From today the new 'ATHENA' magazine drops in your mailbox!
44 pages of reading pleasure about naturism, traveling and info about our parks.
Time flies when you're having fun. A cliché, but it's true. Summer flew by. September fortunately brought quite a bit of heart-warming sunshine. But now it is really autumn's turn. Time to look back on another wonderful season.
A fantastic summer
The weather gods were not always as kind to us as in past years but that could not spoil the fun. When the temperature rose, people enjoyed doubly hard at our parks. From the swimming pools and aquagym, the performances and parties, the local delicacies - fresh beers for example - and the dance initiations, the communal dinners and harvesting in the vegetable garden. For the kids, @duck was back in full swing, while their parents enjoyed blissful me-time.
Enjoying the oxygen in the forests
Fall is also the time when the entire Athena team makes plans for the next year. Fun and challenging at the same time. In the coming months the hard core campers can still come to Athena Ossendrecht. Our rental chalets there also remain available. Ideal for enjoying the oxygen in the woods and relaxing in our renewed wellness. A pampering treat for yourself, or a gift idea for someone you love.
Rather fancy a winter weekend in the Ardennes, near the High Fens? Then a cozy pod is waiting for you in Waimes. Would you like to be sure of your spot for the coming season? From April 1, you can also come to Athena Helios and Le Perron.
In this magazine we travel to the heart of France, to the naturist area with the largest sites. And to South Africa, an ideal destination for people who can't wait for summer to return here. You will also learn more about barefoot walking and read the story of the Belgian pioneer in sparkling wine.
Tchin on the beautiful memories, tchin on the finer things to come!
Stefan & Thomas
This magazine is part of the Athena membership card
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3 days of wellness in the Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide for 2 people from: € 410
(Wellness, half board, sleeping in a cozy cottage in the middle of nature)
Enjoy a virtuous wellness weekend at Naturist Camping Athena. Relax in nature.
In our small-scale wellness you can enjoy our spacious Finnish sauna with panoramic window, our hammam and infrared sauna. You can cool down in the outdoor pool or under our cold rain shower.
Friday night and Saturday night we provide a healthy fair meal and in the morning we serve delicious local breakfast.
Totally relaxed, you can start your night sleeping in a cozy cottage.
Additional person: € 95
Campers or regular guests can also order the ... wellness package at €95 pp.
Complete weekend package with Wellness activities for 2 people
When:
- weekend Friday, Feb. 16 to Sunday, Feb. 18
Staying in:
- Living (max. 4 pers.)
cottage with 2 bedrooms, double bed, bunk bed and a cozy covered terrace, kitchen, shower and separate toilet - Loggia (max. 4 pers.)
1 bedroom with double bed, 1 bedroom with 2 single beds, kitchen, shower and separate toilet - Framily (max. 6 pers.)
ideal to enjoy with family and friends. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious living area and a beautiful terrace
Program Wellness Weekend for 2
Friday
- from 3pm you are welcome and your lovely cottage is waiting for you. Your bed is made and shower soap, shampoo, shower towels and bathrobes are waiting for you.
- Friday evening we serve you a simple and healthy dinner at 7 p.m. in "De Baar"
- wellness open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- taping sessions 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- scrub session 9:15 p.m.
Saturday
- Saturday morning between 9am and 10am you are welcome back to "De Baar" for a nice local breakfast with coffee, tea, or a delicious cup of hot chocolate.
- Relax completely in the wonderful nature and take a walk in the beautiful Grenspark Kalmthoutse heide, for example, you will receive a nice and beautiful route from us).
- Our Welness is open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Revival sessions 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday evening we provide a fair and healthy menu at 7:15 p.m. in "The Baar"
Sunday
- Sunday morning between 9am and 10am you are welcome back to "The Baar" for a nice local breakfast with coffee, tea, or a delicious cup of hot chocolate.
- Our Welness is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Revival sessions 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Check out is possible until 8 p.m.
- Sunday evening our small kitchen is open and you can order pasta, pizza or fries.
Wellness
- Finnish sauna with soaking sessions
- Infrared sauna
- Hamam
- Cold rain shower
- Outdoor pool
What does it cost?
