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General information, including from the information meeting
In general, it will be good to have some cash, as seen below.
Food is produced from local produce. Wednesday and Friday are days where only vegetarian.
Drinks: all day, you will have access to water, coffee and a wide variety of teas. For all meals, you can also get some juice. For lunch and dinner you can also take some red or white wine. If you want something else, like bottled water or beer, there is a kiosk at the end of the dining room. If you take something from this fridge, write a tap for yourself in the book lying there and pay in cash on check out.
Bike rental: Available for 8 euros a day or 35 euros a week. Can be rentet in the morning, require cash payment. If you want to go to the beach, please bring your own beach towel.
Bed linnens are provided, but you will need to make your own bed when you arrive.
There is a high focus on ecology, so all the soap is made from local olive oil, this is present in all bathrooms and showers, and can be used for hands, body and hair.
Internet: Eduroam and the center's own internet available. Participants have received code by e-mail. The internet goes through the Norwegian University of Agder, so your IP-address will be Norwegian.
Scorpions and snakes are present, but they are not dangerous. However, a scorpion sting can be painful, so check your shoes if you leave them outside. If you walk through tall grass, than trample a bit to scare away any snakes.
Mosquitos can be annoying in the evening, but every room has a mosquito repellant plug should you need it, and there is a spray near the kiosk. There is also an information folder in every room.
Kalloni is the closest town, 25-30 minutes walking, 10-15 minutes biking. Grocery stores open to 21, for other stores check the folder in the room or information near the kiosk. Taking a taxi here is 10 euros, must be paid in cash. The office here can order a taxi for you.
Skala Kalloni is the closest town with a beach if you want to go swimming, 45 minuts, 25 minutes by biking, 15 euros by taxi. Skala Kalloni also has some tavernas, unlike Kalloni.
The Metochi Study center has been rented by the University of Agder from Monastery of Limonos. You can tak a trail behind the study center and after a 30 minutes hike with a nice view, you will find the Monastary itself. It is now only operated by the Abbed, and it a turistic site. There is also a café there and a museum that take 2 euros for entry. You again need cash to pay.
The study center sometimes gets visitors by locals or pilgrims, visiting the church in the courtyard.
For dinner, please return your cutlery and plates quickly after you are done, so that the dishes can be done sooner. You can hang on to your wine glass.
About Metochi study center
About Metochi study center
The study center is a former monastery. It is currently owned and operated by the University of Agder in Sothern Norway, and is rented out for groups for writing retreats, meetings and workshops.
The Metochi Study Centre is located in a monastery annex dedicated to two Greek Orthodox saints of mercy: Saints Anárgyri (Kosmás and Damianós). Metochi was founded in the 16th century as one of several annexes to the well-known Limónos Monastery. The monasteries are connected by a two-kilometer stone path from the same period. The Metochi monastery annex has been restored in modern times but still retains its original simplicity.
he monastery annex is located in a rural setting by the Gulf of Kalloni, about a 1-hour drive from the island’s airport (Mytilene – MJT). The nearest village is Kalloni, about 2.5 km from Metochi. Kalloni serves as a local commercial center with a bank, post office, health center, pharmacy, and various shops. The sandy beach at the Gulf of Kalloni is about 3.5 km from Metochi, near the small fishing village of Skala Kalloni. Here, there is a cozy square, tavernas, and a few hotels. The terrain between the monastery and the villages is flat and well-suited for cycling trips.
Metochi is not in daily use by the church, but there are still some restrictions regarding activities and clothing. Swimwear or similar attire is not advisable within the monastery walls. When visiting the main Limónos Monastery, clothing should cover the shoulders and knees.
Upon arrival at the monastery, the largest buses will not be able to drive all the way to the monastery gate due to narrow roads. Course participants must therefore be prepared for about a 5-minute walk with luggage.
Address for Metochi:
Metochi Study Centre, PO Box 33, GR-81107 Kalloni, Lesvos, Greece.
Mobile: (+30) 6932 418802, Landline: (+30) 22530 29449
Rooms
The rooms are mostly simple dormitory room style. Some rooms are single bed-, double or triple. Only some of the rooms have their own separate bathrooms. There are 25 rooms, and since we expect to me a little bit more than 25, some participants will have to share rooms.
The Metochi Study Centre includes 25 bedrooms (6 of which have private bathrooms; otherwise, there are 5 outdoor showers, 8 indoor showers, and 9 toilets), lecture halls, a library, group rooms, a dining hall, a monastery courtyard with several long tables, an atrium, terraces, churches, and chapels. There is also an amphitheater behind the monastery buildings with a view over the Gulf of Kalloni. The accommodations are simple, with rooms for 1–3 people in renovated monastic cells, providing a total of 50 beds.
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