When we say Naxos, we think cheese (graviera, myzithra and arseniko) and potatoes so rich in flavour

that they have earned Protected Destination of Origin status and are famed right around the country.

For Sifnos, it’s all about the contents of the clay skepastaria – a deep pot with a dough-sealed lid containing chickpeas,

olive oil, onions and laurel leaves, left to stew overnight to create the most delicious and hearty chickpea soup.

A glistening jar of thyme honey awaits us on Skyros, as close to manna from heaven

as the gods would ever share and perfect for drizzling over a breakfast bowl of yoghurt and walnuts.

On Karpathos, where women still mill wheat or barley on traditional stone mills to make homemade pasta (makarounes), the lunch table is spread

generously with sardines, zucchini flowers filled with rice and the most delicious stuffed lamb baked for around 20 hours in a traditional wood-fired oven.

Kozani is all about the lilac-coloured crocus flowers that blanket the region for just 20 days between October and November,

and provide us with gloriously scented saffron. Just a couple of stamens are needed to enrich pilafs, soups and herbal infusions.

In Florina, we sample the sweet-tasting peppers whose blush-red skin captures the heart-warming spirit

of mountainous north-western Greece and perfectly complement a hearty soup made from the region’s famed giant beans.

We journey to culinary heaven and back in Kalamata, where we sample the piquant richness

of the region’s fragrant extra-virgin olive oil, as it flows down the channel of a cold press.

The wines… oh the wines. Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko and Moschofilero… among the varietals that we will introduce you to – along with those who have dedicated their lives to

putting Greek viticulture on the map in Naoussa, Nemea, Heraklion, Attica, Santorini, Kefalonia, Samos and other wine-making regions.

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The delicate artichoke is the culinary queen around here, featuring in an oven-baked goat recipe, an octopus dish or simply batter-fried

Discovering Greece one delicious bite at a time

As Blogtrotters returns for a fifth year, our community of travel bloggers, Instagrammers and vloggers will spend the year nibbling and sipping their way around the country, telling tales of how the food Greeks prepare comes from the heart and soul, and not just the land on which it is produced. In a series of tailor-made digital influencer visits, we head to sun-soaked islands and all the way round the mainland with local produce containing the very essence of each region and its people. We explore how local produce and flavours have come to identify with a destination – and how destinations have come to identify with the food they produce. Join us in discovering Bite-Sized Greece!

2014

Α CONCEPT IS BORN

10 bloggers are invited to Athens: What’s the Story? workshop and a 3-day itinerary showcasing ‘An Ancient City with a Modern Soul’. The #blogtrottersGR hashtag is launched, emphasising storytelling and concept-driven engagement

2015

THE INITIATIVE IS ESTABLISHED

45 bloggers from 13 countries are taken on a conceptual journey through Thessaloniki and Halkidiki. Through a workshop and tailored itinerary, more than 11 million social media impressions are produced in 4 days.

2016

GREAT IMPRESSIONS

Blogtrotters goes nationwide, year-round, as 57 bloggers visit more than 50 destinations.
Social media impressions top 145 million, as 80 blog posts and 19 vlogs are produced. Blogtrotters wins Gold in Ermis Awards (Digital PR) and Tourism Awards (Storytelling Excellence).

2017

A LASTING IMPACT

Blogtrotters shows its greatest ambition yet in adopting the UNWTO’s Year of Sustainability for Tourism Development. More than 50 digital influencers from 10 countries tell stories of sustainability around Greece, producing 102 blog posts, 36 vlogs and 116 million social media impressions.

2018

BITE-SIZED GREECE

Blogtrotters explores Greece bite by delicious bite in a year dedicated to the country’s extraordinary culinary riches. If you weren’t already hungry to visit Greece, prepare to be.

#BlogtrottersGR

By using the hashtag, the bloggers’ Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts will fizz with stories and images about Greece. Become part of our community by following their feeds right here.

Meet the Blogtrotters

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Discovering Greece one delicious bite at a time