Climate: Mediterranean

Population: 11.306.183 (2010 estimate)

The country is a Presidential Parliamentary Democracy

President of the Republic: Mr. Karolos Papoulias

Prime Minister: Mr. George A. Papandreou

Calling code: The international calling code of Greece is +30

The Greek economy is based on the principles of free economy and is bound by the regulations of the world organizations that it is a member of, such as ECOFIN and WTO.

For further information and news regarding Greek domestic politics, Greece’s international affairs, social issues, business, culture and sports, you can also visit:

Travelling to Greece

By plane, ship, train or car, or even a combination of transportation means, traveling to Greece is relatively simple and quick, even though it is situated at the southernmost corner of Europe and the Balkan Peninsula. Apart from the large airports in Athens in Thessaloniki, there are also smaller airports that service trips to and from the other large cities and the more famous islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The railway and road networks link Greece with the rest of Europe via the neighboring Balkan countries, while the large ports of Piraeus and Igoumenitsa handle the arrival of coastal ships via mainly Italy.


History

The first traces of human habitation in Greece appeared during the Paleolithic Age (approx. 120000 - 10000 B.C.).

During the Neolithic Age that followed (approx. 7000 - 3000 B.C.), a plethora of Neolithic buildings spread throughout the country. Buildings and cemeteries have been discovered in Thessaly (Sesklo, Dimini), Macedonia, the Peloponnese, etc.The beginning of the Bronze Age (approx. 3000-1100 B.C.) is marked by the appearance of the first urban centers in the Aegean region (Poliochni on Limnos). Flourishing settlements were found on Crete, Mainland Greece, the Cyclades and the Northeastern Aegean, regions where characteristic cultural patterns developed.

At the beginning of the 2nd Millennium B.C., organized palatial societies appeared on Minoan Crete, resulting in the development of the first systematic scripts. The Minoans, with Knossos Palace as their epicenter, developed a communications network with races from the Eastern Mediterranean region, adopted certain elements and in turn decisively influenced cultures on the Greek mainland and the islands of the Aegean.On Mainland Greece, the Mycenean Greeks –taking advantage of the destruction caused on Crete by the volcanic eruption on Santorini (around 1500 B.C.)- became the dominant force in the Aegean during the last centuries of the 2nd Millennium B.C.. The Mycenean acropolises (citadels) in Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Thiva, Glas, Athens and Iolcus, then comprised the centers of the bureaucratically organized kingdoms. The extensive destruction of the Mycenean centers around 1200 B.C. led to the decline of the Mycenean civilization and caused the population to migrate to the coastal regions of Asia Minor and Cyprus (1st Greek colonization).

After approximately two centuries of economic and cultural inactivity, which also became known as the Dark Years (1150 - 900 B.C.), the Geometric Period then followed (9th - 8th Century B.C.). This was the beginning of the Greek Renaissance Years. This period was marked by the formation of the Greek City-States, the creation of the Greek alphabet and the composition of the Homeric epics (end of the 8th Century B.C.).

The Archaic Years that subsequently followed (7th - 6th Century B.C.) were a period of major social and political changes. The Greek City-States established colonies as far as Spain to the west, the Black Sea to the north and N. Africa to the south (2nd Greek colonization) and laid the foundations for the acme during the Classical Period. The Classical Years (5th - 4th Century B.C.) were characterized by the cultural and political dominance of Athens, so much so that the second half of the 5th Century B.C. was subsequently called the “Golden Age” of Pericles. With the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B.C., Athens lost its leading role.

New forces emerged during the 4th Century B.C. The Macedonians, with Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, began to play a leading role in Greece. Alexander’s campaign to the East and the conquest of all the regions as far as the Indus River radically changed the situation in the world, as it was at that time.



After the death of Alexander, the vast empire he had created was then divided among his generals, leading to the creation of the kingdoms that would prevail during the Hellenistic Period (3rd - 1st Century B.C.). In this period the Greek City-States remained more or less autonomous, but lost much of their old power and prestige. The appearance of the Romans on the scene and the final conquest of Greece in 146 B.C. forced the country to join the vast Roman Empire. During the Roman occupation period (1st Century B.C. - 3rd Century A.D.), most of the Roman emperors, who admired Greek culture, acted as benefactors to the Greek cities, and especially Athens. Christianity, the new religion that would depose Dodekatheon worshipping, then spread all over Greece through the travels of Apostle Paul during the 1st Century A.D.

Today’s visitors to Greece have the opportunity to trace the “fingerprints” of Greek history from the Paleolithic Era to the Roman Period in the hundreds of archaeological sites, as well as in the archaeological museums and collections that are scattered throughout the country.

The decision by Constantine the Great to move the capital of the empire from Rome to Constantinople (324 A.D.), shifted the focus of attention to the eastern part of the empire. This shift marked the beginning of the Byzantine Years, during which Greece became part of the Byzantine Empire. After 1204, when Constantinople was taken by Western crusaders, parts of Greece was apportioned out to western leaders, while the Venetians occupied strategic positions in the Aegean (islands or coastal cities), in order to control the trade routes. The reoccupation of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1262 marked the last stages of the empire’s existence.

The Ottomans gradually began to seize parts of the empire from the 14th Century A.D., and completed the breakup of the empire with the capture of Constantinople in 1453. Crete was the final area of Greece that was occupied by the Ottomans in 1669. Around four centuries of Ottoman domination then followed, up to the beginning of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Numerous monuments from the Byzantine Years and the Ottoman Occupation Period have been preserved, such as Byzantine and Post-Byzantine churches and monasteries, Ottoman buildings, charming Byzantine and Frankish castles, various other monuments as well as traditional settlements, quite a few of which retain their Ottoman and partly Byzantine structure.

The result of the Greek War of Independence was the creation of an independent Greek Kingdom in 1830, but with limited sovereign land. During the 19th C. and the beginning of the 20th C., new areas with compact Greek populations were gradually inducted into the Greek State. Greece’s sovereign land would reach its maximum after the end of Word War I in 1920, with the substantial contribution of then Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. The Greek State took its current form after the end of World War II with the incorporation of the Dodecanese Islands.

In 1974, after the seven-year dictatorship period a referendum was held and the government changed from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Presidential Parliamentary Democracy, and in 1981 Greece became a member of the European Community/Union.