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PHOTOGRAPHY
This program is offered for two categories
of photographers:
- Clubs of amateur photographers
- Schools and trainers
It includes different themes according to
preferences as:
- Archeological sites and castles
- Sea sports
- Nature
- Submarine photographing
- Country churches
- Churches and icons
- Sunset and sunrise
- Traditional sites of the islands
There is possibility of quick development
of colored films, as well as slides and monochrome films upon
request. A professional photographer is at the disposal of
the participants to acquaint them about the local circumstances
of all the technical necessary information.
The development of the films is not included
in thepackage. Slide development can only take place at the
island of Kos.
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PAINTING
This program is aimed at amateur painters:
- Clubs and Societies of amateur painters
- Institutes, schools and instructors
The diversity of themes covers a wide variety
of styles and subjects:
- Architectural Treasures and Monuments
- Cultural and Historical themes
- Landscapes, Coastline scenery
- Multicolor Terrains including the
Nisyros volcano
Easy access and proximity allow formultiple
visits on subjects location during stay.
The exhibit of the Artwork, is offered as
an option. Material are available in Kos Town but are not
included in the price.
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CYCLING
This is a program addressed to people who
like to cycle and enjoy the nature of the islands (Kos - Kalymnos
- Nisyros) in asphalt and non asphalt routings.
We can provide to our customers different
kinds of mountain bikes. We can offer different routing forone
week stay clients but we can adapt these routings according
to client's preferences.
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CLIMBING
This program concerns only the island of Kalymnos,
the island of the sponge divers and rock climbing!
The rock-climbing is never monotonous, as
there are routes on slabs and walls with delicate moves, or
routes on overhangs and roofs with holes and stalagmites.
There are 24 rock climbing fields opened
with 250 magnificent tours which constantly change the levels
of difficulty and combine harmonically the dreamy seascape
with the incomparable charm of the rocks.
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DIVING
In the islands of Kos, Kalymnos and Leros there
are diving schools where divers can obtain license valid for
all EEC countries.
The courses offered are the following:
- Open water course
- Advanced water course
- Rescue & Medical first aid
- Dive Master
- Discover snorkeling
- Swim diving
- Discover scuba diving
- Wreck diving
- Deep diving
- Night diving
In all above courses are included:
- Diving boat
- Full equipment
- Instructor who leads the dive
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ARCHITECTURE
This program is adressed to architects, students
or generaly people interested in visiting and studying the
architecture-history of monuments, castles, religious sites,
constructions, houses, windmills and others through time.
Signs of Venician, Othoman and Italian occupation
have been left behind and preserved for people interested
in thisscience.
Categories included in the program are:
- Irrigation constructions, wells, faucets
- Town squares, roads
- Domestic houses, town plans
- Religious monuments
- Fortifications, castles
- Industrial construction sites
- Neoclassic houses
To the many monuments of Kos and neighboring
islands, special routes have been planned to enable visitors
to discover riches of our islands throughout the years.
Those routes have been studied and planned
be scientists specialized in archaeology as well as Byzantine
and newer Greek arts in connection with art studies of conquerors
from west and east side of our islands area.
Religious tourism
This concerns presentation and visits to
sites of worship of B.C. eras, Hellenistic, Byzantine, and
Muslim ages.
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ECOLOGICAL TOURISM
This program is addressed to people wishing to
enrich their holidays with ecological aspects.
Island
of Kos
Lakes: places with a big variety of animals
(ducks - swans - flamingos - turtles) and a reach flora. This
appears so, for the lake of Linopoti as well as for the lake
of Psalidi, which is under the E.E.C program "Natura" with
special spot for bird watchers.
Salt mine: People used to produce salt, but
nowadays is a place for a variety of birds, rare and threatened.
Dikaios mountain: beautiful forest with natural
spring cold water.
Thermai: Natural hot springs (SPA) well known
from the antiquity for their beneficial and curative effect
to humanity. The water comes from a hill into the sea where
you can enjoy a unique swimming as well.
Biological waste treatment: In that area
there are nests of a rare bird (which you can watch from April
to September) with his colored feathers like a rainbow.
Island
of Nissyros
Volcano: A volcano in action. worthwhile
to be visited. It hastwo craters and a geothermic station,
unfinished, due to protest of ecologists.
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GENERAL WALKING
This program concerns all the islands. A variety
of walks will allow young and older alike to enjoy the impressive
scenery and the profusion of wild herbs and flowers which
cover themountains.
Walking can be combined with bathing in beautiful
beachesand eating in picturesque taverns.
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GENERAL
REMARKS
As all the programs are tailor made holiday, prices will
be given upon request depending on the number of islands, duration
of stay, boat transfer, tuition or not, accommodation, number of
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