Greece, music and dance are inextricably linked. There are countless traditional Greek dances, every area on the mainland and every island has its own music and dance.
Have you ever wished you could dance at the panigiria, the village festivals? Or wanted to join the spontaneously dancing Greeks in a restaurant or on a square?
If so, then you must join this 13 days’ Greek Dance Holiday in Kythira. A professional teacher will teach you the steps of several traditional Greek dances. The Tsirigotikos and Mesaritikos, two famous Kythirian dances, are of course part of the programme.
Rena Kragiopoulou will be your teacher. Born in Greece, she lives in Germany nowadays. For many years she has taught Greek dancing at dance schools and seminars, both in Greece, Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
This dance holiday is for more advanced Greek dance lovers.
Apart from dance lessons, we have programmed two excursion days. We will be visiting several villages and interesting locations in order to tell you more about the rich Kythirian culture, tradition and nature.
Dates 2025:
The first two weeks in May. As soon as the domestic flight schedule is known, we will publish the exact dates.
Programme:
- Day 1: arrival at Kythira Airport. Bus transfer to your hotel in Kapsali, Porto Delfino; welcome meeting in hotel, followed by a buffet dinner
- Day 2: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 3: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 4: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 5: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 6: 9.30 am departure for excursion to Mylopotamos with a guided walk to the waterfall and through the shady watermill valley; lunch in Mylopotamos; transfer to Kato Livadi for a visit to Roussos Ceramics, a local pottery workshop; transfer to Kapsali
- Day 7: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 8: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 9: free day
- Day 10: 09.30 am departure for excursion to the local Sunday morning market in Potamos and a walk to Paleochora, Kythira’s former capital, now abandoned; transfer to Avlemonas for lunch; transfer to Kapsali
- Day 11: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Day 12: dance lesson 10 am – 12 noon; 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm; farewell dinner in Kapsali (with live music and dance)
- Day 13: transfer from Porto Delfino Hotel to Kythira Airport
Price:
1395.00 Euro per person, based on a double room.
Surcharge for single room: 450.00 Euro.
Inclusive:
- 12 nights’ accommodation in Porto Delfino Hotel in Kapsali (breakfast included)
- Welcome dinner on arrival day; farewell dinner on day 12; lunches on excursion days
- Dance lessons according to the programme
- All transfers mentioned in the programme
Not included:
- Your flight to Kythira
- Extra taxi costs if you arrive and/or depart on other dates
- Personal expenditure
Information:
- Participants: maximum 18
- Language: English (dance teacher Rena also speaks German and Greek)
- Your flight to Kythira: you arrange your own flights. There are domestic flights from Athens to Kythira. If you want, you can combine this trip with a visit to Athens. Pyrgos House is happy to advise you.
- Assistance: Pyrgos House offers the service of a telephone number (24h a day/7 days a week) in case you need any assistance.
- Travel insurance: we advise you to have adequate insurance with a reputable insurer to cover personal injury, medical expenses, repatriation expenses, loss or damage of luggage etc.