2025 Timeline
You’ll have places to be and ruins to see, so take a look at the plan.
Flights
Flight to Athens (JFK Terminal 7-Zone E)
- Saturday, June 21, 2025
- Flight is at 1:55PM (Check-in begins at 9:55 AM)
- Norse Airways Flight N0 504
- Saturday 1:55 PM – Sunday 6:00 AM (Flight Time: 9hr 05min)
Flight to New York (ATH Main Terminal)
- Sunday, July 20, 2025
- Flight is at 7:45 PM (Check-in begins at 3:45 PM)
- Airport check in will open Sun, 20 Jul 3:45 PM
- Norse Airways Flight N0 501
- Sunday 7:45 PM -11:15 PM
Airlines: Get What You Pay For:
- Norse Airways Economy Flextra:
- Seat Selection
- Priority Boarding
- 1 x Personal Item
- 1 x Carry-on (up to 22 lbs)
- 1 x Checked bag (up to 50 lbs)
- 1 Meal Service (2 Meals Athens to NYC)
- Changeable and Refundable
- Travel Insurance
- Bumped off your flight?
Phone
Switching SIM cards so you can call and text in Antiparos is a bit of a pain. The internet says that the best provider on the islands is Cosmote. Second-best is Vodaphone. For any plan, the assumption is that you’ll use wifi (Gmail, WhatsApp, Zoom, etc.) as your primary communication and use your phone plan when wifi isn’t available. Keep in mind that no matter what plan you get, you’ll have a Greek phone number. Usually calls and texts to the U.S. will be an extra per-minute charge.
Athens Airport: There is a Vodafone counter in the Arrivals terminal between exits 1 and 2. A 30-day SIM costs about €30 and €12.30 for installation (according to reddit.)
Paros: If you choose, you can skip the Vodafone counter and get your SIM in Paros. There is a Cosmote store just to the right as you get off the ferry. They have several plans. One called “Frog” seems like the best deal. They also have a tourist plan called “Cosmote WhatsUp.” They’ll install the SIM card for you. A 30-day SIM costs about €22-€30 and installation is free (according to reddit.)
Ferries
Bluestar and Hellenic Highspeed ferries leave from Athen’s Pireus port roughly every 30 minutes in the morning and evening. There is also a company called “Seajet,” but they don’t offer student discounts. Most of the ships have a cafe if you are peckish. The ferry arrives in Paroikia, the port of Paros, and you’ll spend the night at Margarita Studio about 400 meters from the ferry terminal (map). The hotel’s phone is +30 22840-52362 and email is [email protected]. Your Booking.com prepaid hotel confirmation number is #4883191705.
Hungry? Straight ahead off the ferry, is Hellas, an excellent gyros place. And there’s also a little supermarket called “Market In” less that 2 minutes from your hotel. Down the main drag from Market In there is a highly-rated coffee shop (Coffee Island) and a Greek take-away restaurant that the locals love. The name is ΤΟ ΤΣΟΥΚΑΛΙ, which means “Grandma’s Cooking.” A bit further down the same road is a sit-down place called “a Table.” Just beyond a Table is a bakery called “La Bagette” if you want a pastry. If you want to head back toward the ferry terminal, check out the Paros Restaurants page.
Getting to Antiparos: The morning after you arrive (June 23), you’ll need to get to the ferry terminal in Antiparos. One way to reach Antiparos is to take the Paroikia-Antiparos ferry (on the left as you get off the Athens-Paros ferry). There are trips at 09:15 and 10:45, costs around € 5-6. It is a 30-minute ride.
By Bus & Ferry: However, if all the kids are doing it, you can take the bus. The bus station is next to the ferry terminal and the bus will say “Pounta (Antiparos).” These buses leave every hour (09.10, 10.10, 11.10, 12.10) and will take about 20 minutes to get to Pounta. This bus will stop next to the Paros-Antiparos ferry dock. This ferry runs every 20 minutes from 09:15- 13:00 and takes about 10 minutes. The latest you can leave Paroikia is on the 12:10 bus.
