Day 1 · Arrival
Wednesday 16 JuneTransfer, check-in, and getting to know each other over the first meal together.
Seven days for women · sound, colour & culture
Sound & colour retreat in Turkey
16 – 22 June 2027 · Şirince ← All retreats
- Dates
- 16 – 22 June 2027
- Where
- ŞirinceTurkey · a village in the hills near Ephesus
- Teacher
- Nina Kranz
- Language
- German
- Contribution
- €2,100 in a double room
Seven days for women · sound, colour & culture
A week in Şirince, a former Greek village in the hills near Ephesus, for at most six women: singing bowls and intuitive painting with Nina Kranz, and the village, its people, its wine and its kitchen with Selin, who spent part of her childhood here.
Nina and Selin met on a sailing-boat retreat Selin organised in September 2025, and decided to make retreats for women where calm, culture and creativity can be lived together. Selin, founder of Worldculture Travels, organises everything and shows you Şirince as travellers rarely see it; Nina, art and creativity therapist and sound facilitator, guides the painting and sound sessions — no technique, no perfectionism.
The week follows a natural rhythm rather than a strict plan: sound baths and painting, walks through the village, a day at Ephesus and the beach, a cacao ceremony, and enough time for yourself by the pool. No experience with painting or sound baths is needed, and women travelling alone are welcome — the group shares meals, outings and moments.
It is not for you if you are after a classic package holiday with a tight sightseeing schedule, or would rather travel entirely on your own.
The days
Day 2 · Painting, letting go
Thursday 17 JuneA sound bath and painting in the morning; in the afternoon the first walk into the village, past the houses where its people live, spice shops and old cobblestones. A wine tasting in the village in the evening.
Day 3 · Ephesus & the sea
Friday 18 JuneA day trip to Ephesus, lunch together on the beach, painting there in the afternoon with your feet in the sand, and a sound bath in the evening.
Day 4 · Feeling
Saturday 19 JuneGoing deeper: a heart-opening cacao ceremony makes room for what you rarely have time to feel.
Day 5 · Creativity & retreat
Sunday 20 JuneNo fixed programme: a sound bath and painting for whoever wants, the village again, the pool, or nothing at all.
Day 6 · Closing
Monday 21 JuneThe last session: painting one large picture together that holds the whole week. Then free time and the farewell dinner.
Day 7 · Goodbye
Tuesday 22 JuneBreakfast, check-out and the transfer to the airport.
What you do
- 01Sound baths with singing bowls
- 02Intuitive painting, alone and on one big shared canvas
- 03The village of Şirince, its wine and its kitchen
- 04Ephesus, the beach and a cacao ceremony
- 05At most six women, no experience needed
The place
Lovingly furnished houses on a large estate reserved for the group alone, among fragrant olive groves, with a pool. Şirince itself is a former Greek village of winding lanes, white stone houses and red-tiled roofs in the hills near Ephesus.
Good to know
Not included
Not in the price: flights to and from Izmir, soft drinks and alcohol, travel and cancellation insurance, personal spending and tips for the hotel and guide. Meals tailored to you (gluten- or lactose-free, for example) are possible for a surcharge. A deposit of 20% is due on booking, which goes through Worldculture Travels; booking together with a friend saves you €25 each.
What’s included
Six nights in the houses of the estate, all workshops and singing-bowl sessions, breakfast, lunch and dinner every day with water and tea, meals out on the excursions, the wine tasting in the village, the entrance to Ephesus, the airport transfer and all excursions and transfers in the programme, and a private WhatsApp group.
Join the retreat
Tell us how many of you would like to come and anything you would like to know. We come back to you with all the details, and confirm your place when you are ready.
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