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PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY HOLIDAYS IN GREECE 16 July 2009 by Margaret Longes Paxos is a truly beautiful island just nine miles south of Corfu. Very little has changed there in recent years and, with its picturesque simplicity and easy pace of life, it could not be more different from its larger and better known neighbour. Visitors to Paxos, many of whom return year after year, have always said that the island was an artist’s paradise. On the West coast there are dramatic cliffs, while on the East coast there are pretty, unspoilt villages and scenic bays. Much of the island is covered in olive groves which in Spring and Autumn are carpeted with wild flowers. The colours are simply amazing. Paxos Life Activities is therefore now offering a range of holidays and courses to encourage painters and photographers to visit the island and realise their full potential. So anyone looking for a painting or photography holiday in Greece, need look no further than this tiny island. With its stunning scenery and wonderfully clear light, it is in fact hard to imagine a more inspiring location for painters or photographers. The friendly and informal holidays offered by Paxos Life Activities are all based around group tuition sessions on five mornings a week leaving plenty of time for individual advice, to explore Paxos or to simply relax. They are suitable for painters and photographers of all levels of ability working in most media. Accommodation is in shared villas in or around the delightful village of Loggos, the smallest of the three coastal villages on the island. Villas such as specialist tour operator Travel à la carte’s The Manor House, an elegant building and one of the most famous houses on the island that commands wonderful views of Loggos harbour and the mountains on the Greek mainland. Or the elegant Villa Eleonora (also included in Travel à la carte’s Paxos programme), with its own pool and spacious terraces, tucked away in the peace of the shady olive groves in the hamlet of Zernatika. The holidays are not targeted at single travellers but they are ideal for anyone travelling alone who wishes to spend their time in the company of a group of like-minded people. They are equally suited to couples and larger groups. It is also possible for anyone who wishes to be more independent and stay in their own accommodation to join the group tuition sessions. At the time of writing, places are still available on the following holidays in 2009: Painting (21 – 28 September) and Photography (28 September - 5 October). Creative Writing holidays, Yoga holidays and Yacht Charter, with or without a skipper, are also available.
For full details
see
Special Interest Holidays in Greece
with Paxos Life Activities or
contact Chris Griffiths (email
chris@paxoslife.co.uk or tel 0151 3245366).
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