Meet the professor at the port of Antiparos at 1:30 pm. You’ll then take a bus all together to the village of Agios Georgios and check in at Zombos. Check-in will take place around 3:00 pm, followed by an orientation session and a welcome dinner.
Heading Home
On Saturday, July 19, you’ll check out of Paro’s Aegean Village Studios by 11:00 am and head back to Athens on the Paros-Piraeus ferry. (If you want to get help swapping your sim card, go back to the phone store before you leave.)
From the Piraeus ferry terminal, you’ll take a taxi or FreeNow (Uber substitute) to your hotel in Athens near Psirri Square.
14 Reasons Why? Hotel
You’ll stay overnight in a private room at “14 Reasons Why” (Miaouli 21 10554) between Psirri and Monastiraki Squares. 14 Reasons is a sort of upscale hostel. (It’s cute and has a sculpture of a monkey hanging from the awning out front.) Hotel phone is +30 21 0325 4918. Booking.com prepaid confirmation #6940807313. Breakfast on July 20 is included.
Hungry? There are several “TripAdvisor best in Athens” restaurants nearby. Taki avenue is about a two-minute walk from the hotel and there are 3 TripAdvisor stars on a single block: “Thes” (Taki 16 Psirri Psirri 10554) is a TripAdvisor “Best of the Best” and, on the same block are Kalimeres (Taki 14) and Bandiera (Taki 19). All are TripAdvisor “best of Athens 2024.” You have a 6:30pm reservation at Thes.
If you want a blowout last-night experience, you could try “Nolan” (31-33 Voulis Street), a relatively inexpensive Michelin-approved Greek fusion place. It’s about 1/2 mile from the hotel. I went nuts and made a 8pm reservation for you, just in case.
Departure JFK
13:55 (1:55pm) Norse Airways flight N0504
Economy Flextra: 1 Meal, 1 Checked Bag, 1 Carry-on
Confirmation#: MZUF3L
Arrive in Athens
06:00 scheduled arrival. This is an overnight flight, so you’ll arrive in Athens very early on Sunday morning. A driver from Hello Pickups will be waiting for you holding a sign with your name in the Arrival Hall. They’ll drive you to the ferry terminal.
Ferry to Paros
The Blue Star and Helenic ferries leave from Athen’s port Piraeus. (Travel time on the ferry to Paros is between 3-5 hours.)
Overnight at Margarita Studios, Paros
After a long day of travel, you’ll stay overnight in Margarita Studios, a cute hotel walking distance from the Paros ferry dock. Prepaid confirmation number: 4883191705
Phone: +30 (697) 572-7329
Directions: (map)
Get a SIM card at Cosmote
Before you leave Paros, you should stop at Cosmote (near the ferry terminal roundabout) and get a SIM card. Removing the phone case is annoying, so let the clerk will install it for you.
Ferry to Antiparos
Taxis and buses run from Parikia (Paros’ main port) and other parts of the Paros island to Pounda port. From there, a short ferry ride takes you to Antiparos.
The Adventure Begins!
13:30 Students’ arrival at the port of Antiparos
15.00 Transfer to the Zombos Hotel
18.00 Orientation
20.00 Welcome Dinner
3 Weeks Work/Study on Despotikos
Students will learn the entire excavation procedure, following the basic methods of stratigraphical excavation, documentation, and processing of the finds.
Transfer to Paros
10.00 Check out from Zombos Hotel
11:00 Ferry to Paros – Bus to Paroikia
14:00 Check in Hotel Aegean Village, Paros
1 Week at the Museum of Paros
For one week, students will work in the museum’s storage
rooms, learning how to clean, sort, catalogue, draw and photograph the material.
