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“Spirit of Life is a centre which is completely of our time, combining the very best of holistic healing within a very inspirational setting. I congratulate Kerry and the team on taking this leap of faith in setting up the Centre and I know that many will find the deeper healing they seek at the Spirit of Life Centre.”
Dr Rosy Daniels MD
Author of ‘healing foods’ and campaigner for integrated medicine.

How to get to us

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Fly direct to Kalamata:
The following travel agencies provide flights direct to Kalamata from London Gatwick & Heathrow, Birmingham, and Manchester. There are seasonal flights every Saturday and Sunday between May and October.
www.thomascook.com  Tel: 0870 750 0119

You can find good flight deals on
www.charterflights.co.uk Tel: 0845 045 0153
www.travelrepublic.co.uk Tel: 020 8974 7200 or 0845 6121 747
Aegean Airlines also offer flights from Heathrow to Athens and then connecting flights to Kalamata.
 
 
 
Package deals
There are also accommodation packages to both Stoupa and Agios NiKolaos (which are the villages nearest to us). Please contact your local travel agency.
 
Slow Travel to Greece!
We are offering 10% discount for guests travelling overland.
One of the nicest ways to travel overland would be by train to Venice and then ferryboat to Patras. if you are travelling from the UK catch the Eurostar to Paris.
 
http://www.seat61.com/Italy.htm  Excellent website full of information for your trip.
 
From Venice there is a wonderful overnight ferry to Patras.
 
http://www.hellasferries.gr/         ticket booking agent. 
http://www.anek.gr/                     Ferry line
http://www.minoan.gr                  Ferry line
 
There are regular connecting coaches from Patras to Kalamata. This trip would take 3 - 4 days. 
 
 
Getting from the airport to us.
Location and route map.
A taxi from Kalamata airport to the Spirit of Life Centre costs around 60 Euros. We can arrange a taxi on your arrival.
We can also arrange for you to join a coach transferring passengers by the local tour company - the cost is 15 Euros.
Hiring a car can be arranged locally on arrival or contact www.holidayautos.co.uk

Fly To Athens:
There are regular daily flights from the UK and Europe to Athens El Venizelos Airport. There are many routes to Athens from Europe. Easyjet offer cheap flights to Athens from Gatwick and Luton if booked in advance. British Airways ,KLM airlines  and Thomas Cook also have flights to Athens. Olympic airlines offer flights from Manchester and London. Also try www.charterflights.co.uk . Again book early to secure best prices.
Athens Airport information: El. Venizelos , tel: +003 010 3530000

From Athens to Kalamata you can either hire a car or catch a coach to Kalamata. We can also arrange a taxi pickup for you on your arrival from Athens airport direct to the Spirit of Life Centre. The cost is 85 Euros for one person and an extra 60 Euros for every additional passenger.

There are also flights from Athens airport to Kalamata (45 minutes, approx 50 Euros). see www.aegeanair.com

By car:
                                                

Click on the map for our route planner.


For competitive car hire from El Venizelos contact www.holidayautos.co.uk  Tel: 0870 400 4447.
Directions from El Venizelos airport: Take the E94 / 8A from Athens airport to Corinth. From Corinth take the E65 via Tripoli to Kalamata. From Kalamata take the coastal road to Stoupa/Ag. Nicolaos. Total time of journey from Athens to The Spirit of Life centre approx. 4 hours.

By coach and train:
Catch the X93 bus from the airport to Athens Kifisiou coach station. There are coaches every hour from Kifisiou coach station to Kalamata. Cost 20 Euros. Coach Company: KTEL, www.ktel.org 
 

Coaches from Athens Central Coach Station to Kalamata.
05.45 - 07.30 -08.45 -10.30 (express) - 11.30 - 13.00 (express) - 14.00 (this is the coach that connects directly to our local village Agios Nikolaos). - 15.30 -16.30 (express) - 17.30 - 19.00 - 20.30 (not saturdays) - 22.00

 
From Kalamata coach station to Agios Nikolaos (Spirit of Life)
07.00 - 13.15 - 18.15

By Sea from Italy and Crete:
There are two ferries per day from Ancona in Italy to Patras. www.superfast.com

From April onwards there are also ferry crossings from Chania on Crete to Kalamata. For more information contact dimitris@hotel-delfini.gr


Food
For details about meals whilst you are staying with us, visit the food page.

Stay for two weeks or more.
If you would like to attend more than one course or would simply like to stay for an extra week then we can arrange this for you. There is a 15% discount for your second week.

N.B. all phone numbers on this page are for callers from the UK