Wellness package including 2 people:
(Includes meals and wellness as described in the program and includes 2 night stay with hotel package, your bed covered, towels and robe are waiting for you)
- Stay in Living (max 4 pers): € 450
- Stay in Loggia (max4 pers): € 410
- Stay in Framily (max6 pers): € 490
(prices exclude tourist tax € 1.50 p.p./p.n. and final cleaning € 40)
Additional person: € 95
Campers or regular guests can also order the wellness package at €95 pp.
Options:
- Additional person= € 95
- Stay until Monday 11am = €30
- Simple lunch Saturday = €12
- Simple lunch Sunday = €12
- Children up to 18 years = €30 per child
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On Saturday, Oct. 14, Friday, Nov. 10 or Saturday, Nov. 11
wellness - Athena Ossendrecht
Duration: 90 minutes
This special wellness experience with aromatherapy focuses on relaxation and well-being. Come and enjoy a wonderful pampering moment for body and mind.
Immerse yourself in the world of scents and experience the soothing effects of aromatherapy.
The location of the event is naturist camping Athena Ossendrecht. In the Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide a half hour drive from Antwerp, Breda and Bergen op Zoom. Here you can immerse yourself in a serene environment where all stress falls off you.
During this special experience, Dirk starts from the active workings of the herbs. For this he uses specific essential oils. He also prepares a scrub with skin-friendly essential oils and salt from the Dead Sea. We finish with hydrolates of rose and orange blossom. After an invigorating shower, spray these on your dry skin. The blissful fragrance accompanies you home.
Before and after the wellness experience, you can use all the facilities of our Wellness. A spacious sauna, hammam, infrared sauna, cold rain shower and outdoor pool.
Stop by and give yourself time and space to relax and recover. Treat yourself to this unique wellness experience with aromatherapy and experience a deep inner peace.
The program in brief
Part 1 in the Finnish sauna:
'free airways and good resistance'
- Revival session in Finnish sauna to promote free airways and good resistance
- Scrub moment with explanation
- Cooling down phase with refreshing drink and explanation
Part 2 in the Finnish sauna:
'mental relaxation'
- Revival session in Finnish sauna to promote mental relaxation
- Finishing touch with hydrolates (blossom waters)
- cooling phase at your own pace
Book this unforgettable 90-minute sauna experience for only 10 euros extra when you purchase your sauna ticket.
- Ticket Wellness Experience and entrance Wellness = € 20
- Ticket Wellness Experience for subscribers = € 10
(holders of a valid Wellness subscription)
Two times per day. Maximum 22 people per experience.
Saturday 14th of October
Wellness open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- first group from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- second group from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 10
Wellness open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- first group from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- second group from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, November 11
Wellness open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- first group from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- second group from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
MORE ABOUT WELLNESS OSSENDRECHT
Naturist Camping Athena
Zandvlietseweg 15
4641 SR Ossendrecht
Netherlands
Our volunteers are the core of Athena's operation. In the off-season, work weekends and work days are organized at the 3 Athena parks.
During these days, the 3 parks will be thoroughly taken care of, pruning, cleaning up, rearranging and much more. In short, the 3 parks are neatly maintained and at the same time prepared for the next season.
This way our parks remain a super place to be for all our members and visitors.
At noon, everyone sits together with a bowl of delicious soup and you can sign up for dinner.
Do you feel like joining us sometime?
Then contact:
Wendy at ATHENA Ossendrecht: ossendrecht@naturisme-athena.org
Vianney of Melody at ATHENA Helios: helios@naturisme-athena.org
Corina at ATHENA Le Perron: perron@naturisme-athena.org
You are more than welcome!
Check (regularly) our CALENDAR for the dates
Today they are hype. For years we have been researching which tiny houses are best suited for Athena and how and where best to place them. Sustainability, experience and integration into the natural environment are paramount.
Our very first mini-house was installed at Athena Ossendrecht in May. In this charming and particularly sustainable Wraphouse provides additional office space, so we are even closer to our guests and our parks. Soon we will offer tiny houses as private vacation homes for naturists, in the future we will also rent them out.
Tiny living: simpler, more natural, more social
To get around the restrictive laws surrounding the minimum size of homes, people came up with the idea of building the structures on trailers. Thus was born the Tiny house movement. It landed in 2015 in the Netherlands and was immediately received enthusiastically.
