11/02/2024
HELLENIC MENSA ANNUAL GATHERING – HMAG 2024 PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
HMAG 2024 Program:
Thursday May 16
14:00 – 23:00 | Ntinas Hotel Check in – Trikala
17:00 | Departure by coach from Athens with stopovers
20:00 – 23:00 | Registration – Hotel Check in
22:00 – 02:00 | Icebreaker – Board games
Friday May 17
08:00 – 09:30 | Breakfast
09:30 – 12:00 | Departure for Pyli where we will visit the arched stone bridge of the Portaikos river and the Byzantine Church of Porta Panagia. Afterwards we will visit the stone bridge and the waterfalls of Palaiokarya
12:00 – 14:00 | Departure for the Pertouli Meadows where optional activities such as horse riding or archery are available
14:00 – 17:00 | Departure for Elati – Lunch or coffee
17:00 – 22:00 | Return to Trikala – Visit to the Vassilis Tsitsanis Museum and the Osman Shah Mosque – Free time for dinner and strolling
22:00 – 02:00 | Board games – Tournaments / Entertainment
Saturday May 18
08:00 – 09:30 | Breakfast
09:30 – 15:00 | Departure for Meteora, where we will visit the monasteries of St. Stephen, Great Meteoron and Varlaam
15:00 – 17:00 | Departure for Kastraki – Visit to the Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora – Lunch or coffee
17:00 – 21:00 | Return to Trikala – Free program to tour the old town (Varousi) and the Byzantine Castle
18:00 | Mensa I.Q. Test
19:30 – 21:00 | Treasure Hunt
21:30 – 02:00 | Gala Dinner at a local restaurant and presentation of souvenir medals for the Treasure Hunt
Sunday May 19
08:00 – 09:30 | Breakfast
09:30 – 15:00 | Visit to the Matsopoulos Mill Industrial Museum and the Municipal Folklore Museum of Trikala
13:30 | Return to Athens with stopover at Lake Plastiras for lunch – Farewell – Renewal of our appointment for 2025
In order to participate in the Annual Gathering, registration is required by completing the special registration form and by paying in advance the participation fee: 60 €/person for members and 70 €/person for non-members.
The participation fee per person includes in detail:
• Organizational expenses
• Delegate folder
• Saturday’s Gala Dinner
• Participation in the treasure hunt
• Guided tours
• Memorabilia
• Accommodation:
The organization has secured a number of rooms at the Ntinas hotel (Trikala).
For three nights (per person) with breakfast, at the Ntinas Hotel (Trikala), the prices are as follows:
Single room: 120 euros
Double room: 80 euros
Triple room: 60 euros
• Coach: A coach is chartered which will transport us all the way from Athens. The coach costs 60 euros.
If you want to move by coach only in Trikala area (Friday and Saturday), it costs 25 euros, as long as there are free seats.
Extra charges
• Museums, Attractions
• Meals
For a valid registration, the deposit must be made by Friday April 12, 2024, by depositing the participation fee into ALPHA BANK's bank account:
IBAN: GR64 0140 2130 2130 0232 0001 485, or by cash deposit at our offices. (The applicant should pay extra any bank transfer commission surcharges).
Registrations are possible on our website by filling in the online form: https://www.mensa.org.gr/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=36 , or by email to [email protected]