Tsipouro me meze. © Michalis Pornalis

A tsipouro primer

Tsipouro is the famous passtime of the locals. Learn the basics of the etiquette!

Production

Tsipouro is produced after a double distillation of the by-products of wine making (pips, skins, etc). In the second distillation herbs are added. Each producer has its own secret recipie! Its production...

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Greek inscription in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican. Archaeaoris, via WIkimedia Commons.

A greek primer

Some Greek, to get you in the climate!

Key dates in Greek History

  • 6,000 BC Neolithic settlements
  • 3000-1100 BC The Minoan or Mycenaean age (remains at Dimini and Sesklo near Volos)
  • 700 BC Homeric poems written
  • Jason and the Argonauts set out on their travels from Volos
  • 5...
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