A Greek botanist has found a unique way to share his passion for medicinal plants by building a teahouse from natural materials, all from scratch, in the midst of nature. There, he invites visitors to taste tea from the aromatic garden plants as well as get natural therapies.
Zalidas Ioannis, 51, built the House of Tea in his hometown, the village of Krinida in Serres, northern Greece.
(Courtesy of Zalidas Ioannis)
“In the village, I created a botanical garden, a collection of Greek aromatic medicinal plants,” Ioannis told The Epoch Times.
Sharing how he got inspired to make this teahouse almost three years ago, Ioannis said: “One day, on a walk in the garden with my colleague, Zenovia Antoniadou, a therapeutic acupuncturist, the idea was born to make a ‘tea house’ in the garden so that visitors could taste tea from the garden plants, as well as a place that offers natural therapies.
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