Feriehus i Archipoli

You will be welcomed in our olive farm with a welcoming drink. We will visit our olive grove and explain about the 93 different trees. We will also collect some herbs and explain about it, and see our donkeys and horse. During the tour, you will get information about the various trees and olives, and the history of the harvest of olives in Greece, and the making of olive oil. Then we will prepare together some delicacies made of olives that we will eat. We will also do another recipe that needs olive oil, and from mid September to end of November, we will prepare some olives to be eaten. The recipes will be sent to you so that you can cook back at home. At the end, you leave with some souvenirs. Other things to note Come with casual clothes. We are a small farm, with dogs, cats, donkeys, a horse, chickens, ducks, bees, butterflies..... Olives trees, many different fruits trees, herbs.

We will walk or meet at a beautiful outdoor spot and start our session. We will start focusing on our breathing and connecting with our inner selfs. Once we bring our awareness to the present moment we will start linking movements with breathing for about an hour and we will finish with a 10 minutes guided meditation. Feel the fullness of being with fresh air, inspiring views and expect to leave feeling grounded, connected and totally at peace. After the final relaxation, we will enjoy our tea and some local tastes. I am available for longer and/or private sessions by appointment. If the times and days offered do not work for you, I will accommodate you, so please contact me. Other things to note Please let us know if you have any injuries or food allergies in order to adjust and plan accordingly.

With a private transfer arranged for you, i will lead you to the strating point of the sea kayaking activity, Kathara Beach, located 20 minutes away of Rhodes Town. After a safety breafing on Sea Kayaking, we will start exploring the beautiful east coast of the island. We will explore Anthony Quinn's Bay, Ladiko Bay, the cave of the seal and finally Traganou Bay. There, i will have prepared for you a yummy healthy greek traditional picnic, incuding "dakos", dolmanakia, eggplant salad, fresh vegetables and many more. After having regained our energy, we will start paddling back the starting location. Do not miss the change, even if you are a complete beginner, to treat yourself with a fantastic sea kayak trip on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean. Note that all the sea kayaking equipment (tandem kayaks) / snorkeling equipment is provided.

We will meet at the so called d'Amboise Gate to enter the Medieval City of the Old Town. After a short walk through the old town we will reach the location where we will be painting. It is the so called Medieval Moat that allows us to keep social distancing as well as the artistic approach to this unique historical site. A brief historical information about the location will follow and afterwards I will explain you the basic techniques of aquarelle painting and I will assist you in painting your own unique aquarelle souvenir. Other things to note: We will always paint in shady locations during the hot summer months.

We will have a coffee, tea or infused water in our terrace, with a welcome discussion. Guests will receive a small introduction to the 15 and more herbs which grow organically in our farm and essential oils, their use, properties and effect. We will have a conversation about the specific use of herbs in Rhodes and Greece in general. We will give a touch of history: some of the recipes were used already more than 2000 years ago. We still do the same preparation here. Then, we will walk around our land to see the different plants. We will choose one or two of them to cut, we will collect enough herbs to make our own essential oil. We may go outside of our land on the small mountain to collect more. After our tour, we will go to our workshop, where we will explain how work the distilling tools, what preparation we must do. We will start the process of distillation, observe and supervise it. We will watch the making of the hydrolat and the oil. When we finish the essential oil, we will then make cosmetic products that have essential oils inside . At the end, we will have a small snack of homemade olives with herbs. It will be a time for questions and feed back. We wish you to leave our farm with a strong knowledge about natural medicines, and organic farming, a fun time and a sense of friendship. Experience in French and German too. Other things to note You are coming to a small farm, we have animals, dogs, cats, donkeys, chickens. We will be walking through our land, so take comfortable clothes and shoes and hat. Suitable for children. To collect the herbs it is necessary to bend. The walk in the small mountain is easy.