This page gives some information about 2CV meetings you can't afford to miss.
"50 years of 2CV", from May 21th till May 24th 1998, Paris, France
This meeting has taken place and it was fantastic.
You can find some nice pictures on my 50th Anniversary 2CV page.
Or go to the official Generation 2CV page
"13th Worldmeeting of 2CV friends", from July 27th till July 31st 1999, Greece
NEW !!!! Pictures of the 2CV Woldmeeting in Skotina Beach, Greece.
The two biggest 2CV clubs in Greece, the Athenian and the Thessalonican, will organise the 13th 2CV worldmeeting in Greece.
The organisation is expecting so many people that the original location (the cape of Drepanos in Igoumenitsa) isn't big enough for all visitors.
The new location is Skotina beach, under Olympos mountain, in Pieria prefecture of Macedonia region.
Campsite "International Youth Center Olympos" is located there, the country’s largest camping (650.000 sq.m.), in a distance of 300 m from the main road Athens-Thessaloniki (A1-E75), about 100 km from Thessaloniki and about 400 km from Athens. It is also near the Athens-Thessaloniki rail lines. Thus, the place is easy to get by bus and by train. The site is full of tall trees, by the Aegean sea, in the shadow of the highest mountain Olympos, residence of the 12 gods, according to the Hellenic Mythology.
People living in Holland can also contact the dutch representative of Strintzis, Celtic Travel Seabridges in Rotterdam. Call 010 2417710 for more information.
Another shipping line is Minoan Lines.
There have been plans to organize a train from Villach in Austria to Thessaloniki, but Austrian Railway authorities couldn't manage it.
So no train from Austria, but there will be a train from Hungary.
A car-transport train, departing from Budapest (Hungary) will go to Thessaloniki (Greece) with
number 335 (from Budapest) and 334 (from Thessaloniki). The train will travell through Ex-Yougoslavia
(Servia & FYROM). The trip will last for 23 hours.
Prices: Vehicle + driver: 80.000 drachmas (single ticket), 130.000 drachmas (return ticket).
Additional passenger: 17.000 & 30.000 drs.
You can buy tickets at M.A.V. (the Hungarian Railways), Fax: (0036-1)3428536 or ask your National Railway Company.
More information at that same fax number or send a fax to the Hellenic Railway Organization (O.S.E.) at Fax number (0030-1)5240996.
At last a very important thing: Always load your 2CV at the upper floor (the wagons have two floors), because in the past many 2CV roofs were damaged.
There are 4 raids planned (Northern and Central Greece, Peloponissos and a adventure raid):
Northern Hellas: Vergina -> Mt. Athos -> Chalkidiki -> Thessaloniki
Central Hellas: Dion -> Meteora -> Pilio -> Delfi -> Athens
Peloponissos: Olympia -> Diros ->Monemvasia -> Epidavros -> Athens
Adventure Raid: Pindos mountains, "for those who really dare")
These raids will take place after the meeting, from 2nd August till 7th August.
More information on the official "13th International Meeting of 2CV Friends - Hellas 1999" page or email them at hell2cv@otenet.gr.
"14th Worldmeeting of 2CV friends", summer of 2001, Austria
At the moment there is'nt much information about this meeting, but you'll find some info on the OECC page