The movement responds to the desire to live free of ballast and in harmony with nature. So it is more than just living, it is a complete lifestyle.
A simpler, more conscious life automatically brings a smaller carbon footprint. Less stuff and fewer distractions means more time for what really matters and more focus on your true passion.
Living in a mini home also makes it easier to go out and make contacts faster. More and more people need a solid social fabric in these digital and self-centered times. A tiny house gives enough independence and privacy but also invites you to form a caring community and to share things and services with each other.
Why tiny houses at our parks?
The philosophy of tiny living fits perfectly with Athena and our naturist vision and mission. After placing mobile homes, tiny houses are a logical next step. Although you cannot actually live in our parks, an ecological tiny house can become your place to unwind, enjoy nature, recharge and meet new friends.
Tiny houses are very nice but you can't and may not just place them. At Athena Ossendrecht it is possible within our current permit and under certain conditions. Soon we will start discussions with the municipalities of Kortenberg and Waimes to see what is possible there.
Wrap house as a valuable and creative solution
After much reading, looking and talking, Wikkelhouse turned out to be our favorite. Because of the construction method, the modularity, the durability but most of all the effect inside.
With one or two facades entirely in glass, the organic shapes and lots of wood, you are bathed in light and get an instant feeling of relaxation.
Design and development is done by Fiction Factory, an Amsterdam-based company full of creative minds and handy hands.
The design is groundbreaking. Around a mold in the shape of a house, 24 layers of cardboard are wrapped and glued together. Around this comes a waterproof foil. Inside and outside are finished with wood. The result looks fantastic and is as durable as sustainable as can be. Only renewable materials are used in the construction of a Wrap House and the CO₂-emissions is kept as low as possible. This tiny house is already three times more sustainable than a traditional home, and they continue to improve it.
Wraphouse is made entirely from sustainable materials and is well on its way to becoming 100% biodegradable.
These mini houses last an incredibly long time. Wraphouse is a lightweight, so it does not need a foundation. Thus, it can be easily placed and moved as a mobile vacation home. The modular concept consists of segments of five square meters that easily connect together. So you determine the size yourself.
On Saturday, August 19, we will organize a viewing day at Athena Ossendrecht.
Interested in a Tiny house at Athena? Come explore.
We'll hold open houses in our two Wrap Houses and you'll learn all about placing your own sustainable vacation home on our parks.
You are welcome from 10 a.m. to noon or 2 to 4 p.m.
Please do register in advance at info@naturisme-athena.org.
France's Céline and Jérémy make a lovely couple in life and a close duo in music. And they are naturals. Perfect for catchy performances at Athena, then. This summer, they will also be including our parks in their tour. We are already applauding loudly.
Just Married Band is a pop and folk cover band. Originally inspired by the soundtracks of Tarantino's films. They love cowboy atmospheres and songs with a naughty twist. But every song in their selection also has something profound. Meanwhile, they are working on songs of their own. They will release those one by one this year, but under a different label.
Saturday, July 22: Athena Helios, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 23: Athena Ossendrecht, 4 p.m.
The performance itself is free. Non-members pay 9 euros for their day admission to the park. For members, it is 6 euros.
More dates, in other places? Check www.justmarriedband.com and the group's social media.
The nice name already gives it away, with the ZeBraroute zuid you connect Zeeland and Brabant in a swift manner. Near Athena Ossendrecht, 43 wonderful kilometers await you.
Yes, the days are getting longer and the sun's rays warmer. Nature is reviving, and so is our desire to ride. Time for a little tour around Athena Ossendrecht. You start about five kilometers from our park, towards Zeeland. Tip: you can follow the route, or make your tour even more fun by deviating left and right to discover an extra piece of natural beauty.
Exciting spectacle in the Bight of Bath
When you cross the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, you land on a special piece of South Beveland: Reimerswaal or the Land between the two Scheldes. This is Zeeland at its narrowest: a strip between the Oosterschelde and the Westerschelde. With cute villages, wonderfully connected by dikes, fields, meadows and orchards.
