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Nafplio

Nafplio

 

Nafplio is a beautiful town in Greece that was the first capital of the modern Greek state. It is named after Nafplios, son of Poseidon. It is home to Palamidis, their local hero of the Trojan War and supposedly the inventor of weights and measures, lighthouses, the first Greek alphabet, and the father of the Sophists. Although the capital moved to Athens, the city of Nafplio attracts visitors daily because of its rich history and beauty. It is like a living museum where you can admire the Venetian fortress of Palamidi, the Acronafplia with its stunning vista of the Argolic Gulf, and the fortified islet of Bourtzi. It’s as lively as any city in Greece, making it a popular destination for Greek and foreign tourists. (more…)

Naxos Gastronomy and Wine Destination

Naxos Gastronomy and Wine Destination

Gastronomic Naxos
Hey there! Are you planning a vacation in Greece? Well, let me tell you, Greek holidays are all about having fun in the sun, enjoying the sea, and savoring the delicious food! The Mediterranean flavors in Greek cuisine are sure to make you fall in love with Greece, especially with the food. And if you’re looking for the best food destination in Greece, Naxos is the place to be! The island of Naxos has a thriving agricultural economy and a rich history that dates back to prehistoric times. The fertile Naxian land provides an abundance of fresh and tasty vegetables, meats, and herbs, all of which are used to prepare mouth-watering dishes. When you visit Naxos, you’ll have the opportunity to taste the local cuisine, which is prepared by the family matriarchs and patriarchs who have mastered the traditional Naxian cooking techniques passed down through generations. You’re sure to enjoy every bite of the delicious food!
Now, when it comes to selecting a place to eat, it can be a bit challenging, especially if it’s your first time on the island. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you! We want you to have the best dining experience possible, so we’ve put together a list of top-quality restaurants and taverns on Naxos. And if you want to try something new, we recommend sampling the local products to find your favorite dishes and making cooking lessons in Naxos.
They know the best places to eat, and they’re happy to help! You can also take a peek at other people’s dishes while they’re eating to see what looks good. And of course, don’t forget to try the local meat, fresh fish, cheeses, vegetables, and wine. They’re all amazing! Naxians are passionate about their food, and they know how important it is for the island’s developing tourist industry. That’s why Naxos is known as one of the best gastronomical destinations in Greece. So, come to Naxos and taste it for yourself. We promise you won’t be disappointed!

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Cooking salad with fennel and yoghurt

Cooking salad with fennel and yoghurt



Greek cooking offers a vibrant and diverse array of foods and beverages that are the culmination of literally thousands of years of living, cooking, and eating. While each Greek meal is fresh and inviting, it is also a trip back through Greece’s history.

Ingredients

The names of foods, cooking methods, and basic ingredients have changed little over time. Bread, olives (and olive oil), and wine constituted the triptych of the Greek diet for many centuries, just as they do today.

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The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Theaters

The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Theaters

The sound quality in ancient times was likely much better than it is today

The acoustics of theaters in Ancient Greece are very important. It is often said that the acoustics of ancient Greek theaters were so sophisticated that spectators in the back row could hear the actors with perfect clarity, long before microphones came into the picture. In modern times, tour guides will often drop a pin, strike a match, or tear a piece of paper on the stages of these ancient auditoriums to demonstrate that soft sounds can be heard by visitors high up in the seats. But as Nicola Davis reports for the Guardian, a recent study suggests that Greek theaters’ acoustics are not quite so exemplary—at least not anymore. (more…)

Greek Urban Communities and City Breaks

Greek Urban Communities and City Breaks

Urban communities as sights!

