Spend 8 days relaxing on the stunningly beautiful Mediterranean island of Gozo

Our ART STAY Modique (MODern and antIQUE) has two guest rooms, each with a double bed; one of these rooms features two single beds. Each guest room has its own bathroom and guests have access to the rooftop terrace with a hot tub and the open-concept kitchen. The guest rooms are furnished to a high standard: shampoo, conditioner & shower gel, hair dryer, 2 towels and a hot tub towel, a bathrobe, and a blanket for the rooftop terrace, Smart TV, tea, coffee, and a kettle. ART STAY Modique is located in the center of Nadur and is directly adjacent to my ArTELIER (art studio). I live just two streets away and am easily accessible. The TAN-NASPLA guest room is themed around the olive tree, and TAT-TIN around the fig tree. Both rooms are accessible via a spiral staircase and connected to the rooftop terrace—my cactus garden—by a walk-through glass floor (covered with a rug). The kitchen-living room has an olive tree theme and is equipped with everything you need for cooking. Let Art Stay Modique be your home away from home this week and enjoy all the works of art that surround you.

The retreat includes an 8-day stay at Art Stay Modique, featuring a 5-day retreat program, 4 days of light vegetarian lunches, and a cozy dinner with wine and other treats on the final evening.
All culinary delights are lovingly served on handmade ceramic tableware.
Coffee and beverages are also available to you at no extra charge during the course.

Unwind and rejuvenate during an 8-day stay on the Mediterranean, surrounded by art, creativity, complete relaxation, warmth, and sunshine.
During this 8-day vacation, Irenen offers a 5-day retreat designed to help you consciously engage your five senses and achieve total relaxation.

Each day is dedicated to a specific sense, which is particularly nurtured through relaxing, creative activities on that day.
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: SIGHT
“Conscious Seeing”
10:00 AM–4:00 PM Tour around Gozo
See and experience Gozo’s natural beauty and capture it using an intuitive method (one-line technique)
Day 3: Sense of Touch


10:00 AM–1:00 PM Touching and feeling clay— Hike to Gozo’s natural clay slopes with a mud bath (Gozo clay)
Shaping and crafting a clay bowl from raku clay
1:00–2:00 PM Light lunch

2:00 PM Indian head massage in "Hermine’s Crystal Cave"
Day 4: SENSE OF HEARING
10:00 AM–1:00 PM: Painting to music in a grotto using the "Zentangle" technique
1:00 PM–2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM - Sound bath
Day 5: Free
Day 6: SENSE OF SMELL
10:00 AM–1:00 PM - Scent and wild herb hike.
Scent quiz and blending of a massage oil and cooking with the collected wild herbs

1:00–2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM: -Balancing and relaxing Frequez back massage with the homemade massage oil .
For an additional fee, you are also welcome to book a full-body massage
Day 7: TASTE
Pickup from your accommodation
5:00–9:00 PM Glazing the clay bowl with Raku firing, meditation, and cooking with wild herbs. Dessert will then be served in the bowl you fired yourself.
Transportation to your accommodation
Day 8: Departure

The airport is located in Malta, and from there there are several options for getting to Gozo
BUS OPTION:
Take bus DT 1 to Cirkewwa (approx. 80 min), then a 20-minute ferry ride. I’ll pick you up from there and take you to your accommodation
Cost: approx. €6 round trip
TAXI OPTION a
Take a taxi or bus DT4 to Valletta (approx. 15 min), then take the fast ferry (45 min) to Gozo. I’ll pick you up from the ferry and take you to your accommodation.
Cost: approx. €18 (bus & ferry) round trip
TAXI OPTION B
Take a taxi to Cirkewwa (approx. 45 min), then take the ferry (20 min) to Gozo. I’ll pick you up from the ferry and take you to your accommodation.
Cost: round trip approx. €75
TAXI OPTION c
Direct taxi transfer from the airport to your accommodation. Cost: round trip €150
You’ll need to arrange your own flight, but I’d be happy to recommend airlines.