Στα 25 χιλιόμετρα από τα Kαλάβρυτα, στο δρόμο που οδηγεί προς την Kλειτορία στο γραφικό Πλανητέρο βρίσκεται το μελισσοκομικό εργαστήριο – τυποποιητήριο του Βασίλη Κουτρουλάκη – τόσο μακριά αλλά και τόσο κοντά στον κόσμο των διεθνών βραβεύσεων
Vasilis turned his greatest dream into reality, leaving Athens behind for his mother’s village despite being discouraged by many.
VASILIS KOUTROULAKIS was born in central Athens, but spent a lot of time during holidays and celebrations in his mother’s village, Kleitoria. His love for the village was so profound that, as he grew older, so did his desire to live there permanently.
25 kilometers from Kalavryta, on the road leading to Klitoria in the picturesque Planitero, is the beekeeping laboratory – bottling plant of Vasilis Koutroulakis – so far away and yet so close to the world of international awards.
He grew up in Athens, in the Ampelokipoi district. He loved playing basketball and he never missed an opportunity to spend his summer vacations in his mother’s village, Planitero in Achaia.
“I still remember all those days when we’d play in the village streets until nightfall. I remember my grandmother looking for me, and my grandfather giving me a sidelong glance when I’d return home, without saying much.”
Vasilis turned his greatest dream into reality, leaving Athens behind for his mother’s village despite being discouraged by many.
VASILIS KOUTROULAKIS was born in central Athens, but spent a lot of time during holidays and celebrations in his mother’s village, Kleitoria. His love for the village was so profound that, as he grew older, so did his desire to live there permanently.
Driven by his love for nature, Vasilis Koutroulakis migrated to the countryside in the late 1990s at the age of 19, after he decided to leave his permanent residence in Athens and move to Planitero, Kalavrita, his mother’s birthplace.
Vasilis turned his greatest dream into reality, leaving Athens behind for his mother’s village despite being discouraged by many.
VASILIS KOUTROULAKIS was born in central Athens, but spent a lot of time during holidays and celebrations in his mother’s village, Kleitoria. His love for the village was so profound that, as he grew older, so did his desire to live there permanently.