Final Farewells
08.30 Museum work
15.00 Lunch
18.00 Final Exam
20.00 Farewell Dinner
Ferry to Athens
11:00am checkout. Head back to Athens on the Paros-Piraeus ferry and, from there, you’ll take a taxi or FreeNow (Athen’s Uber substitute) to your hotel in Athens near Psirri Square.
Overnight at “14 Reasons Why” hotel.
You’re booked in “14 Reasons Why” (Miaouli 21 10554) between Psirri and Monastiraki Squares. Hotel phone is +30 21 0325 4918. Booking.com prepaid confirmation #6940807313. Breakfast is included on July 20 is included.
Flight Home
19:45 (7:45pm) Norse Airways flight N0501
Economy Flextra: 2 Meals, 1 Checked Bag, 1 Carry-on
Confirmation#: MZUF3L
Arrival
23:15 (11:15pm) scheduled arrival at JFK.
Drive to Wayfinders
Get a good night’s sleep and then off to Wayfinders!
FAQ
Got Bumped?
If you get bumped off your flight, in the European Union strict rules apply. The airline is required to provide the following:
- Reimbursement ( €600 or $750)
- A ticket on the first available flight to the same destination (on the same airline)
- Food and Refreshment
- Accommodation if your flight requires an overnight stay
Transportation to/from your accommodation - Transportation to/from your accommodation
- 2 phone calls, text messages, or emails
Travel Insurance
Your insurance includes these benefits:
- Travel and Emergency Assistance: If you run into a problem away from home, call the 800 number on the back of your credit card for legal and medical referrals or other travel and emergency assistance. If you become sick or injured, you can be reimbursed up to $2,500 for medical expenses, subject to a $50 deductible.
- If the airline doesn’t cover reimbursement for delays over 12 hours or requires an overnight stay, you are covered for un-reimbursed expenses, such as meals and lodging, up to $500.
- If your trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather or other covered situations, you can be reimbursed up to $10,000 for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses, including passenger fares, tours and hotels.
- If your baggage is delayed over six hours, you are covered for essential purchases like toiletries and clothing up to $100 a day for 5 days.
Emergency Contacts
Home Contacts
- Amy Glaser +1 (718) 636-0019
- Isabelle Blumberg +1 (917) 744-8792
- Hudson +1 (212) 246-2682
- Nora +1 (917) 561-4280
- Stack +1 (212) 776 1025
- Bard College help: Trish Fleming, Director Bard Abroad (+1 (845) 758-7080
CYA Contact Information (Athens)
Main Telephone: +30 210 7560 74
Emergency Telephone: +30 694 149-0705
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
CYA/DIKEMES
5 Plateia Stadiou
GR- 116 35 Athens, Greece
U.S. Embassy in Athens
Phone +30 210 721-2951
91 Vasilisis Sophias Avenue
10160 Athens, Greece
Medical Services
- Antiparos Regional Medical Office: (+30) 22840 61219
- Antiparos Pharmacy: (+30) 22840 61111
- Dr Sotiris Skourtis: (+30) 6973026217 (mobile phone)
- Dr Anna Yeorgiou: (+30) 6974486512 (mobile phone)
- Vigla-Gravari Antigone, tel: (+30) 22840 21282
- Thomas-Condou Irene, tel: (+30) 22840 22223
- Patelis Angelos, tel: (+30) 22840 23992
- Frangoulis John, tel: (+30) 22840 21294
- Frangoulis-Skiada Alexandra, tel: (+30) 22840 21388
- Paros Health Centre: (+30) 22840 22500
- Paros Private Medical Centre: tel: (+30) 22840 24410 and (+30) 22840 24411
- Paros Health Center (public) (+30) 2843 60000
Antiparos Taxis
- Mr. Evangelos Zappa +30 (698) 884-8484
- Marina Moraki +30 (697) 062-4750
- +30 22840 61135
- Email: [email protected]
Don’t forget to call your parents!
They are probably worried about you. Are you getting enough sleep? How’s the food?
Check in every two or three days