ByChiara The Association “Amikaria – Αμικαρία, friends of Ikaria”, funded in Genoa in March 2016 aims to support Greece through friendship and solidarity projects addressed to a specific territory. The choice of Ikaria was made because of the bounds which some funders have with the island and for the historical links which existed in the past…
Ikaria’s wide range of geographical features favours climatic and telluric variation. From lush forests to rocky mountains to dense wetlands, Ikaria hosts a wide variety of flora and fauna. With 92 families, 401 genuses and 829 species of plants, Ikaria’s ecosystem is one of the most diverse throughout Greece. Randi Forest, Central Ikaria Located just west of the Athera mountain range…
ByChiara The first team working on the pathways is composed by members of local community, travellers who are temporary based on the island, volunteers who arrived in Ikaria from abroad specifically to help out for the project and Ivo and Paola (Amikaria Association). The base camp where volunteers live and gather is the Ikarian centre. Mihalis…
A sunny afternoon in Arethousa, Bea, our artist in residency, gave a painting lesson to the young artists of the village. Nobody knew that we have that many talents in the village. Thank you Bea, everybody hopes that we’ll do it again!
