Pension Karina, A Small Hotel unlike the Others on a Greek Island… unlike the Others

28/03/2013

Date: 16/04/2013

Time: 19:00

Duration: 1 hour

Event type: Travel presentation

Speaker: Karine Wiechert (owner of a pension in Greece)

Location: At the agency A Taste of Travel / Le Goût du Voyage in Vevey

Info: no charge, please confirm with our contact form

Karine Wiechert lives mostly on the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sporades archipelago in Greece. Karine chose to live there and to receive guests in her small pension throughout the summer. Surely we have all dreamed of doing the same at some time. This is back to an earlier age without air conditioning or wi-fi… On an island relatively free of tourists except in August when the Greeks come for their annual vacation by the ferry. Secret beaches, authentic crafts, little development, wild horses, hiking trails, small taverns … and time suddenly slows down. Perhaps we should keep this paradise away of the public gaze otherwise the paradise will become too busy….

Karine returns to Switzerland for the winter; from time to time she comes to see us so we get a some details about life in the pension and Skyros island with regard to hiking, swimming and the small restaurants.

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Destination:	Europe, Greece
Responsable tourism:	Environmentally-friendly transportation, Local food, Micro-economy, Possible without flight, Small organization, Transportation
Travel type:	Relaxation holidays
Traveller type:	Couple, Family, Small group, Solo
Activities:	Beach, Tour, Walk
Accommodation:	Guesthouse
Natural environment:	Flora, Horse, Island, Marine fauna, Sea, Seaside
Culture:	Archeology, Art, Artisans, Customs, History, Legends, Vernacular architecture
Climate:	Mediterranean

Biography of Karine Wiechert

Karine has lived on the island of Skyros in Greece for more than 15 years -there she has established a small pension of about a dozen rooms. The pension is run on her ethos of complete authenticity and simplicity, sharing the island for which she has a deep love.