{"id":21282,"date":"2016-02-24T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ikaria.ch\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2024-04-06T15:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T13:36:56","slug":"ikaria-blue-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula.ikaria.ch\/en\/ikaria-blue-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikaria Blue Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Ikaria the clocks tick differently.<\/strong><\/h1><\/h1><\/span>
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Ikaria is one of the Blue Zones, have you heard of it? These are places where seniors live with vigor and vitality into a biblical old age. Dan B\u00fcttner, an American health guru, coined the term Blue Zones<\/a> and conducted several studies in Ikaria together with National Geographic. But I’ll get to that below. First of all, a few words about the island itself, because its history has had a significant impact on the residents’ attitude to life.<\/p>\n<\/div>

An old man once said to me: \u201cShe is like a beautiful, unknown woman.\u201d She the island. \u201cAt first she seems distant and unapproachable, but if you make the effort to approach her, you will first become aware of her incredible wild beauty and immediately succumb to her charms!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The beautiful unknown<\/h1><\/h1><\/span>
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I can already hear the prophecies of doom: just don’t advertise! If you write about it, it will become known and then it will no longer be beautiful!<\/p>\n

Yes, of course, I say, ideally no airport, no asphalt roads, no electricity, no internet. The locals are supposed to live all year round like they did 100 years ago (on air and love, because you can’t survive on fishing and agriculture anymore!) so that you have a cool secret place for a two week vacation! Unemployment, the exodus of young people? How? But by the time one of you needs a doctor, you won\u2019t find the \u201cbackwoods conditions\u201d funny anymore\u2026<\/p>\n

Sorry, that’s exactly why I’m writing and promoting Ikaria! In my opinion, the risk that Ikaria will now be overrun by mass tourism is very small. Just because of the arrival. You really have to make the effort to want to come here and make some compromises. Only those who are willing to make compromises in the usual all-inclusive world do that anyway.<\/p>\n

So we are again among like-minded people, nature and culture lovers, fans of the original Greece, who appreciate and respect the local population and their very special way of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A piece of authentic Greece<\/h1>\n

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Ikaria is the cozy, unadulterated Greece of the 1970s. The people are simple, shy at first, but quickly become open and warm, and they are always happy to have a chat, even with tourists. Here you can still experience direct contact with the locals and the never-ending original nightlife, often with live music in cozy taverns, on the village squares at the Panigyria<\/a> or simply unplugged in the small bars like in the good old days…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Every day is a celebration<\/h1>\n

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Dancing together and the exuberance are not folklore, but living customs, and by the way, simply contagious! Ikaria has become known far beyond the country’s borders for its festive everyday life. The Panigyria\/traditional dance festivals<\/a> are celebrated together by all generations and are still the center of all cultural events today. Due to the geographical location, the way of life, music and attitude to life is influenced by Mediterranean and oriental culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>