4. FREE ENTRANCE FOR THE STUDENTS OF SCHOLS/UNIVERSITIES
TO THE MUSEUMS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF GREECE
In order for the students of the Croatian schools or universities to be granted a free entrance or respectively, an entrance fee reduced by 50% (see below), to the museums and archaeological sites of Greece, the following procedures must be followed:
1. Submission of a School/University certificate to the Consular Office of the Embassy of
Greece, in English language, consisting of:
a. A list with the names of the students. For university students, the faculty must
be indicated (students of Classical or Fine Arts Faculties are granted free
entrance, while the rest University students pay 50% of the entrance fee).
b. A list with the names and the profession/speciality of the teachers/guides.
c. The visiting program with the names and dates of the archaeological sites or
museums.
d. Two photos for each one of the teachers/guides.
e. A photocopy of the passport of each one of the teachers/guides.
2. The above documents, together with a certificate which will be issued by the Consular
Office of the Embassy of Greece, as well as with your application, will, then, have to be
submitted, in advance, (either personally on the spot, or by fax) to one of the offices of
the Ministry of Culture of Greece. Some of them are listed below for your convenience.
These offices are entitled to issue the entrance permit to the requested sites. It is
recommended, though, to contact them by phone prior to submitting the above
mentioned documentation.
Offices issuing entrance permits to the Archaeological sites and Museums :
ST' Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Office, Patras
tel. 061-623820, fax 061-624051
Z' Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Office, Olympia
tel. 0624-23753, fax 0624-22529
A' Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Office (Acropolis), Athens
tel. 01-9238724, fax 01-9239023
National Museum, Athens
tel. 01-8117724, fax 01-8213573
For Byzantine Antiquities please refer to:
Ministry of Culture,
Dir. for Byzantine and Postbyzantine Antiquities,
Dep. of Byzantine Museums,
Bouboulinas 20
106 82 Athens
tel. 01-8201241, 8201244, fax 01-8201186