Marathasa Wines can host seminars, board meetings, private dinners and small weddings for up to 150 guests. The winery stands above the village of Oikos in the Marathasa valley, in the Troodos mountains of Cyprus, close to Kalopanagiotis. Business groups use the conference rooms in the cellar level. Larger gatherings use the Tasting Floor, which looks over the valley.
Seminars and company events
The winery sells meeting space for conferences, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and board meetings. The cellar rooms, located beneath the production floor, take between 16 and 100 people, including break-out areas. Rooms are equipped with projection or screens, and the business packages include use of the conferencing facilities and audiovisual equipment.
Three business formulas are offered, named Executive, Gold and Platinum. Each includes two coffee breaks and the conferencing equipment. The packages differ by food and wine: a light lunch with a glass of wine, or a full lunch with a selection of the estate's wines. Ask the team which formula suits a one-day seminar and which suits a longer program.
Weddings and receptions
The winery presents itself as a setting for an intimate wedding, a private dinner or a party. The Tasting Floor seats up to 150 guests banquet style, with a full bar and buffet service. Large windows open onto the fermentation, barrel and bottle rooms below, so guests see the working winery during the meal. The site does not publish wedding packages, so ceremony options and timings are agreed by enquiry.
Rooms and capacities
Four named rooms are listed, plus the Tasting Floor.
Tholos, a Greek word for vault, is a conference room under a vaulted pine ceiling with a large projector screen and good acoustics. It takes 70 people theatre style, 20 classroom style or 18 in a U-shape.
Vareli, the Greek word for barrel, is shaped like the inside of one and has a large wall-mounted TV. It takes 80 theatre style, 24 in a U-shape or 20 classroom style.
Crypt is a boardroom with a large oval table next to the wine cellar. It seats 16.
The Tasting Floor takes up to 150 for dining. The cellar rooms together take 16 to 100 for conference use.
Catering
Food is organized with the winery team. The Tasting Floor operates with a full bar and buffet service, and the business packages include coffee breaks and lunch. The estate pours its own wines, made from grapes grown in the Marathasa valley and hand-harvested. Tastings and tours are part of the regular visit program and can be added to a group day by arrangement.
History and setting
Marathasa Wines was created by John Papadouris, who replanted abandoned vineyards around his childhood village of Kalopanagiotis and built the winery. The aim is to bring vines and village life back to the valley. The building sits on the east side of the valley above Oikos, with views of the mountains and green hills. Only grapes grown in the valley are used.
Getting there
The winery is about one hour by road from Nicosia and about 1 hour 15 minutes from Limassol. The winery warns drivers not to follow satellite navigation through Ayios Nikolaos tis Stegis, which is an unmaintained dirt road. Continue past Evrychou instead, turn left at the junction toward the Marathasa valley and Kalopanagiotis, and follow the brown signs from the dam below Oikos. The winery is open Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays. A private event outside opening hours is arranged by enquiry. Groups should plan road transfers, as the site is in the mountains.
