Greek Cuisine

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Greece is a country most blessed with its geographical spot in the eastern side of the Mediterranean. Its diverse morphology, the endless sea, wild beauty mountains, the rivers and forests all expand your horizons and invite you to get a taste of every possible experience, even those that seem impossible. But Greece is not all about sun an sea. The Greek cuisine guarantees unforgettable gastronomic experiences as well.

You will be part of a unique game of discovery, flavours, scents and colors of authentic products. All coming from the greek soil. Gastronomy will definitely excite you: breakfast of all sorts, colorful dishes of pure Mediterranean cuisine, local products famous for their exquisiteness all over the globe, awarded wines from ancient varieties, special and tasteful beers which are produced with care and love in small quantities and various other local drinks. One, would need a lifetime to be able to explore so many different and small paradises and taste all that Greece has to offer. Follow the routes that connect the infinite tints of blue, brown and green with the richness and variety of primal matter.

Greek cuisine: a trip to the big cities

In the big cities you can dine at the innovative and awarded restaurants of the contemporary greek cuisine and also visit the traditional markets -with the fresh products- that remain alive for centuries. Window shops exhibiting high quality goods, hidden secrets of the local gastronomy, only known by the people that have been living there their entire lives. Willing to share them with you.

The tradition of gastronomy

Each place in Greece is special. Discover the real taste of its famous seeds, bend over its ancient gastronomic tradition, raise your filled with wine or tsipouro glasses along with the locals, have fun at the Sunday festive tables with relatives, friends and beloved ones.

Greek products

A giant bouche of natural scents and flavors  constitutes the gastronomic richness of the country. Peel off the most juicy peaches and let their juice flow slowly like a bracelet wrapped around your rist and fingers. Hold a sip inside your mouth from the red Macedonian wine or the fruitish santorinian wine and allow it to slightly daze you. Feel the power and energy from greek breakfast take over your body. Ask local producers to uncover the secrets of a good harvest, as passed on by their ancestors. Swim till dawn or follow the fishermen as they bring great fish to the surface, out of the bottoms of the Aegean to cook them the very same day. Discover in surprise a new good, a freshly cut kind of grass, the red & tight flesh of tomatoe.

Wine and local drinks 

Discover all the awarded greek wines from historic wine yards, varieties and producers that keep on family traditions that last centuries. Share traditional local drinks, a scented tsipouro, ouzo, raki or other by a local producer and enjoy the tasteful and cooling beers best known for the advanced recipes with greek grain and clean greek water.

Lastly don't forget to taste the unique Gum of Chios in liqueur or coctails. Let the genuine drinks of the greek land follow you along the way and help you make the best memories. Discover Greece's taste through the most exciting journey into its gastronomic treasures.