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Hi, I am Spyros! Two years ago, I took over this abandoned 17th century monastery on the mountain of Erymanthos, in Peloponnese, hoping to bring life back to it. My dream was to create a centre here, where people will be welcome to visit this monument and connect with nature and most importantly themselves. After an intense period of renovations, we have now slowly started organising workshops here.
Still there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of making this place better and your assistance would be highly valued. Come and work together.
I speak fluently Greek and English and have some knowledge of Spanish, French and German.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
This is a unique opportunity to spend time in a monastery, and even though there are no monks here one still gets the feeling of living in a serene environment and following the local traditions, but also the rhythms that nature dictates. It is also a great opportunity to learn more about the history of the place, the customs and the mountainous way of living. Having lived and travelled in various countries, I would be happy to share personal experiences and learnings. I am also very interested in open source projects and personal development and would be happy to share more on those topics, as well.
Association caritative
Cet hôte est une association caritative déclarée dans son pays et recherche des bénévoles pour l'aider dans ses projets.
Aide
The place is massive, so there is plenty of general maintenance to be done (cleaning, painting, collecting wood, moving stuff, etc).
At the same time, support is also needed with the kitchen. So, cooking is definitely a plus!
Moving out of the renovation phase, I would also like to start making use of the land inside and around the monastery, growing one’s own food, planting trees, flowers and giving a form to the surroundings (which could also translate to planting, digging, weeding, watering, composting).
For these tasks a certain commitment is needed, so at least in the beginning it might work best for a long-term volunteer.
Then, more things might happen. Trails could be opened, cleaned or marked. The old water mill could be renovated. Guests might be welcomed. Depending on one’s skills and interests more things could also be done (decoration, art, cuisine, handcraft, interpersonal relations, personal practise, and more).
Langues
Langues parlées
Greek: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
It would be my pleasure to help you learn Greek or practise together one of the languages I know
Hébergement
Depening on the period, workawayers will either share or have a room of their own inside the monastery, always with a private bathroom. Kitchen, common areas and laundry will be shared, so it is important to keep them clean and tidy. Since this is a monument, visitors might be arriving any time. Volunteers are asked to dress properly to avoid provoking religious guests.
Food is vegetarian (typical Greek) and will be provided, co-decided and prepared in agreement.
Smoking, meat consumption and animals are not allowed in the premises.
There is Wi-Fi available. There is not hot water available every day.
Autres infos...
It needs to be clarified that there is neither public transport in the area, nor a means of transport provided. This is not the typical landscape one might have in mind for Greece. It is a remote area in the mountains. The sea is 1.5h away. Closest shopping area is 10 km away. There are plenty of opportunities for hiking, mountain biking or going into the river, but many enjoyments of the city life are absent. I try to live a simple, quiet life close to nature, so there is no TV or parties, even though there might be workshops from time to time, when the place becomes quite vivid. Workawayers do not have to work for the guests arriving - this is merely my task. Workawayers with their own means of transport will have a lot of opportunities to visit surrounding villages, or make day trips to ancient Olympia, Kalavrita, the Foloi oak forest, the cave of Kapsia and other sights in the area. Due to these restrictions, workawayers are initially invited to apply and plan for shorter periods of stay, up to three weeks. If during this time, one feels more comfortable with the way of living here, the duration may of course be extended.
May we all live in peace.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
The Wi-Fi connection is not the fastest, but should be sufficient for most online jobs. Again this would be a great combination of working remotely and spending time in nature.
Espace pour garer des vans
There is space outside of the monastery for a campervan to park. There are no facilities for grey, black water or electricity connection there.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
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If you need a quiet place to get away, feel the simple solitude of nature and work alongside beautiful people this is the place for it.… read more
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If you need a quiet place to get away, feel the simple solitude of nature and work alongside beautiful people this is the place for it.… read more
The tasks were tailored to our skills and wishes, making the work enjoyable and rewarding. There was positive energy… read more
Spiros, who manages the place, organized tasks based on what needed… read more
Everything was great. Spyros has a kind, calm and sweet personality.
The monastery is so beautiful, surrounded by mountains, next to the river. I enjoyed my week there. On our days off we hiked and swam in the river with the rest of the group which I found interesting and wonderful people.
I find the place… read more
Spyros était très soucieux de notre bien-être, nous avons fait de très belles rencontres avec sa famille, l'autre famille de volontaires et tous les hôtes qui sont passés durant… read more
Well it was quite the adventure getting here, Google Maps decided to take me the ultra scenic route, no roads this way!! But me and my van made it safe and sound in the end. 😊 If you go with a 4x4 I highly recommend this route if not just double check the route before you leave and ask Spyros… read more
