Please note that all media visits require authorization in advance by the ESO Education and Public Relations Dept. at the ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany. A dedicated webpage with all relevant information about Tourist, Journalist, Student and Family Visits to Paranal is now available on the web. A Paranal Visitors' Centre is being planned - details will become available in the course of 2001. The La Silla Observatory is also open for organised public visits on particular days. Check with Mr. Esteban Illanes at the above address for the latest details, in particular the next dates for such visits.
Prior registration is always necessary.
Visits to ESO Headquarters in Garching Media representatives are welcome to visit the ESO Headquarters in Garching near Munich. Please contact the ESO Education and Public Relations Dept. in advance to obtain an appointment. An Open House Day for the public normally takes place every second year in September-October. It is organised together with the other institutes in the Garching area.