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Remembrance Trails Νο1 2.5.-1.6.2023
Article written by Chiara and Ella (Finland and Italy) We are Chiara and Ella and we come from Italy and Finland. We went to Kryoneri for a one month project called "Remembrance Trails", it was a beautiful experience. During this month we worked in the nature, cleaning around the Hostel, near the...Read more
Act Green II (20.07.-04.08.2024 in Kryoneri)
From July 20th to August 4th, 2024, the village of Kryoneri in Greece played host to an inspiring Erasmus+ project that united 15 young people from across Europe. Participants from Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Estonia gathered in this scenic corner of the Peloponnese for two...Read more
Create Change (12.07.-19-07. in Kryoneri)
From July 12th to 19th, 2024, the serene village of Kryoneri became the creative haven for a group of 13 young musicians from Greece, Germany, and Slovakia. They gathered for the Erasmus+ project “Create Change,” which was designed to blend their passion for music with a commitment to environmental...Read more
Act Green I (09.-23.06.2024 in Kryoneri)
From June 9th to June 23rd, 2024, the picturesque village of Kryoneri, nestled in the mountains of Greece, became a hub of cultural exchange and historical exploration. Eleven participants from Spain, Finland, Italy, Austria, and Turkey gathered for an Erasmus+ project aimed at uncovering and...Read more
Remembrance trails no.3 - report by volunteers from Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy and Turkey (08.05-07.06.2024)
“Remembrance Trails”, is a team volunteering project taking place in Kryoneri Korinthias (Greece), consisting of four volunteering team projects, involving 5 European programme countries (Greece, Italy, Austria, Finland, Spain) and 1 of the third countries associated to the programme Turkey. The...Read more
Youth Exchange Eschwege (15.-24.04.2024 in Kryoneri)
The Eschwege Youth Exchange is a cultural and educational programme which brought ten participants from a vocational school in Eschwege, Germany, for an enriching experience in Kryoneri Korinthias, Greece. The 2024 event was the second edition of this initiative, building on the success of the...Read more
Press Release: JOIN Project
Transnational Network of Young Women for an Ecological Just and Social Transition Kryoneri, Greece With the JOIN Project, supported by the European Commission, we aims to create an urban-rural ecosystem that bridges diverse perspectives and fosters transnational cooperation among young women...Read more
“Rural development“: two month environmental volunteering - report by Alessandro Della Toffola (14.12.-14.02.2023)
Γεια σας! My name is Alessandro, I’m 20 years old and I’m Italian. I had the chance to do some volunteering work with ESC and took this opportunity to try something new and interesting and experience a different world. Kryoneri was a completely new experience, I never heard of this village before...Read more
Remembrance trails no.2 - report by volunteers from Italy, Spain and Finland (17.09.-16.10.2023)
“Remembrance Trails”, is a team volunteering project taking place in Kryoneri Korinthias (Greece), consisting of four volunteering team projects, involving 5 European programme countries (Greece, Italy, Austria, Finland, Spain) and 1 of the third countries associated to the programme Turkey. The...Read more
Remembrance Trails no.2 - report by volunteers from Turkey (17.09.-16.10.2023)
“Remembrance Trails”, is a team volunteering project taking place in Kryoneri Korinthias (Greece), consisting of four volunteering team projects, involving 5 European programme countries (Greece, Italy, Austria, Finland, Spain) and 1 of the third countries associated to the programme Turkey. The...Read more
Act green: one month ESC voluntary service in Kryoneri - experiences from Francesca Pavan (September 2023)
Γεια σας! My name is Francesca, I’m 18 years old and I’m Italian. I had the luck to spend one month in Kryoneri, in September, volunteering with Filoxenia before the start of my last year of high school in Italy. Kryoneri was not new for me: in June I took part in a volunteering group project and...Read more
Act Green 2022 (26.7. - 10.8.)
The Act Green project brought together 15 volunteers from various countries to support a rural community by cleaning and restoring forest trails. Over several days, the diverse team worked on clearing litter, removing invasive plants, and repairing pathways to enhance the safety and accessibility...Read more
Act Green. (7 - 26.06.2023 in Kryoneri) - Articles by volunteers
Article written by Francesca Pavan, Italy My name is Francesca, I’m 18 years old and I’m from Italy! I took part from Wednesday 7th to Monday 26th of June in a volunteering project in Kryoneri, Greece. The wonderful nature we were surrounded by was the main part of the project. In fact, Act Green...Read more
"Act Green" from Liechtenstein to Kryoneri  29.10.22 - 18.02.2023  written by volunteer Niklas Hermann
My name is Niklas and I had the possibility to stay about 4 months in Kryoneri. I was well received and I was staying in the beautiful Hostel Elisson. The goal of my work was to support the village and my hosting organisation “Filoxenia” in all possible ways. This means I had the possibility to...Read more
ActGreen! August 2022
This August we finally welcomed another ActGreen! Team project from the European Solidarity Corps! 15 participants from Luxemburg, Spain, Italy and Slovakia stayed from 26th of July until 10th of August. During their stay, they worked on the local footpaths, reconstructed the mosaics and spent time...Read more

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