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Hello Friends!
We are located in the beautiful mountains of the Cretan countryside and looking for motivated people to help us with a variety of creative and ecological projects throughout the year.
There would be a variety of work to be done over a stay with us so we would like to host positive and passionate people who are open to learning new skills, meaningfully helping with everyday tasks and experiencing Greece as a true local in our remote Village, no prior experience would be needed.
We are in the early stages of building a non-profit ceramics teaching organisation in our local community focused on maintaining Ancient Greek pottery processes and practices, so we are excited to build connections with individuals from around the world to share and develop this with, as well as get daily assistance in maintenance tasks.
We will provide full guidance and information on all current projects and tasks to be done and we look forward to sharing our home and local environment with you.
The house is large and comfortable, built over 90 years ago and renovated over the past four decades, it is built of stone and kept in a modern condition. For heating in the winter, we use wood, a fireplace and partly electric. There is a detached spacious private room and a modern beautiful kitchen and bathroom that is shared with us. We expect people to be clean, and respectful and to take part in the daily chores of life.
The location of the workaway is an hour and a half away from the City Centre of Chania in the southwest part of Crete. It is a remote Village which is virtually untouched by tourism, the people here are very friendly, happy and welcoming to visitors. The setting of the area is breathtaking and worth exploring, with unlimited trails, marked and unmarked, Large Gorges and a pebble beach that shores the Ionian Sea a 10-minute bus ride away. Getting to the city for sightseeing and exploring is also easily accessible by bus and by car, as we regularly travel up and down to the City each week.
We look forward to speaking with you soon!Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
The location is great for a real cultural dive since it has not been exposed to tourism and seems to have been stuck in time. This gives visitors a true experience into the lives local Greek People live and in the way they have done for many generations. We have spent over 40 years researching Ancient Greek civilisations and history, especially when it comes to art and ceramics so we have a lot of knowledge to share.
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We have a variety of ongoing projects, so we are never without work and are looking for people who are interested in making a difference and meaningfully helping us.
Most of the daily tasks would be on learning and practising on some key daily ceramics tasks, helping in developing our teaching through feedback and building on our research for our future non-profit ceramics school.
At times, the work needed can become repetitive, but we find the various processes needed in pottery to be overall meditative and rewarding. Some other aspects of the work can be a bit more physically demanding and involve heavy lifting at times but we make sure to assign tasks depending on abilities. Generally, working alongside us is always a fun atmosphere with fun music playing and getting our hands dirty.
Throughout the year, we also would need help on different ecological work as we have a fruitful vineyard and many lands with olive trees and garden spaces, which may need a helping hand with, this could be with clearing out weeds, picking or stomping on grapes for our homemade wine, collecting olives etc. - we will share more details on these dependant on the time of visit.
Overall, the tasks that you will find here are versatile, so it would make your stay interesting and knowledgeable, we make sure to take into account people's strengths and differences to assign projects in the best ways possible for everyone.
After working hours, we expect everyone to take a little time out of their day for their part of the daily chores in the common spaces and maintain a clean environment.Langues parlées
Greek: Courant
Anglais: CourantHébergement
The accommodation provided is a spacious detached room beside the main house, which has one double bed and two single beds. There is closet and drawer space as well as a reading chair and side tables.
It would be a shared room and can host a maximum of 2-3 workawayers at a time. Alternatively, we also have a large private tent beside our garden area for anyone interested in being closer to nature or prefer more privacy.
The bathroom and kitchen are both big and shared with the rest of the house. Everyone is free to enjoy and cook daily meals in. The house has a lot of outdoor space, big gardens and views of the surrounding mountains.Autres infos...
We drive to the city often and are happy to take you along to experience some sightseeing/beach hopping in the center of Chania on your days off, there are also regular buses through the dat that can take you to some beautiful Gorges, Beaches and Villages around our location. Our village is remote and quiet with many serene paths for hiking and connecting with nature. There is a a beautiful beach town called "Sougia" just a 10 minute drive from our house and we go there often, its a full pebble beach with clear blue waters and beautiful sunsets, it also has a lot of Cafes and restaurants for a true local experience of the food here. Big festivals, locally called 'Glendi' happen often since we live in an Orthodox Christian culture that celebrate name days and other religious holidays with big feasts and traditional music....Greek people are always finding a reason to enjoy life's sweet moments and we cant wait to share that with you!
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have a stable internet connection, we prefer set working days & times between Monday and Friday but can be flexible as long as hours are made up.
Espace pour garer des vans
We have space for campervans while working with us.
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Most people stayed one month, but I really recommend staying for at least 6 weeks, because it takes awhile to explore Crete, learn the ways of the workshop, and finish any of your… read more
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Most people stayed one month, but I really recommend staying for at least 6 weeks, because it takes awhile to explore Crete, learn the ways of the workshop, and finish any of your… read more
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The work in the studio was good to manage and above all a great learning experience for me. Noufris always took the time to answer my questions and thanks to his help I was able to learn more about clay modeling and how to make my own ceramic pieces… read more