A guide to Greek customs & traditions, including costumes & dances, Carnival, Clean Monday, May Day, Greek Easter, August 15, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany (Fota) and more
Explore the traditional crafts of Athens at shops & museums specialising in pottery, weaving & embroidery and meet the modern-day makers of leather goods, hats and musical instruments
Put the beach on hold during your holidays in Thassos and discover the island’s incredible crafts and local products traditions (ceramics & pottery, weaving, marble, olive oil & honey)
Tsipouro (or tsikoudia in Crete) is a popular grape-distilled spirit made pure or scented with anise. It is served as a welcome to guests, an accompaniment to meze or as the fuel for the laughter between old friends in cafes all over Greece.
