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Atsitsa Bay
In tune with nature
Right by the sea and in the arms of a magnificent pine forest, Atsitsa has a magical quality which delights the senses and makes inroads to the heart. Its allure makes you feel that you have just come back home it is as if your soul recognises that this is the place it was born. Is it because people lived, and their civilisation thrived, in this area long before history began? Atsitsa's main stone villa commands a supreme position in the bay. Its huts, in which most of the participants and staff choose to live, are situated in lush gardens and are shaded by pine and fruit trees. Atsitsa's delightful community 30 to 80 guests at a time is friendly and bursting with life. In its ambience people feel free to explore new activities, stretch themselves beyond what they thought possible, make new friends and enjoy life to the full. Out of the many courses offered participants can choose up to three a week. Courses range from windsurfing and sailing to dance, yoga, painting and music. They are usually held outdoors on beautiful stone terraces, between the pine forest and the sea. People are free to do as much or as little as they want. There is always time to sunbathe, swim, walk in the pine forest and enjoy the tranquility of the bay. The evenings are taken up by
parties, lively discussions and hilarious, impromptu events. Atsitsa is run according to the traditional Skyros community structures pioneered over the years. These include demos (community meetings), Skos (home groups), co-listening and light community work such as vegetable chopping and fruit picking. The beauty of Atsitsa is its simplicity, its intimate connection with nature and its timeless detachment from the outside world. The atmosphere of trust it generates enables everyone to open up, venture into uncharted waters and make connections rarely made in the outside world.
An unspoken philosophy prevails at Atsitsa that anyone can do anything, and that age is irrelevant'.
Barbara Gunnell, The Observer
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