Your first fabulous vantage point is the Bight of Bath, where gigantic ships are meticulously making their way to the open sea. Nestle a little further on a bench or just in the grass. With some patience and luck, you'll spot a seal or two.
On to a geological wonder
Cross the land from the Westerschelde to the Oosterschelde and drive through the Rattekaai toward Brabantse Wal. That striking hump is a steep ridge with a height difference of more than twenty meters. An abrupt transition from high-lying sandy soil to low-lying polder clay. Hidden in the depths: layers of soil dating back to the Ice Age. Yep.
Above you enjoy beauty all the way to the horizon. On the way down, you see trenches from World War II. Below, the beautiful polder awaits. Recommended: the first viewpoint in Woensdrecht.
Pick up a piece of the cyclocross World Cup
Now head towards Hoogerheide, recently featured extensively during the cyclocross World Cup. On the way to Calfven you will find a viewpoint with a panorama table. Also worth a pit stop.
Then you pass through nature reserve the Noordpolder. The transitions of high and low, dry and wet, sand and clay create a unique landscape with special plants and animals. Many meadow birds breed there. Numerous pools are a paradise for dragonflies and amphibians. Chances are that you will also spot a marsh harrier, a roe deer or a grazing barnacle goose. In this season, the colors of the kingcup, the true cuckoo and the butterflies are a feast for the eyes.
And there is Ossendrecht again. Settle down on our terrace on De Baar or take a refreshing sauna in our renovated wellness.
external link: ZeBra route
For the summer period, we are looking for vacation workers, job students, temporary cleaning workers at our 3 parks. And campers who would like to spend their free time at one of our parks during the summer season of 2023, as well as occasionally roll up their sleeves to help keep our sanitary buildings tidy.
WORKING STUDENT/HOLIDAY WORKER
Are you looking for vacation work or a fun side job at one of our naturist Campsites?
For our cool naturist campsites we are still looking for help for the upcoming summer season. We offer a good hourly wage depending on your age.
If you are 16 years old or older, are employable for a minimum of 16 hours and see yourself working at one of our parks, please respond quickly.
👉 JOB STUDENT/HOLIDAY WORKER VACANCY
TEMPORARY WORKER FOR THE SUMMER SEASON
Are you still looking for work during the summer season at one of our naturist Campsites?
For our cozy naturist campsites we are still looking for help for the upcoming summer season. We offer an hourly wage according to scale.
If you are 18 years or older, are employable for at least 16 hours and see yourself working at one of the ATHENA parks, please respond quickly.
- Grounds employee cleaning, reception and bar 16 - 38 hours per week
👉 VACANCY TEMPORARY WORKER
CAMPERS VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for active naturist campers who like to spend their free time at one of our parks during the summer season and also like to roll up their sleeves from time to time to help keep our washrooms tidy.
The summer season runs from early July to mid or late August. Athena prefers helpers who come to camp with us for a long period of time. However, you must stay for a minimum of 3 weeks.
You must only own your own accommodation in the form of a caravan, camper or tent. We will provide a nice spot on our park.
You will stay for free at the park during the period that you roll up your sleeves.
👉VACANCY CAMPER VOLUNTEER
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"A day's naturist vacation at home" Sunday we will again host our annual Open House. On Athena that day, you can VISIT OUR PARKS for FREE. Everyone is welcome then. Members, friends and family of members and non-members. A quick swim, pure enjoyment of the sunshine, going for a terrace, it's all possible. Just sign up, on the day, at the front desk. See you on Sunday! |
Thursday our new Wellness opens.
The sauna, in a whole new look, got a beautiful panoramic window and the company of a soothing steam room and a virtuous infrared cabin.
On Wednesday, we'll all roll up our sleeves to welcome you on Thursday.
OPENING HOURS
all year round
Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
holidays*: 2pm-6pm
(*excluding Christmas and New Year)
WELLNESS TICKET
Premium Members
Day visit + Wellness: 10 €
Basic Members
Day visit + Wellness: 14 €
Non-members
Day visit + Wellness: 17 €
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
(for premium members only -> ask for information at the reception desk)
annual subscription: 228 €
or 19 € per month via direct debit/automatic authorization
annual subscription family: 348 €
or 29 € per month via direct debit/automatic authorization
TICKETS AND SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE AT RECEPTION