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Naxos

Naxos is the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery,…

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Aegina

Aegina is renowned for its cultivation of pistachios which, due to their exceptional quality, dominates the agricultural activity on the…

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Central Greece: Genuine Simplicity, Love of Tradition

Central’s Greece popular culture is directly linked to the region’s traditional dishes, and has contributed creatively both to the use…

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Love of Tradition

Lesbos

The main products of Lesvos that ships around the world include extra virgin olive oil, diverse cheeses with a Protected…

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Kea or Tzia

Kea produces several tasty kinds of cheese: ksino (sour cheese), chloro, mizithra, and kopanisti mature slowly. Local honey is kneaded with sesame seeds to make…

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road of Tzia island with houses in the background

Samothrace

Samothrace, a relatively small island in the North Aegean near Turkey, has made one major contribution to world culture -…

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waterfalls in Samothrace vathres in nothern Greece|Winged Victory of Samothrace Louvre

Sikinos

Tiny Sikinos lies between Ios and Folegandros on the less-frequented boat route along the southern rim of the Cyclades island…

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Skinos from above with illuminated houses and the sea by night

Rhodes

The basic elements of Rhodes’s cuisine were shaped by centuries of conquerors from East and West. Ottomans Turks, Venetians, Franks, and…

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Illuminated old towers at Rhodes by night

Sifnos

Sifnos, a picturesque island in the Cyclades, captivates visitors with its rich history, beautiful landscapes, and culinary heritage. Known as…

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Greece
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waterfalls in Samothrace vathres in nothern Greece|Winged Victory of Samothrace Louvre

Samothrace

Samothrace, a relatively small island in the North Aegean near Turkey, has made one major contribution to world culture -…

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  • Gastronomic & Historic Sites
Skinos from above with illuminated houses and the sea by night

Sikinos

Tiny Sikinos lies between Ios and Folegandros on the less-frequented boat route along the southern rim of the Cyclades island…

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  • Gastronomic & Historic Sites
Illuminated old towers at Rhodes by night

Rhodes

The basic elements of Rhodes’s cuisine were shaped by centuries of conquerors from East and West. Ottomans Turks, Venetians, Franks, and…

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  • Gastronomic & Historic Sites
Greece

Sifnos

Sifnos, a picturesque island in the Cyclades, captivates visitors with its rich history, beautiful landscapes, and culinary heritage. Known as…

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  • Gastronomic & Historic Sites
view from cave of the sea surrounded by mountains

Kalymnos

For the arid and rocky Kalymnos, the sea has always been the only exit for residents. Generously, it provided the…

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boat shelters carved directly into the rock at Milos island

Milos

Milos is a natural laboratory with veins of rare ores and metals. Its numerous small coves feature syrmata, boat shelters carved…

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windmill house and houses and blue sky in the background

Ios

Homer’s homeland, Ios has both beauty and grace – and is famed for both its nightlife, which stretches into the…

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small payment street at Kythnos with white houses with blue windows on the both sides

Kythnos

Local food specialities include a selection of pies, paximadi with soft kopanisti cheese, tomatoes, and oregano, marinated sun-dried fish, and sfougato, fried morsels…

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