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OiNotika wine fair in Athens
Wines of Crete invites you at the 3td Cretan Wine fair in Athens, OiNotika! Monday, November 5th Athinais Cultural Center 11:00 – 15:00 (Open for professionals) 15:00 – 20:00 (Open for wine lovers) Entrance: 7€/person 3€/student “Free entrance for food&wine professionals presenting their business card” Source: dytikesmaties.gr
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Crete: The Great Meeting & Local Flavors of Greece
Everything is ready for the great local products Exhibition ”Crete: The Great Meeting & Local Flavors of Greece ”. From October 27th until November 4th, the heart of the traditional, pure and local products will beat at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center at stand 12. Dozens of exhibitors from every corner of Crete, as well…
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YPERIA CONVENTION 2018
The 16th International Convention of Tourism & Culture YPERIA 2018 will take place on Amorgos Island, Greece, from October 31st to November 5th, 2018.
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35th Chestnut Festival at Kastanitsa, October 27
In Kastanitsa at the end of October, every year, when the producers pick the chestnuts of the region, the Chestnut Festival is held. The Chestnut Festival started in 1983. At first, it occurred so as to revive an old celebration that took place in Kastanitsa from the beginning of the 20th century until the war of…
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The Aegean wines in Athens
The wines from the islands of the Aegean Sea will be presented to the Athenian audience by their producers on Sunday, October the 21st, 2018, at ‘Aegli’ Zapeio (next to the Zapeio Megaro). The tasting session event is open to the public free of charge, from 14:00 to 20:00 for wine-lovers and from 12:00 to…
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Giorgos Vekios, Oenologist
Is agrotourism another form of tourism or something more? Since the 1950s, a kind of mild tourism has been developed in Western European countries (mainly France, England, and Germany), which has very different qualities compared to the classical, as we know, form of tourism. Here are the quality characteristics of agrotourism. – agricultural activities, (field…
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Konstantinos Lazarakis, Master of Wine
Lately, I had been talking with a senior executive of one of the most significant businesses in Greece that deals with drinks. Throughout the discussion it came up how businesses seek, many times desperately, to find sectors of the market that can bring in remarkable profits. He was absolute in his statement: “The game has…
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The 16th European Gastronomy and Wine Congress
Greece becomes the center of gastronomy and wine of Europe with the organization of the 16th Annual Congress of the European Council of the Gastronomy & Oenology Brotherhoods CEUCO, in Athens 19 – 20 – 21 October 2018. The Congress in Greece, “EUROPE OF THE TASTES – Greece: Tourism – Wine Gastronomy” will host, in addition to…
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World Egg Day
World Egg Day is celebrated around the world and helps to raise awareness of the benefits of eggs and their importance in human nutrition. World Egg Day was established at the IEC Vienna 1996 conference when it was decided to celebrate World Egg Day on the second Friday in October each year. For centuries, eggs…
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Thessaloniki Food Festival – Athens Edition 2018
ATHENS – Thessaloniki is ‘moving’ to Athens and inviting the citizens of the capital to dinner in Kotzia Square, in front of the Athens City Hall, on October 12-14. The 2nd Thessaloniki Street Food Festival– Athen’s Edition has issued an open invitation to locals and tourists alike to visit a “gastronomy village” set up by…