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Full Price: €15,00
Concessions: €8,00

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Admission to organized archaeological sites, historic places, monuments, and museums that belong to the State and are managed by the Ministry of Culture is free of charge on the following dates:

• March 6 (Melina Mercouri Memorial Day),

• April 18 (International Day for Monuments and Sites),

• May 18 (International Museum Day),

• The last weekend of September (European Heritage Days),

• October 28 (National Holiday), and

• The first and third Sunday of each month from November 1 to March 31 of each year.

Concessions [-50% *]:

The following are entitled to pay this reduced price:

• a. Greek citizens and citizens of other member states of the European Union over the age of 65, upon presentation of their police identity card or passport to confirm their age and country of origin, during the period from October 1st to May 31st of each year.
• b. Accompanying parents on educational visits of primary schools from the member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
• c. Accompanying teachers on educational visits of schools and institutions of primary, secondary, and tertiary education from countries outside the European Union.

Free admission:

• Children and young people up to 25 years old from European Union member states, upon presentation of their identity card or passport to confirm age and country of origin.

• Children up to 18 years old from non-EU countries, upon presentation of their passport to confirm age and country of origin.

• Persons over 25 years of age enrolled in secondary education schools (evening schools, Second Chance Schools, Vocational Lyceums) and in vocational schools (OAED Vocational Schools) of EU and EEA member states, upon presentation of a certificate of enrollment stating the duration of studies.

• Accompanying teachers and students during educational visits from primary, secondary, and tertiary education institutions of EU and EEA member states.

• Participants in the Social Solidarity Income (K.E.A.) program and their dependents, upon presentation of their identity card and a certificate of entitlement to free admission due to participation in the K.E.A. program (for the stated participation period), as well as valid documentation proving their dependents.

• Holders of an unemployment card in Greece, upon presentation of their identity card and a valid unemployment certificate or recent renewal thereof.

• Persons with disabilities and one companion (the latter only if the persons with disabilities have a disability of 67% or higher), regardless of country of origin, upon presentation of either the Disability Card or their identity card/passport, along with the Disability Certificate of the EFKA (decision of the Disability Certification Center – K.E.P.A.) for residents of Greece, or an equivalent certificate from a competent authority abroad.

• Parents of large families (four or more children) in Greece, until the youngest child reaches 25 years of age, or regardless of age if the child has a disability, upon presentation of their identity card and a valid certificate of large-family status from the Supreme Confederation of Multi-Child Parents of Greece (A.S.P.E.), as well as a Disability Certificate of the EFKA (K.E.P.A. decision).

• Parents of three-child families in Greece, until the third child reaches 25 years of age, or regardless of age if the child has a disability, upon presentation of their identity card and a valid family-status certificate from the Municipality, as well as a Disability Certificate of the EFKA (K.E.P.A. decision).

• Parents of single-parent families in Greece, until the child (if only one) or the youngest child (if more than one) reaches 25 years of age, or regardless of age if the child has a disability, upon presentation of their identity card and a valid family-status certificate from the Municipality, as well as a Disability Certificate of the EFKA (K.E.P.A. decision).

• Refugees, upon presentation of an Asylum Seeker’s Card, Travel Document of the 28 July 1951 Convention (recognized refugee passport), Foreigner’s Travel Document (passport of a recognized beneficiary of subsidiary protection), or Residence Permit.

• Persons serving compulsory military service, upon presentation of a valid Soldier’s Identity Card, and those performing alternative service, upon presentation of equivalent valid proof.

• Greek Olympic medalists, upon presentation of their identity card and membership card of the Association of Greek Olympians.

• Official guests of the Greek State, at the request of the competent Ministry (Protocol Directorate/Office), with the approval of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage.

• Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), upon presentation of their identity card or passport and a valid ICOM/ICOMOS membership card.

• Members of Societies and Associations of Friends of Archaeological Sites and Museums that belong to the State and are managed by the Ministry of Culture, upon presentation of a valid membership card.

