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.
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…)
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…)
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…)
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?
