Tours - Magic Travel

Greek Easter - Advanced Level

Duration: 4 Days
Availability: 2 - 5 April 2010

Improve your photo skills, shoot great images, have fun and do nothing but photography!
Photothema and Magic Travel welcome you to the Peloponnese. We organize outdoor photography workshops throughout the year in the vicinity of Sparta, Greece.

Joining a workshop means working indeed. It will be photography from morning till evening with plenty of photo shoots on great locations. After the shoots, photos are viewed and discussed together and in a constructive manner. Learning from each other, while enjoying Greek culture and country life, is the key in our workshops.

All workshops have a maximum of 6 participants and are open to everyone who shoots digital. Both compact cameras and DSLRs are welcome.

Workshop for photographers who know their gear and capabilities, and want to use them in a unique setting.

Church services, late-evening processions and celebrations of the breaking of the fast are special occasions, both to experience and to photograph. During this workshop it will be photography from morning till late evening. In between shoots, photos are viewed and discussed together in a constructive manner. Learning from each other, while enjoying Greek Easter, is the key in this workshop.

We organize photo shoots in the following locations and at Easter celebrations:
Ancient Sparta – Ruins of the famous city
Modern Sparta – Food market; people doing their Easter shopping
Byzantine Mystras – Ruins and churches from the heydays of the late Byzantine Empire Anakolou gorge – Impressive gorge above Xirokambi, designated nature area
Olive groves - Fascinating and age old olive trees standing in colourful flowerbeds
Easter Friday and Saturday - Evening Processions

In each location, we take ample time to photograph.

In the evening we go for dinner in one of the Xirokambi restaurants. On Easter Sunday, we roast a lamb on the spit for a joint Easter Supper. Those who love Greek food and cooking are welcome to help in preparing the lamb and the (vegetable) side dishes.

The workshop starts on Friday morning April 2, and ends on Monday, April 5, after lunch.

Location

Xirokambi is a lively Greek village, nested at the foot of the Taygetos Mountains, 15 km (9,3 miles) south of Sparta in the Peloponnese.

The surrounding area of Xirokambi is paradise for photographers who love the enticing combination of nature and culture. The Evrotas Valley borders with the high-rising Taygetos Mountains in the west and the more sloping mountains of the Parnonas in the east. The gorges and the endless olive groves hide small ancient sites, Byzantine churches and monasteries, and traditional villages. Furthermore, the Byzantine cities of Mystras and Monemvasia, the tower houses on the desolated Mani, Ancient Sparta, and the lively harbour town of Gythio offer a dramatic stage for photography.

Photothema is located in an old stone house, surrounded by olive and citrus trees, and a large patio under the vine leaves. Before and after the outdoor photo shoots you gather in our workshop accommodation. Here you can use your own laptop or one of the available computers for the storage, selection and editing of your photos.

02 Apr 2010 - 05 Apr 2010