City the travel industry – City Break as indicated by the global term – is a rising pattern, for the most part among experienced explorers. It is coordinated at those individuals who don’t just want a ‘shallow’ stereotyped association with well-known urban goals, but who look for more profound information about culture, the real way of life, pace, and genuine character of a city. Greek urban areas join every one of the components expected to draw in the requesting guest. Every Greek city has its unique shading and it possesses urban character. Indeed, even urban communities with just a short separation between them have extraordinary highlights and characteristics. (more…)

Agiorgitiko Land a Journey to Nemea

Agiorgitiko Land a Journey to Nemea

Agiorgitiko the wine of Nemea

Agiorgitiko the wine of Nemea. We will take you to one of Greece’s loveliest wine regions, Nemea, stopping at top wineries for a glass of Agiorgitiko. Just one hour and a half from Athens lies a place seemingly blessed by Mount Olympus. Hercules showed his early feats of bravery here, while Demeter sought solace and comfort. Zeus’ temple was erected here in the 4th century BC. It was Dionysus who, according to legend, sent his son, Phlias, to plant vineyards throughout Nemea and create the country’s premier wine-producing region. Over 30 wineries, nearly half of which are open for visitors, map out Nemea’s wine routes, inviting you to dive into their tantalizing world. Passionate winemakers eagerly await to guide you through their vineyards and cellars. (more…)

Greek Gastronomy

Greek Gastronomy

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Gastronomy in Greece – Evolution goes through tradition

The gastronomy of Greece is very rich.

In Greece, each geographical area hides its taste secrets. From the variety of raw materials to recipes and cooking methods. Each geographical region of Greece is a different “small homeland”, with its traditions and customs. After a period of devaluation today, modern Greek chefs bring back to the fore the culinary traditions of each place, creating at the same time modernist and progressive interpretations of traditional recipes. The world and modern Greek gastronomy go through tradition and authenticity, but without going beyond modern techniques or international trends, offering new tasting experiences to anyone who tastes it. But let’s see the main geographical areas of Greece and the taste characteristics of each. (more…)

Ceramic Art in Greece

Ceramic Art in Greece

Ceramic art (or pottery) marks ages and millennia.

Ceramic art is lost in prehistoric times, flourishing during Greek antiquity in an inspired exuberance of shapes, colors, and forms. Storage jars, amphorae, kraters, jugs, and lekythos reflect the daily habits and traditions of the society. Pottery represents the numerous objects of the same category found in any archaeological excavation.

In the modern era, new morphological and technical characteristics have been added to ceramic art in the manufacture of ceramics. Clay jars helped to store the crop. Pitchers and flasks were used for liquids and pots and cooking dishes as tableware. (more…)

Athens for Shopping Lovers

Athens for Shopping Lovers

Whatever type of shopping you prefer, Athens won’t let you down.

The city’s best shopping areas are there for you to explore… Love to go shoe shopping? Love eco-friendly products? Want to find everything you need in a single store? Do you seek items of luxury and high aesthetics when you go shopping? Do you look for ‘treasures’ from old times, works of art in out-of-the-way places, or original materials for your creations?

 

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Ermou Street

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Christmas Events in 5 Greek Cities

Christmas Events in 5 Greek Cities

The holiday countdown has already begun all over Greece. Christmas decorations adorn the cities and villages, ready to welcome you for this special season. Countless ornaments, traditional Christmas boats, and lights decorate public streets, squares, and private properties. Let your childhood fantasies about Christmas come true in numerous cities around Greece, where events such as long-established festivities, outdoor concerts with bands, and children’s choirs singing Christmas carols promise you a magical atmosphere. (more…)

Anthesteria a passage rite from death to life

Anthesteria a passage rite from death to life

At the Gates of Spring-Anthesteria
Winter to Spring: coming into being from the sacred silence of grief

Anthesteria – Winter with its seemingly lifeless, unadorned nature, with its black and white background of gloomy skies or snowy motionless landscapes, bordering on underworld connotations, always loomed large to the minds of ancient cultures. Though some cultures were more preoccupied with death, the ancient Greeks were more preoccupied with life. Their inquiring minds, to cast the souls of the dead out, thought of winter as the start of spring, as the time of rebirthing, of rejoicing, of breaking the spell of death, of purifying it with life through communal memorial rites and rituals of offerings, of drinking, of purifications and libations.

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History of Greece through the years over the centuries

History of Greece through the years over the centuries

The present guests to Greece have the chance to follow the “fingerprints” of Greek history from the Paleolithic Era to the Roman Period in the many archeological destinations, just as in the archeological exhibition halls and accumulations that are dispersed all through the nation.