• Active employees of the Ministry of Culture, the Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources, the Acropolis Museum, the Kanellopoulos Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, and the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, upon presentation of their service ID.

• Specialized researchers granted permission to photograph, study, draw, or publish antiquities, upon presentation of the relevant permit.

• Members of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, upon presentation of a valid membership card.

• Licensed tourist guides in Greece, upon presentation of their professional ID, and students of the Ministry of Tourism’s Guide Schools, upon presentation of their student ID.

• Journalists, upon presentation of a valid press card.

• Holders of a Free Admission Card, upon presentation of said card.

• Members of the Association of Greek Art Historians, upon presentation of a validated membership card.

Beneficiaries in Greece may present, instead of the required supporting documents, the Culture Card (annual validity), issued through the online portal gov.gr or through the Citizens’ Service Centers.

The following are eligible for three-year renewable Free Entrance Passes issued by the appropriate services of the Ministry of Culture and Sports:

• Active members of the Central Councils and Local Monument Councils of the Ministry of Culture (valid decision appointing them as members of said Councils of the Ministry of Culture).

• Active members of the Boards of Directors of the Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources, the Acropolis Museum, the Kanellopoulos Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, and the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (valid decision appointing them as members of the Boards of Directors of said bodies).

• Active Directors and members of Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece (certificate confirming their status as Directors or members of Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece).

• Contract employees of the Ministry of Culture, the Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources, the Acropolis Museum, the Kanellopoulos Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, and the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. Renewal of the Free Admission Card is possible as long as the employment relationship with the above bodies continues (employment contract or certificate of employment relationship with the Ministry of Culture and the respective bodies).

• Retired employees of the Ministry of Culture, the Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources, the Acropolis Museum, the Kanellopoulos Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, and the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (retirement decision or other relevant document explicitly stating their employment relationship with the Ministry of Culture and the respective bodies prior to retirement).

• Staff serving in the Office of the Legal Counsel of the State at the Ministry of Culture (certificate from the Central Service of the Legal Council of the State).

• Teaching staff of primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Greece (both active and retired). In the case of substitute and hourly-paid teachers, renewal of the Free Admission Card is possible as long as they continue to exercise the teaching profession (certificate from the school or, more generally, the educational institution in which they are employed, or retirement certificate, respectively).

• Graduates of the Departments of History and Archaeology of the Faculties of Philosophy, as well as of Schools of Architecture, Schools of Fine Arts, and Schools of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art—including Technicians of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art—in Greece or equivalent Schools in EU and EEA member states, as well as holders of postgraduate and doctoral degrees from these Schools [Degree (bachelor’s, postgraduate, or doctoral diploma as applicable) from the respective Schools/Departments].

• Graduates of Museum Studies and Schools and Departments of Cultural Management of Higher Educational Institutions in Greece or equivalent Schools in EU and EEA member states, as well as holders of postgraduate and doctoral degrees from these Schools [Degree (bachelor’s, postgraduate, or doctoral diploma as applicable) from the respective Schools/Departments].

• Students and graduates of the Preparatory and Vocational School of Fine Arts of Panormos, Tinos (certificate of enrollment/graduation certificate as applicable from the Preparatory and Vocational School of Fine Arts of Panormos, Tinos).

• Police officers serving in the Department of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities of the Security Directorates (certificate of service in said Department of the Security Directorates).

For the issuance of a Free Admission Card, the following are required:

• Copy of university degree (for graduates) or
• Certificate from an educational institution (for teachers and professors) or
• Any document proving the person’s status (for other persons mentioned above).
• Photocopy of ID card or passport.
• Recent colour photograph (ID type).
• Completion and submission of an application form accompanied by the appropriate supporting documents, at the offices of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania, Vardinoyannis Stoa, 4th floor (Nikolaou Plastira and Apokoronou St., Chania city centre)
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