Lesbos ouzo

Lesbos Food: Ouzo, Sardines, Olive Oil and Local Specialities

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A display of Plomari and Mytilene ouzo, the famous anise spirit of Lesbos

Lesbos is one of the great food islands of Greece, a fertile land of olive groves, vineyards, pastures and rich fishing grounds whose produce has shaped a distinctive local cuisine. It is the home of ouzo, the anise spirit that is Greece’s national drink, made at the historic distilleries of Plomari and drunk with seafood … Read more

Plomari Lesbos: The Ouzo Capital, Distilleries and Seaside Town

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The harbour and hillside town of Plomari on Lesbos

Plomari is a picturesque seaside town on the southern coast of Lesbos, the island’s second-largest town and famous throughout Greece as the capital of ouzo. Built around a harbour and climbing the hillsides in a jumble of old stone and neoclassical houses, it is home to renowned distilleries. Including the Barbayanni ouzo museum and the … Read more