History: Paleolithic Age

The principal hints of human residence in Greece showed up amid the Paleolithic Age (approx. 120000 – 10000 B.C.). Amid the Neolithic Age that pursued (approx. 7000 – 3000 B.C.), plenty of Neolithic structures spread all through the nation. Structures and burial grounds have been found in Thessaly (Sesklo, Dimini), Macedonia, the Peloponnese, and so on.

History

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Gastronomy in Greece and Greek Food

Gastronomy in Greece and Greek Food

One of the most authentic cultural elements of a place is gastronomy. The unique tastes of a destination’s cuisine are linked to the qualities and characteristics of its society and reveal an important piece of information regarding its cultural and economic history. At the same time, food is also a form of communication, a way to “speak” to someone’s heart. Greek Greece gastronomy is rich.

Greek cuisine and gastronomy, rich in authentic flavors and aromas represent an age-old cultural unity. It has a history of around 4,000 years, with special characteristics based on pure and unique quality goods of the Greek land. It was Archestratos who wrote the first cookbook in history (330 B.C.).

Despite what you may believe about Greek cuisine, it is more than just “moussaka”, “souvlaki” and the famous Greek Salad “choriatiki”. It offers a great variety of delicious and healthy dishes that can fully satisfy everyone, both vegetarians and meat lovers. Dozens of scientific studies have shown the positive effect of a balanced Greek diet on a person’s health, beauty, and longevity. (more…)

Castles in Greece Witnesses of the Past

Castles in Greece Witnesses of the Past

Castles

Visiting Greece is an experience where myth and traditionhistory, and culture play a leading role. A country needs to be able to show its history to the world and make people want to know about it. Like its Mediterranean neighbours, Greece has been under the influence of diverse civilizations over the centuries with traces of them left across the country for anyone to see. 

Starting from the Mediaeval times, the Byzantine period, the Francs, the Ottomans, and the Venetians – cultures that influenced this land and its people – not only helped shape the country that is today Greece, the continent that is today Europe, but also us all the people living here. Greece presents its castles and welcomes visitors to them, laying stress on a different aspect of its history.

Castles

The majestic castle on Rhodes Island in the East; Spinalonga in Crete, boasting a rich and controversial history, in the South; the Byzantine city-fort of Monemvasia, Peloponnese, in the West; and the castle of Kavala in the North: the list of castles in Greece, including the above, numbers 480. The above monuments date from the Early Byzantine period (5th century A.D.) until the 19th century. (more…)

Crete – 8 most wonderful Tourist attractions

Crete – 8 most wonderful Tourist attractions

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth biggest island in the Mediterranean lies 318 kilometers south of Athens’ port, Piraeus. Rimmed by more than 1,000 kilometers of coastline, it combines dramatic mountains with deep rocky gorges and blissful golden sand beaches. The most southerly outpost of Europe, its south coast extends to the Libyan Sea, looking to Africa, while cultural influences from Asia Minor can also be felt from the period spent under Turkish rule. Thanks to its fertile soils and warm, sunny climate, the local economy is based on agriculture, with tourism coming in a strong second. Crete’s ancient archaeological sites, centuries-old harbor towns, and beaches attract visitors from all over the world.

1. Samaria Gorge

Samaria Gorge, Chania, Omalos, crete, Greece

Contained within the Samaria National Park, this impressive 18-kilometer gorge is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s tentative list. From Xylóskalo, just outside the mountain village of Omalos, the gorge descends 1,250 meters to arrive at the Libyan Sea in Agia Roumeli on Crete’s sunny south coast. The river Tarraios, which dries up in summer but floods in winter, runs the length of the gorge with high rocky cliffs to each side. The stony path is quite challenging and not recommended for people with knee problems, but it’s a must-do for athletic visitors to Crete. On the busiest days, up to 3,000 people hike through the gorge. The walk can take four to six hours depending on how fit you are. It is open to visitors from May through mid-October. (more…)

Tsipouro, ouzo, tsikoudia

Tsipouro, ouzo, tsikoudia

We all know ouzo. The famous Greek drink that turns white when mixed with a little water or poured over ice. Traditionally, ouzo is both a welcoming drink and after-dinner digestive. But ouzo is not the only aperitif offered in Greece. Tsipouro! Or, tsikoudia – or raki – (on Crete!) is also associated with hospitality and good company.

