Greek breakfast

Breakfast is definitely the most important meal of the day, a great source of energy to start an exciting day full of experiences and new adventures! The high nutritional value and the quality of the Mediterranean products, along with their tradition and experiential character, account for Greek breakfast’s special features.

Although varying from one place to another, the Greek breakfast never fails to pair the abundance of tastes and aromas with the values of simplicity, clarity and purity. The traveller has a vast variety of destinations to choose from, each of them boasting a unique culinary tradition. reek breakfast ingredients are classified as follows: Bread, pastries, buns Cheese, yoghurt, traditional yoghurt, butter, sour milk, etc Cold cuts, meat Honey, sesame bar, tahini Local traditional marmalades Olive oil and olives Eggs (boiled, fried, omelets) Pies (cheese pies, green pies, etc) Local sweets Fresh fruit, juices, fruit salads, seasonal vegetables, local or biological Warm traditional soup (frumenty, pulses, etc) Cereals (wheat, frumenty, etc) Herbal drinks Greek coffee Depending on the region, its local raw materials, habits and climate, breakfast ingredients vary significantly.

Let’s discover the gastronomic treasures of Thessaly, the Cyclades and Crete! Greek breakfast from Thessaly Thessaly has a great range of products: milk, yoghurt, butter, various types of cheese, black kneaded bread, olive oil, fruit and vegetables from the lowlands, marmalade and pies from the highlands and hot frumenty served in cold winter nights. Products served as breakfast in Thessaly: Olive bread Cheese from Elassona Kaseri cheese Galotyri Greek butter Grilled sausages of Trikala Thyme honey Local traditional marmalades, produced by women’s cooperatives without conservatives French toast Chicken pie Farsala halvas Milk pie Rice pudding Frumenty Greek breakfast from the Cyclades The Cycladic islands’ geomorphology –along with the sea, the wind and the sun- determines the special features and the quality of the products that are produced on their land.

Grapes, olives, pulses and vegetables that don’t need too much water, tomato varieties, wild greens, wild artichoke, wild asparagus, capers, kritamo etc are the islands’ raw materials. Fisheries, of course, are part of the raw materials, while meat is scarcer and used mainly for celebrations. The Cycladic cheese is an amazing synthesis of flavors and aromas rarely found along Greece’s highlands. Cycladic breakfast includes, among others: Traditional bread sticks Kopanisti from Mykonos: Soft, brine cheese, with an intense spicy flavor. A P.D.O. cheese. Aged Graviera from Naxos: Another P.D.O., hard cheese, with a full butter and milk proteins flavor. San Michalis from Syros: P.D.O., hard cheese, white-yellow, with a spicy, salty and buttery taste and delicate aromas.

Manoura from Sifnos: Hard cheese, with a sub-yellow color, with a special wine-like flavor. Louza from Mykonos or Syros: made of pork meat that is salted and left to dry. Jambon from Naxos: salted pork. Froutalia from Andros: traditional omelet with potatoes and smoked aniseed sausages. Loukoumia Sesame bars Almond sweets Melitinia from Tinos ans Santorini: usually an Easter sweet, filled with cream cheese (myzithra) Split peas soup, etc Herbal teas Greek breakfast from Crete What can one say about Crete, where life expectancy rates are the highest in the whole country? The uniqueness of its products, their daily consumption and their high nutritional value, are the reasons why the Cretan diet is ideal – not to say indispensable - for healthy living.

Vast olive groves, vineyards, sweet smelling honey, wild weeds and herbs are the ingredients that guarantee a delicious breakfast! Taste the Cretan breakfast: Rusks Moustokouloura Graviera with honey Xynomyzithra Sygklino (salted and smoked pork) Apaki (smoked pork) Sausages Fried eggs with staka (butter-cream) Cream cheese pies (myzithra) Fried green pie Xerotigana: fried thin plies of dough Lyhnarakia: filled with myzithra and cream cheese (anthotyro), etc Boureki from Chania Bougatsa (cream pie) Herbal tea.

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Want to arrange a vacation in Greece? This is the right position. Holidays in the legendary area, Portugal and the Ancient Isles. Greece is the perfect position to plan your vacations. It is a wonderful nation classified by its hilly scenery, its amazing climate, its many islands, its long exotic seashores and more.

Greece is the preferred vacations location for many Eurpean people and draws every year an incredible number of guests. This area provides information about Greek attractions in Athens, the landmass and more than 50 Ancient Isles. Greece & the Greek Islands are known for 3 things: ancient civilization, amazing landscapes and high developed tourism. Really beloved by people, this country is so rich in culture and beauty that it never seems to be completely explored, no matter how many times you visit it. After all, this is one of the reasons that brought it in the list with the top 20 tourist destinations worldwide. Travel to Greece and the Greek islands has become a must activity, according to the modern lifestyle.

 Over the last decades, it has been always visited by the jet setters, including politicians, musicians, actors, artists and other celebrities with a significant contribution to the popularity of Greece. The mythology of Greece is a sum of fables told by the ancient


Greeks to explain the existence of the world, some natural phenomena or just for pleasure, to intrigue the imagination of people. Most of these ancient myths survive till our days because they have been included in the works of famous ancient writers and historians. They are, of course, not based on rationalism but on the unbelievable and the supernatural. Some of the ancient greek myths are shocking, but all are bound to captivate you.

Greece (and the Greek Islands) is a country that has amazing things to offer to the visitors. One of the main attractions of the country is the many Greece beaches decorating its coasts. This section will inform you about the best beaches in Greece. Some of them are rated as top beaches in the world. With 13,676 km of coastline, one will definitely find the beaches of his dreams: there are long white sandy beaches with turquoise crystal waters, small beaches surrounded by huge cliffs or pine and palm trees forests, beaches with waters that seem to have had their blue colour mixed with beach, creating an amazing shade.

The Greek beaches, however, distinguish not only for their natural beauty but also for their cleaness. Note that almost every year Greece is ranked by the Blue Flag Programme among the top three countries with the best quality coasts. Some beaches in Greece are also propoer for naturism. All the beaches of Greece have their own beauty and charm.

Why choosing Greece?

Really loved by people, this country is so rich in culture and beauty that it never seems to be fully explored, no matter how many times you come for holidays. This is, after all, one of the reasons that brought it in the list with the top 20 tourist destinations in the world.

Apart from its highly cosmopolitan side, Greece has a more substantial way to charm. With numerous historical sights dating from 3,000 years ago and a gorgeous natural beauty, it is not an exaggeration to say that Greece is a real heaven on earth.

Who goes to Greece? 

The country attracts 18-20 millions of tourists every year. Traveling to Greece is a dream come true for people today. Even celebrities come to Greece, while many of them have holiday homes in the Greek islands.

When to go to Greece?
Tourist season in Greece is officially April through October, with July and August being the two high season months.
If you are looking for privacy, relaxation and less crowded places, then you should prefer the period between April and June. During this season, it will be easier to find budget accommodation and to book tickets for your transportation to and from Greece.
Of course, there is always high season that lasts from mid July till late August. The popular Greek islands receive the majority of visitors these two hot months, but the more secluded islands keep their calm atmosphere.

Although Greece is mostly popular for summer vacations, tourists should also know that the Greek mainland constitutes a wonderful destination for winter city breaks and ski holidays. Athens is so enjoyable off season, when the ancient sites are not packed with tourists and the weather is not so hot. The most popular ski centers in Greece are Arachova and Kalavryta, while many other centers are found in northern Greece.

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