The Trojan Horse, also called the wooden horse, is undoubtedly the greatest and best-known deception in mythological tales. It is in the Aeneid, Virgil’s work that the whole story is described with its exciting details, which has become extremely important reading in high schools to understand and learn about the world of Ancient Greece. The...Read More

Vasilopita in Greece is the cake that everyone eats on the first day of the year. In the sweet or savory version, Vasilopita has the particularity of hiding the lucky coin. Tradition says that whoever takes the slice containing the coin will be lucky or lucky all year round. Taste it if you decide to...Read More

The Bouzouki is the classic Greek instrument that is used for typical live music evenings and popular festivals. It belongs to the chordophones with very ancient origins and its ancestor was an instrument called Panduro. Its appearance dates back to the 3rd millennium BC and in Mesopotamia they existed since the Arcadian era. In Parthian...Read More

The Spanakopita, is one of the many variations of pite (cake in Greek), which you can find in Greece and believe me also she will become part of the things to which you absolutely cannot give up. In all the ovens, every day you can find it in different shapes, round, square, triangular but the...Read More

On New Year’s Eve in Greece, there is the custom of choosing a “at home” person who will perform the Pomegranate rite on the first day of the year! The chosen one will enter by taking two steps forward and then two steps backwards, to bring in the good luck and bring out the bad...Read More

Definitely not Greece without the famous Tzatziki sauce, a bit like the bbq sauce for a perfect barbecue, the Tzatziki, is an institution on earth Ellica, you’ll find it everywhere. Perfect on meat, on fish, as an aperitif, in short, you can indulge yourself and combine it with anything. With a delicate but also firm...Read More

Personally we are very curious people and we love to know even the most obvious things and above all we like to ask unusual questions. When we first decided to go to Greece (centuries ago.), we looked for the meaning of the flag and today we want to share this information with you. Ok it...Read More

Here is another of my favorite traditional Greek dishes, the mashed fava bean. A dish with poor origins, very ancient that you will find in any tavern perhaps with some small variant type in some they will serve it with a decoration of raw onions, or caramelized or with two simple black olives or with...Read More

The undisputed queen of Hellenic cuisine is the famous and timeless Greek salad “Choriatiki” in its original language which literally means peasant. Its origins are peasant, in fact it was the meal that the workers of the countryside consumed based on tomato, olives, onion, a small piece of cheese all accompanied by a few slices...Read More

One of the most beautiful and fun things we have witnessed in our wanderings around the Greek  islands, is definitely the Panagiria. But what is a PANAGIRIA? For us, a unique experience and if you happen to seize it. These are collective rituals that are held in connection with religious festivals, such as the celebration...Read More