Thirty years of creation in the Cretan land: Paths of stone, peace and meeting at the Orthodox Academy of Cretetranslated

1996–2026: Three decades of collaboration, volunteerism and creation The internship of the students of the School of Landscape Gardeners from the German states of Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland and the corresponding Vocational Schools (Vocational School of Stone Processing and Landscape Gardeners Galabau and European Vocational School of the Red Cross, etc.) was completed this year, under the guidance of their Instructors AlexanderKreisel, MichaelHemmes, etc. The project completes thirty years of life in Crete. This is the unique collaboration that started in 1996 at the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Center in Nopigia and continues, from 2006 until today, at the premises of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAK), in Kolymbari.

Thirty years in which young people from Germany, under the guidance of the Program managers, have been working creatively with natural stone, building paths, mosaics, small architectural projects and contemplative spaces. Projects that fit harmoniously into the natural environment and acquire a special symbolic, spiritual and educational character.

The history of this creative endeavor is linked to the history and…