Trip Info
Walkabout in Kalamata and crafting wood and metal ornamental artifacts.
Kalamata is where the experience will take place.
Miranda and Apostolos Mylonas are your hosts for the crafts tour whole experience.
Apostolos is a preliminary school teacher but has also taken long studies in freehand drawing, sculpture and ornamental crafting. He has taught a visual arts course at the local borough for many years and together with his partner Miranda, run a visual arts workshop where they teach the painting and crafting arts to children and adults.
- Place of origin: Kalamata
- Live in: Kalamata
- Speak: English, French
- Love: travelling, crafting artifacts, learning by taking part in seminars and workshops
- Have travelled to: all over Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain, France
- Personal traits: very hospitable, pleasant, polite and with a natural ability to convey their knowledge on art and crafting
Here’s how we’ll spend the day and what we’ll do together.
This Experience is offered in TWO versions: Standard Pack and Deluxe Pack.
Deluxe Pack
1. Thorough walkabout in Kalamata
The guests will get the chance to visit the historical and modern city center of Kalamata, explore the most significant hot spots and sights and acquire a good understanding of the locals’ day-to-day life. They will also visit the town’s magnificent beach and will then end-up with sampling the local cuisine with its traditional recipes and delis.
2. Ornamental crafting workshop
The guests will learn a multitude of new techniques in ornamental crafting at Apostolos’ and Miranda’s own workshop. This will allow them to create original items and works of art by using, for example, brass leaves while employing soldering iron kit, in order to create ornamental crowns or wreaths. In addition, they will craft special wood items, where they will attach the iron artifacts, therefore, create a complete work of art.
Standard Pack
Ornamental crafting workshop
The guests will learn a multitude of new techniques in ornamental crafting at Apostolos’ & Miranda’s own workshop. This will allow them to create original items and works of art by using, for example, brass leaves while employing soldering iron kit, in order to create ornamental crowns or wreaths. In addition, they will craft special wood items, where they will attach the iron artifacts and, therefore, create a complete work of art.
- Standard Pack – Duration: 3 hours
Timetable: 9.00-12.00
Price: 50 euros per person
Meeting Point: corner of Spetson & Aristeidou str, at Agia Aikaterini church
- Deluxe Pack – Duration: 6 hours
Timetable: 9.00-15.00
Price: 100 euros per person
Meeting Point: 23rd March square, at Agioi Apostoloi chapel
Group size: 5 persons max
NOTE: “At a Glance Trip Highlights” mentioned hereby, refer predominantly to the Deluxe Pack
