Turquoise eyes. Golden hands. Sacred knots. Across five ancient civilizations, people crafted objects to attract luck and ward off the evil eye. Join us to explore these traditions — then make your own protective amulet to take home.
Dive into the history of superstition and protection across the ancient Mediterranean world.
Craft your personal fylaxto — a Greek protective amulet — to carry home as a souvenir that actually means something.
Connect with like-minded travellers in an intimate creative environment.
Take a break from the heat and the reservations pressure and truly unwind as a traveller in Greek pace enjoying Greek coffee or wine.
Duration 2- 2.5 hours, capacity 6-10 people
From the turquoise glass eye above a Greek doorway to the golden hand amulets of Italy and the carved clay tablets of Mesopotamia, humanity has always sought protection from unseen forces — and invented beautiful objects to find it.
In this hands-on cultural workshop, you'll travel 5,000 years across the ancient world, exploring how Egyptians, Greeks, Mesopotamians, Romans and Byzantines understood luck, fate, and the dangerous envy of others. You'll encounter the mati, the hamsa, the fascinus, the fish, the crescent and the cornuto, symbols that jumped from civilization to civilization, shape-shifting as they went.
Then you'll make your own. Working guidance and a curated collection of quality materials, charms and stones, you'll craft a personal fylaxto (Greek protective amulet) to carry home as a meaningful souvenir — that can also protect you from the evil eye as you talk about your amazing trip in Greece back home.
No experience needed. Just curiosity, and perhaps a little superstition.
What's Included
In this guided workshop you’ll get to immerse yourself in Mediterranean culture so wine or coffee is a must to accompany your session.
Depending on the slot you book you’ll get a Frappe, the OG iced greek coffee, or a glass of wine and snacks.
To craft your own protective amulet you’ll get guidance, an adjustable cord necklace and 3 charms of your choice, from a selection of gold or silver plated motifs and stones.
You’ll also take a notecard outlining the symbols we discussed and their meanings.