{"id":19547,"date":"2021-06-07T06:48:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T06:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/?p=19547"},"modified":"2024-12-30T17:54:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:54:37","slug":"a-hiking-paradise-kea-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/el\/a-hiking-paradise-kea-island\/","title":{"rendered":"A hiking paradise: KEA island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19547\" class=\"elementor elementor-19547\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a51de53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a51de53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47a709\" data-id=\"f47a709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1fbd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee1fbd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA hiker`s friendly island &#038; a dive destination in the Aegean Sea: Kea island\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3775be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3775be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A hiking &amp; diving paradise for nature lovers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b5088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b5088\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b232e11\" data-id=\"b232e11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4dc3e elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a4dc3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M12.7,2.3c-0.4-0.4-1.1-0.4-1.5,0l-8,9.1c-0.3,0.4-0.3,0.9,0,1.2l8,9.1c0.4,0.4,1.1,0.4,1.5,0l8-9.1c0.3-0.4,0.3-0.9,0-1.2L12.7,2.3z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd819a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd819a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd01db\" data-id=\"4bd01db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9493024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9493024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Kea or Tzia<\/b> is the closest island of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attica\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Attic peninsula<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;historical region and only an hour ferry ride from the port of Lavrio.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0242f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0242f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laurium\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><b>Lavrio<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;is a town in the southeastern part of Attica and a one-hour drive from Athens.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a65c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a65c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Kea<\/b> is a 131 sq. km island with about 2.500 residents with a rich tradition, a calming atmosphere, and a wonderful <b>Slow Travel destination for hiking &amp; diving lovers<\/b>! <\/p>\n<p>Even though Kea is located close to the mainland it is pretty much <b>untouched by the mass tourism trends<\/b> and, amazingly, the green landscape offers truly relaxing holidays in nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed4582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fed4582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19551\" alt=\"hiking island Greece\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e6a300 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e6a300\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b29701\" data-id=\"2b29701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09391eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09391eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A hiker`s friendly island<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-332581e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"332581e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b81771c\" data-id=\"b81771c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894a560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"894a560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Kea is a hiker`s friendly island<\/b> with a rich footpath network (81 km) which connects the different parts of the island. <\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf <b>footpath is well-signed<\/b> and the most important is that the Municipality of Kea provides information about the hiking routes and everything about Kea`s sites in the<b> guide of the island<\/b> (pdf) for Free in English or German which you can find and download&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/destinationkea.com\/en\/adventure-tourism\/pathways\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>\u03b5\u03b4\u03ce<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761e8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761e8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Full of oak and almond trees, Kea stands as the greener island of Cyclades island complex.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83161df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83161df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe amazing beaches, some of them reachable only by foot or boat, offer endless calming moments next to their crystal clear waters.   <\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c6482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1c6482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1024x688.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19548 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1.jpg 1875w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/688;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1024x688.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kea1.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dedd20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dedd20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78820e0\" data-id=\"78820e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed17a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aed17a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> A dive destination<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d095c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d095c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Kea, you will have the chance to try watersports such as&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><h4><b>Sailing, water skiing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, jet-skiing, and diving<\/b>. <\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It was 1975 when <b>Jacques Cousteau&nbsp;<\/b> discovered the<b> shipwreck of the Britannic<\/b> (floating hospital sank during WWI) in the seawaters <b>around Kea <\/b>and since then Kea is been on the list with the best dive destination in the world!<\/p>\n<p>The steamboat Patris, the French ocean liner \u2018\u2019Burdigala\u2019\u2019, and Junkers 52 airplane wreck offer<b> the best wreck dives to go for<\/b>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8f264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d8f264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1024x696.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19550 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/696;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1024x696.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kea3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2daa1b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2daa1b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c2968\" data-id=\"84c2968\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cbb2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel through History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1083257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1083257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back in time, <b>Kea was called \u2018\u2019Hydroussa\u201d\u2019 <\/b>(from Hydro, meaning water) which refers to the fact that there were countless natural sources of water on the island.<\/p>\n<p>The first organized settlement in Kea dates back to <b>3300 &#8211; 3200 BC<\/b> while in 2500 BC, during the raise of the Cycladic civilization, Kea`s inhabitants were engaged in livestock farming, agriculture, fishing, and the arts. <\/p>\n<p>Nowadays the island`s atmosphere keeps its strong bond with the past.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The houses are heated by fireplaces, the <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">natural spring waters<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> quench the thirst of locals &amp; travellers, and the <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">green pathways<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> are welcoming every nature lover to explore life at a Slow pace.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e72a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e72a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSearching for an excellent eco-friendly accommodation in Kea island? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679ad67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679ad67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taste sustainable living in the eco-cottages of Tractor Farm &amp; experience <br>Eco-holidays and volunteering opportunities in Kea 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