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PRESS AND MEDIA
23
NOVEMBER 2009
PAXOS: THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY DESTINATION FOR WRITERS,
ARTISTS………AND EVERYONE
Paxos Life Activities offers a range of special interest
holidays and courses for writers and artists on the
unspoilt Greek Island of Paxos to help them realise
their creative powers to the full.
Whether you are interested in writing, painting,
photography, or simply want to escape from the rat race
and relax, the tiny Greek island of Paxos provides the
ultimate holiday destination.
Paxos is a really beautiful island, with stunning
scenery and wonderfully clear light. On the West coast
there are dramatic cliffs, while on the East coast there
are pretty villages and scenic bays. Inland, most of the
island is covered in olive groves, which in Spring and
Autumn are carpeted with wild flowers.
The island has, for the most part, escaped the effects
of mass tourism: there are just three main villages, all
of which have retained their traditional Greek charm;
there are roads but not too many cars; there is public
transport but still only five taxis and one bus; and
there are tourists but fortunately the type who want
Paxos to remain as Greece always used to be. In fact,
the island has hardly changed in the past 20 years.
But what is it that makes Paxos so special and such a
perfect holiday destination? It’s the fantastic clear
light on the silver olive trees and the crystal clear
water. It’s the perfume of jasmine, honeysuckle and the
myriad of other wonderfully bright flowers that are to
be found across the island from early spring to late
autumn. It’s the wonderful silence that is only
interrupted by the occasional bird singing, the buzzing
of cicadas or the chip, chip, chipping of a stone-mason.
And it’s the chance to re-discover the simplicity of the
old Greece with its village life and family-run tavernas,
its network of century-old donkey steps, disused olive
presses, ancient wells and cisterns, and abandoned old
stone houses so patiently awaiting restoration.
For those interested in writing, painting, photography
or yoga, special interest holiday operator Paxos Life
Activities has just launched its 2010 programme of
holidays and courses to encourage them to visit the
island and tap into the peace and beauty of its
inspirational landscape, in order to arouse their senses
and enable them to develop their creative powers to the
full.
The friendly and informal holidays are suitable for all
levels of ability and offer the best of both worlds: the
chance to have a holiday in an idyllic location, while
at the same time doing something very worthwhile in an
environment where there are few distractions.
Accommodation is in shared villas with their own pools
and spacious terraces set in the shade and tranquillity
of the olive groves above the village of Loggos, and in
The Manor House, an imposing Venetian building and one
of the most famous houses on the island, that has
stunning views over Loggos harbour and across to the
mountains of mainland Greece.
The holidays are not aimed at single travellers but
anyone travelling alone and wishing to spend their time
in the company of a group of like-minded people would be
perfectly at home here. They are equally suited to
couples and larger groups.
And for anyone who wishes simply to relax, then
specialist tour operators such as Travel à la carte, a
family run company that has been bringing visitors to
Paxos for 30 years, can offer a wide range of properties
both in and around Loggos for as little as two days.
At the time of writing, places are available on all
Paxos Life Activities’ holidays and courses in 2010.
For full details of
Paxos Life Activities’ Yoga
Holidays in Greece or to book, visit
www.paxoslife.co.uk,
or contact Chris Griffiths
(email
chris@paxoslife.co.uk or tel
0030 26620 31207) or
Margaret Longes (email
margaret@paxoslife.co.uk or tel 01444 258048).
For details of
Travel à la carte’s villas and apartments on Paxos,
visit
www.travelalacarte.co.uk.
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