Dates : Every Wednesday 9:00-12:00
\nDuration :3hours
\nMinimum participation :2 persons
\nRate per person : 30euro. Children are free of charge<\/p>\n
What\u2019s included:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Guiding Tours & lectures Culture & Heritage Meetings in brief :<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Welcome & Introduction \u2022 Enjoying a cup of healing tea the participants will make a beeswax cream to take back home, along with a gift pack of Herbs<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14432,14472,14433,14471,14434,14435,14436,14460,14459,14437,14438,14439,14440,14441,14442,14443,14444,14445,14446,14447,14448,14449,14450,14451,14452,14453,14454,14455,14456,14457,14458,14461,14462,14463,14464,14465,14466,14467,14468,14469,14470″ layout=”3″ item_spacing=”default” gallery_style=”1″ load_in_animation=”none” img_size=”600×400″][vc_column_text]\n <\/p>\n The cultural center\u00a0Ancient House-Hippocrates Garden<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is located in Mastichari 5 minutes walk form our Hotel.<\/p>\n It is an exact replica of an Ancient Greek Settlement in the 5th century b.C. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n It specializes in the revival of the ancient Greek way of life at the time when the great Greek doctor lived. It consists of an ”Oikos”, an ancient Greek house-n exact replica of a house of this period, a Philosopher ‘ s Arcade and a Stone Built Theater:-Dancing Satyrs Theater.In these buildings we will pursue philosophical and spiritual matters and we will make our acquaintance with the ancient Greek medicine and daily life.<\/p>\n Oikos<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Ancient Greek house. An exact replica of a house of this period, with the estia (sitting room), the bathroom, the kitchen, the Andron (room of the men), the women room, and the room where women spent their time weaving. The house is a two storey stone building, made of local stone. Old tiles are placed on the wooden roof. The handmade furniture is replicas of\u00a0 the ancient ones.<\/p>\n Philosopher Arcade:<\/strong>\u00a0constructed with\u00a0 the standards of the era with handmade pebble- mosaic on the floor and walls embossed copies, which houses works of art and library, where guests can\u00a0 study the Ancient Greek Philosophers and at the same time admire\u00a0modern Greek art. There is an exhibition of various items, saved from the modernization flood of the last 50 years in Greece. “Dancing Satyr’s Theater”- a stone built theater\u00a0<\/strong>(of 80 seats) where Performances are conducted with themes\u00a0 from Ancient Greece and Cultural Events\u00a0 relevant to the Tradition of the Dodecanese Islands and Kos Island. The center is dedicated to the brilliance of the ancient Greek philosophers. Our aim is to discover, through their teaching, modern ways into the meaning of life and the realization of the necessity of preserving nature. Seminars on a daily basis are dedicated to this cause.Greek nights also take place where visitors can enjoy traditional Greek music, dancing, food and wine.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Odysseus’ breakfast
\n\u2022 Herbal teas
\n\u2022 Gift pack of Herbs
\n\u2022 Homemade Organic Beeswax Cream<\/p>\n
\nThe \u201ctravel\u201d experience starts with \u201cOdysseus’ breakfast\u201d as it was served in antiquity in the island of Ithaca-Cephalonia and is still preserved today: roasted wheat dried bread dampened with olive oil, white wine, oregano, salt, olives and feta cheese, a glass of white wine, herbal tea with herbs from the Botanical garden, fruits and vegetables & nuts with honey.
\n\u2022 Guided tour to Center\u2019s Museums: Philosopher\u2019s Arcade, Ancient house, Demeter\u2019s Museum, Altar, Apollo temple, Medicine Room(dormitory)
\nDuring guiding the participants will get acquainted with ancient Greek history, approach & analyze the famous Hippocrates quote: \u201cLet food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food\u201d , while visiting the botanical garden they will learn their healing value of the herbs, grown in the Garden, and their use from antiquity to the present<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n
About\u00a0Ancient House-Hippocrates Garden<\/h1>\n
\nBooks from the 1920, household items of the 19th and 20th century become our ancestors heritage.<\/p>\n
\nAll areas are open to visitors, so that guests can participate in our cultural centers happenings. Besides attending the seminars, visitors can stroll in the gardens where herbs, wild cedar trees, vineyards, fruit bearing trees coexist in harmony. One can occupy oneself in botany, grape – growing and biological agriculture issues or can simply take a rest in the almost virgin surroundings. The land around the Center is a wildlife refuge.<\/p>\n