A taste of the local performing arts

A number of enlightened countries have already banned industrial fish farms in open marine net pens such as those on Poros.

The Alternative Poros Arts Festival 2023 will be taking place from June to September, offering a broad range of cultural events.

Cinema entertains and puzzles us. So, we could say that “Cine-magic: From the silver screen to our hearts” actually exists.

Poros trails bring us in contact with the pine forest and the untouched natural environment of the island.

Another year is coming to an end. The time has come for the reckoning, the moral and mental satisfaction for what we have accomplished in 2022.

“KYUKA” is a modern life-story movie about a family sailing to Poros for their summer vacation.

The mornings of those emotionally frozen lockdown months was the time when the precious little good mornings started from the children.

Katheti’s 2023 Calendar has fishing, fishing boats and the sea as a theme. A journey with the big blue as a background.

Stand more, start paddling in Poros. SUP fans, had the chance to experience the blue sea water of this island.

The Cultural Association of Agios Georgios, in its 11 years of operation, can show important initiatives for the community.

Despina Kappi talks to us about the role of psychotherapy in our lives, her course and her plans for the future. 

The Cultural Association of Galatas “Friends of Tradition” was founded with the aim of promoting the area of Galatas and preserving the tradition and history of the area. 

We live in an area that can be described as land of the olive tree. An area with awards and tradition in the production of excellent quality olive oil.

The exhibition that managed to build “Bridges” was visited by more than 2,500 people. It caused nostalgia and offered knowledge of the area and its culture.

This summer Katheti flourished. She expanded and became active. But how? What did Katheti do in the summer of ’21?

The beaches of Methana connect the wild beauty of the peninsula’s mountains with the endless blue of the sea.

UNESCO has declared Lemonodasos a landscape of natural beauty and it is protected by the European Ramsar Treaty. We present the organization which fights for its revitalization.

Summer and sea! A combination that both young and old people like. And our area has a lot of sea and many beaches!

The hiking trails of Poros, Troizinia and Methana unfold in a place with special geography and variety of landscape.

Our region, has an idyllic landscape and tradition in fishing and tourism. What better than a fishing trip with the Saronic Gulf as a view!

Summer is coming and it smells like sea! Sun, sandy beaches, clear, blue waters, taverns, beach bars but also seclusion. Poros beaches offer many different options.

The sustainable tourism model is promoted and encouraged around the world, increasing the positives and reducing the negatives. How could sustainable tourism be applied to Poros, Troizinia and Methana? Local research on sustainable tourism, with the aim of mapping the activities, needs and prospects of the region.

2020 has been a strange yet wonderful year. Despite the difficulties Katheti set its own course with an unexpected result.

Handmade creations combine knowledge and traditional techniques with modern aesthetics to produce functional, useful products and serve practical needs. Local artisans have a two-way relationship with the area in which they live.

Sustainable tourism, which respects people, the environment and culture, is ideal for this blessed place. This is the belief of Ec(h)o, the local team of Project Resound, a social design organization, which uses its creative skills to bring a positive change in the world.

What better gift than a book? Katheti compiled in one article all books with a local flavor we managed to discover and we present them to you.

Some say that people resemble the place they come from. In order to discover the area, its beauty and specificities, the most suitable way is through a gastronomic adventure. The local products and producers are going to reveal surprising hidden treasures, by giving us a glimpse of the Saronic Gulf’s charm.

Katheti visited the space of the association “Cultural Action of Troizina” at the Municipal Office of Troizina.

Summer on Poros, having changed a lot in some aspects, has remained the same in many others, and Poros is here to offer it to you again and again. So that, once more, the scent of pine and lemon blossom fill our memories.

Since 2013, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands has been organizing communicative actions and educational programs for the students of Poros and Troizinia-Methana. The art workshop “In the way of…” is part of the program “Vacation at the Museum”.

CITRONNE Gallery opens again this summer and welcomes you to Poros. This year, art historian and owner of the gallery Tatiana Spinari-Pollali opted to create a continuous with the exhibition “Inner Space”, which is presented at the Athens gallery. At the same time, she collaborates for the eighth consecutive year with the Antiquities Ephorate of West Attica, Piraeus and Islands at the Archaeological Museum of Poros. She co-curates the exhibition of Konstantinos Xenakis.

These short film documentaries about the Industrial Fish Farms illustrate the global harmful impact on the environment and our health.