Villa Fanya Press Stay, April 23-26

Friday, April 23rd

15: 30 Transfer from port & Welcome at Villa Fanya 

18:30 Strolling around Ermoupolis (optional)

20:30 Dinner 

Saturday, April 24th

10:00 Breakfast

12: 30 – 14: 15   It All Sounds Greek to Me

An interactive seminar about the Greek language. Where does it live in our body? How are the words formed in our mouths? How is it different than English? We will attempt to decipher the musicality of the Greek language and understand it in a way that goes beyond ordering food at a taverna. We will read excerpts from some of Greece’s greatest poets that exemplify the rhythm and musicality intrinsic in the language. 

We will explain the etymology of words that originated in Greek but have become global. The Greek language is a key to understanding the infamous Greek spirit, and perhaps seeing things we took for granted under a new light. It will all sound Greek to you and what beautiful music that will be.

Tutor Meropi Papastergiou is a theater-maker, performer and writer, based out of Athens, Greece. She studied Drama and Women’s Studies at Vassar College, where she acquired her BA with Honors. Since then, she has been working in theater both in Greece and the United States, and as a freelance translator. Every summer she works with One Year Lease Theater Company during their apprenticeship program in the Zagorohoria region of Northwestern Greece. Under her tutelage, a group of theater students who have never studied Greek, learn how to perform an original show they device, completely in Greek by the end of the program. She is also responsible for translating the show as the students are creating it. Her love of language in combination with her theatrical background have led her to develop her own unique method of teaching Greek, specifically tailored for performance. She hopes to make others fall in love with Greek in the same way that she has. She also loves doing stand-up comedy (in both Greek and English) and currently works as the head copy-writer and logistics manager for Cinobo, the first Greek streaming platform, focused on international and independent cinema.

14: 30 Lunch 

Free time 

20:00   | Dinner prepared by awarded Chef Kostas Bougouris 

Menu Degustation 

Lobster Chowder - Sparkling Wine – Retsina Assyrtiko  

Almyra (opposite-leaved saltwort) with sea urchin - Wine: Santa Maratha Syros Winery

Fresh Fish Tartar with Tarama Mousse - Wine: Santa Maratha Syros Winery

Fish Hunkiar Beyendi  - Wine: Chardonnay Gerovassileiou

Lemon Sorbet 

Sea Food Orzo Pasta - Wine: Chardonnay Gerovassileiou

Mastic Mille-Feuille - Vinsanto (Argyros Winery)

Sunday, April 25th, Wellness Day 

09:00 Breakfast 

10:00 Yoga  

14:00 Lunch 

17:00 Massage 

20:00 Dinner  

Monday, April 26th 

9:30 Breakfast

10:30 Departure to Port