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…)
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 (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?
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…)
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.
