Join The Greek Herbalist for a weekend on the lush island of Corfu for a hands-on experience with Greek medicinal plants!

Each day is filled with herbal-inspired activities with the land and learning about local flora and local customs. Come join an educational and inspirational weekend on an island known for its beauty and wonder.

 What’s included:

• Botanical hike to Kyprianades River
• Hands-on herbal medicine preparation 
• Olive oil tasting + farm tour
• Group meals of traditional Greek food
• Private herbal consultation with two professional clinical herbalists
• Swimming at a beautiful beach
• Exploration of Old Town
• The Greek Herbalist tote bag
• Plus more!

Tour activities are co-led by Maria Christodoulou (The Greek Herbalist) and local herbalist Eleni Christoforatou 

Maria Christodoulou is a clinical herbalist exploring the wisdom and whimsy of ancient Greek herbal medicine. Based in Athens, Greece, she offers educational herbal tours throughout the country and virtual courses based on the bounty of medicine and folklore of her ancestors. She is the author of “The Greek Herbalist's Guide to the Mountain” (2023) and "The Greek Herbalist's Guide to the National Garden, Athens" (2022). Maria has been published in the Herbal Academy, HerbRally, Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation, Greece Is, and The National Herald. She has presented at various conferences, including the International Herb Symposium, Panhellenic Conference on Traditional Folk Medicine, and Archaeological Institute of America | Society for Classical Studies Conference. In 2022, Maria was the recipient of the Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities Award from the Society of Classical Studies at New York University. She is also the lead coordinator of the Herbalists Without Borders, Athens, Greece chapter. Maria earned a Bachelor's degree in Classics from Bucknell University, a Master's degree in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, and a clinical herbalist certificate from ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism.

For more than ten years, Eleni Christoforatou has taught classes on herbal medicine, led herbal walks, harvested plants, and made salves, syrups, tinctures and all kind of herbal preparations with natural ingredients. Eleni has also studied with many well-known American herbalists, including David Winston, and is a graduate of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. She has lived on Corfu for more than 20 years during which the beauty of the island’s nature has shaped her path to live a life close to the “wild” plant communities of the area.

Learn more about the beauty of Corfu: Preserving Herbal Traditions: A Plant Walk in Corfu