Hike and Sketch in Crete

Interested by an excursion in Crete mixing hiking and drawing practice? You are on the right page.

In parallel of my practice of painting and drawing I work as a hiking guide in Crete. That's my offer: I will bring you in some of the most beautiful places in Crete with all the material to paint and draw and you will benefit from my experience of guiding in this part of Crete and from my experience as a painter, I got graduated from the University of Paris in Fine arts.

I think drawing in such situation bring calmness and peace of mind and make enjoy even more the landscapes.

All level are welcome, even beginner, it does not mater if you have never draw in your life, what mater it's just to do it, we are not in a competition anyway, and you can count on me to give you my advice and few basics rules of drawing that will help you to have satisfactory results.

Contact me by e-mail or phone to tell me about your wishes and I will get back to you as soon of possible.

I’ll take with me 6/7 people max, the price will be depending of the number of participant.

You should have with you good walking shoes, a hat, a bag with 1,5 liter of water and enough space to carry some painting material and your picnic.

Included:

-Material to draw: papers, pens, colors, water colors.

Not included:

-Picnic, Boat & Bus tickets

PRICES STARTS FROM 20 EURO, PER PERSON

Romain Chauvet

Tel: (fr) 0033688817968 (gr)00306907186907

Mail: romano.picon@gmail.com

website: Monopati Creativ Paths

SOUTH-WEST CRETE (with departure from Chania)

Proposition of excursion 1: (Chania) Paleochora-Lissos-Sougia

Departure in the morning, by foot, towards Sougia from Paleochora (If departure from Chania, local bus to Paleochora at 5:15 am). Stop at the beach of Gialiskari and at the beautiful site of Lissos for a picnic, a swim, and a drawing session. Around 4:00 pm we keep on our way towards Sougia.

( 5/6 hours walk, 17km. If departure from Chania, local bus to Paleochora at 5:15 am. Possibility from Sougia to take a bus for Chania at 6:30pm or a boat for Paleochora at 6:30pm).

Proposition of excursion 2: Chania – Omalos – Samaria Gorges

Departure early in the morning from Chania with local bus at 7:45 am. We'll have a first drawing session at the entrance of the Gorges, and we'll wait that most of the people have entered the Gorges before to enter too, like this we'll have a much more quiet walk.

We'll make another stop for drawing at the old village of Samaria inside the Gorges and if we have time in Agia Roumeli. At the end of the Gorges we'll take a boat from Agia Roumeli to Sougia, from where we take our bus to return to Chania.

Picnic in the Gorges. (5/6 hours of walk, bus for Chania at 6:30pm from Sougia)

City Tour and Drawing in Chania

My proposition: A 3 hours City tour of the old town of Chania (9:00am to 12am), we’ll do 4/5 stops to do some sketches of the most remarkable places (old port, old market, picturesque streets, churches, old district of Chalepa..), and I'll tell you also about the rich history of the city.

For this Tour please contact Diana's travel in Chania

http://www.dianas-travel.com/painting-chania-town.html

And also drawing/tour around Paleochora and Sougia

Drawing tours between Paleochora and Sougia, passing by Anidri, Gialiskari beach, Lissos, Agia Irini Gorges.