OTHER USEFUL INFO

ORGANISED EXCURSIONS
Athens-Acropolis. Southern suburbs - Sounion. Northern suburbs - Marathon. By plane, cruiseship, and bus, to all of Greece. Information at travel agents.

RENTALS
Cars, at car rental firms. Yachts, at the Association of Shipping Agents and Yacht Experts. Tel. 981.6582, 982.7107. Aircraft, OLYMPIC AVIATION, Hellenikon Airport, tel. 981.3565.

SPORTS
Athens Olympic Athletic Centre, (Maroussi), tel. 6834000.
Peace and Friendship Stadium (Neo Faliro) tel. 4819513. Water
skiing: Special schools and certain hotels in southern Attica.
Sailing: Info: Sailing Federation (Santaroza 23, Kastela -
Piraeus) tel. 4137351-2. Waterpolo: lnfo: Greek Swimming
Federation (Zan Moreas 40 - Athens) tel. 9227922.
Golf: Glyfada (close to the Eastern Terminal) tel.
894.6820. Tennls: At all the GNTO's organised beaches, at
several municipalities in Attica, at many hotels, and at the
Agios Kosmas sports centre, tel. 8948900. Info: E.F.O.A.
(Patission 89 - Athens) tel. 8814916-7. Riding: Greek Riding
Club (Paradissos 18 - Maroussi) tel. 6812506 - 6826128, Attic
Riding Club (Ekali) tel. 8135576, Athens Riding Club (Gerakas
Agia Paraskevi) tel. 6610172, Tatoi Riding Club (Barymbobi),
tel. 8014513, Barymbobi Riding Club, tel. 8079661. Mountain
climbing: Info: Greek Skiing Federation (Agiou Konstantinou 34,
Athens), tel. 5240057, Greek Federation of Mountain Climbing
Associations (Karagiorgi Servias 7 - Athens), tel. 3234555,
3237666.

ARTISTlC EVENTS
Herod Atticus Odeum from June to September.
Includes productions of ancient plays, opera, music,
and dance. Greek and foreign groups and antists ol international
renown participate. Information: Athens Festival, tel. 3221459.
Athens Concert Hall: grand orchestras and soloists, tel.
7282333. Sound and Light: tel. 3221459. Dora Stratou's folk
dancing group, Filopapou Theatre, tel. 3244395, 9214650.

WHERE TO SHOP
At shopping centres in downtown Athens and the
suburbs. In the commercial areas of Athens, such as Syntagma,
Kolonaki, Ermou, Omonia, Monastiraki, and Plaka, where
you will find folk art (erroneously labeled popular art) shops as well.
Sales occur twice a year; in August and February.