All these alcoholic beverages look alike and complement a delicious array of appetizers. But they are not the same. They differ in raw materials and the way they are made. They are also different in taste and flavor.
Ouzo is a mixture of alcohol, water, and various aromatic herbs, always including anise. In contrast to tsipouro, ouzo usually contains a small percentage of grape distillation. The final product is 40 to 50 ABV.

Tsipouro or tsikoudia is about the same, prepared – by distillation – and from the same raw material. Stemfyla (grape marc) are pieces of grapes, stems, and seeds that are left after pressing the grapes for the new wine. Also called strafyla or tsipoura, and on Crete, tsikouda. Tsipouro, however, contains anise, while raki does not. (more…)

Greek Cooking instructor and Greek Food

Greek Cooking instructor and Greek Food

GREEK COOKING

Greek cooking offers an incredibly rich and diverse array of foods and beverages that are the culmination of literally thousands of years of living, cooking, and eating. While each Greek meal is fresh and inviting, it is also a trip back through Greece’s history.

Greek Cooking Ingredients

The names of foods, cooking methods, and basic ingredients have changed little over time. Bread, olives (and olive oil), and wine constituted the triptych of the Greek diet for many centuries, just as they do today.

Greece is a nation of small farmers who produce an incredible array of mainly organically produced cheeses, oils, fruits, nuts, grains, legumes, and vegetables, supplemented by an array of greens and herbs that grow in the wild. These are the foods that form the base of the traditional Greek regimen, to which they add both variety and nutrition. Greece’s climate is perfect growing for olive and lemon trees, producing two of the most important elements of Greek cooking. Spices, garlic, and other herbs such as oregano, basil, mint, and thyme are widely used, as are vegetables such as eggplant and zucchini, and legumes of all types. (more…)

Tahini, Fasting and Mediterranean lifestyle!

Tahini, Fasting and Mediterranean lifestyle!

TAHINI Greek Super Food!

TAHINI is a Greek-origin product, very nutritious, that is consumed widely during fasting periods in Greece, with health benefits when not over-consumed.

(Be careful: if you have an allergy to sesame, do not take TAHINI. Also, if you have a nut allergy, consult your doctor first).

TAHINI (as you can see in the photo), has a very light brown color. Once you have a tablespoon, a tasty flavor remains in your tongue and a butter-ish flavor.

One of its advantages is that no sugar has been added. In Greece, it is widely consumed with honey (mixed). It is also the main ingredient in the production of the famous Greek product: Macedonian Halva.

On the other hand, TAHINI can be combined with many more ingredients and enhance many recipes for delicious homemade dishes.

You can put it on your soup, dough, and pie, make a sauce with it, and even salads. (more…)

Visit 5 Ideal Destinations

Visit 5 Ideal Destinations

The mild sweet climate of fall in Greece is what makes short journeys to the sea and the mountains so tempting. The country’s landscape is in transition, from its summer to its autumn look. Read up on the renowned destinations that we gathered just for you and plan your trip to Greece.

Destinations: Chania


As summer in Crete lasts a bit more than anywhere else in Greece, you will enjoy the sea and the wonderful mainland throughout October on this island. An excellent place to choose for your upcoming autumn holiday is Chania. (more…)

Santorini erupts with charm!

Santorini erupts with charm!

Santorini erupts with charm. A volcano embraced by the Aegean, this island phenomenon in the Cyclades gives its visitors a mythical experience.

Santorini – also known as Thera in Greek – is the island immortalized by poets and painters, thanks to its celebrated light, multi-colored cliffs, and picture-perfect sunsets. On this island all senses are magnified, a product of its many contrasts: black earth against whitewashed homes clinging to the cliffside, or wild volcanic sculptures against sleek Cycladic lines.

Welcome to the Aegean, to one of the most beautiful islands in the world and one of the most popular destinations in Greece. Welcome to Santorini! (more…)

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