GENERAL INFORMATION
ATHENS
Athens, the mythic city immortalized by Socrates and revitalized by the 2004 Olympic Games. Surrounded by stunning seas and mountains, this safe, travel-friendly city is filled with gems just waiting to be discovered. The new state-of the-art airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, considered one of the world's best, is only 45 minutes away from the centre via metro. In Athens you can visit museums, shop, bask on the beach or experience great dining and nightlife. From Athens you can visit an island, a ski resort or a traditional village in a few hours or less.
CAPACITY
The Zappeion Exhibition Hall has 4,546 square meters of space suitable for exhibitions and conferences. A central atrium of 984 square meters that can be used for conferences, concerts, cocktail parties and sit-down dinners.
There are two interior open courtyards of 957 square meters each which are utilized as service areas.
Rooms 14 and 5 have two rows of conference tables with microphones and headsets which seat 80 persons. The Rooms also feature translation booths and facilities for showing videos or slide shows.
EXHIBITIONS
The Zappeion Exhibition Hall is suitable for art exhibitions and antique shows, product and services exhibitions, book fairs and educational exhibitions.
BANQUETS AND BALLS
The Atrium has hosted seated dinners for 350 persons in the centre courtyard with an additional 200 guests seated under the portico. Cocktail parties can comfortably host 1,500 guests. In addition, the area just in front of the entrance has been used for cocktails before the guests enter the Atrium for a seated dinner.
TECHNOLOGY
Rooms 5 and 14
12 Built in translation booths: width 3.20 Depth 2.50 Height 2.30 meters
Featuring simultaneous, wired translation system
3 interpreter's consoles per booth
3 microphones per booth
3 headphones per booth Auditel
100 Auditel headphones for the audience
Exhibition halls are equipped with telephone and electric outlets, as well as ADSL 1,024 internet connections.
VIRTUAL TOUR
With new Virtual Tour cloud application, you can walk around the different spaces in Zappeion Megaron, just like being there!