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Experience the authentic GREEK life

It's NOT about the   journey,  it's about the person you become  along the way .    Become GREEK !

Christina – gastronomy and walk-abouts in Mesogeia

Guests will sample local cuisine, collect herbs, visit a local wine maker, visit monasteries and chapels, take a walk along the sea shore, collect shells, and experience painting on porcelain.

 WHAT you will LEARN: 

  1. Local cuisine, wild herbs, local agricultural products

  2. Operation of local wineries & sampling their famous wines

  3. Distinguishing and collecting various sea shells at the shore

  4. Points of cultural & historic interest: Painting on porcelaine, monasteries and chappels

€60, 3 hrs, 4 persons
Place

Porto Rafti - Where the Experience will take place

What Wikipedia says

Porto Rafti is a seaside resort town in East Attica, Greece. It is part of the municipality Markopoulo Mesogaias. In 2011, its population was 9,686.

 

Porto Rafti is situated on the Rafti Bay, a bay of the Aegean Sea, on the east coast of the Attica peninsula. It is surrounded by hills, the tallest of which is Merenta, 613 m above sea level. It is 5 km south of Vravrona, 6 km east of Markopoulo and 26 km southeast of the center of Athens.

 

The port was a major trading place until the collapse of the Roman Empire. The names of the ancient villages were Prasiai, Steiria and Koroni. They belonged to the Pandionis phyle according to the division of Ancient Athens Democracy made by Clisthenes in the early 5th century BC. The port of Porto Rafti is no longer in use due to environmental concerns. This port was the scene of the allied troops' evacuation after the German invasion in Greece at the end of April 1941.

 

Porto Rafti is nowadays known as a famous seaside resort, as there is the municipal famous beach (Avlaki). Porto Rafti, along with the areas of Keratea and Markopoulo Koropi, has experienced large housing development after the construction carried out in the region in 2004. The problem, which both the region and the whole Mesogeia face, is the creation of an integrated sewerage and watering system. At the borders of Municipality of Markopoulo, to which Porto Rafti belongs, there is the Historic site of Vravrona.

 

Today Porto Rafti is accessible through Attiki Odos and the nearby subway station "Koropi". In addition, a study has been submitted for expansion of suburban railway from Koropi to Lavrio, with intermediate stops in "Markopoulo", "Kalyvia" and "Keratea"

Description

Christina Nicolaou is your Hostess for the whole experience

Christina, being an excellent communicator, loves to share her deep and thorough knowledge of the Mesogeia area with her guests. She is a multi-talented individual, with extensive studies in french literature, hand-crafting and jewellery. She also has a keen interest in culture, cooking, wine-tasting, and painting.

  • Place of ORIGIN: Markopoulo, Attiki

  • LIVES in: Porto Rafti, Attiki

  • SPEAKS: French, English

  • LOVES: swimming, walking, cooking, collecting herbs, travelling

  • Has TRAVELLED to: all over Greece, France, England, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia, USA

  • Personal TRAITS: very polite and hospitable, consistent, with excellent communication skills

Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together

This Experience is offered in TWO versions:

Standard Pack
€60, 3 hrs, 4 persons
Deluxe Pack
€120, 6 hrs, 4 persons
Deluxe Pack

 WHAT you will LEARN: 

  1. Local cuisine, wild herbs, local agricultural products

  2. Operation of local wineries and sampling their famous wines

  3. Distinguishing and collecting various sea shells at the shore

  4. Points of cultural & historic interest: Painting on porcelaine, monasteries and chappels

Standard Pack
BOOK it !

Here are the details for Booking this Greek experience

  • Place:  Porto Rafti and Mesogeia

  • Meeting Point: Koropi Metro station at the ticket office

  • Standard Pack - Duration: 3 hours

Timetable: 14.00-17.00

Price:  60 euros per person

  • Deluxe Pack - Duration: 6 hours

Timetable: 14.00-20.00

Price:  120 euros per person

  • Availability:  1 April - 30 November, apart from  Mondays

  • Group size: 4 persons max

  • What’s SPECIAL about this experience: an opportunity to acquire the authentic “look and feel” of the place, its people and their habits

HOW to get the Standard Pack:  1. click on the  Book Now  and, then, the  Request Booking  buttons, below  

2. at the field Redeem Promo Code FILL-IN:  standard_pack   3. you automatically get the 50%  discount on the Deluxe Pack price

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