Thassos shopping rewards travellers who want to carry the island home in a jar, a bottle or a block of stone. Market stalls and family shops here sell the same olive oil, honey and wine that fill the local table, alongside marble crafts and herbal soap made from island plants. The port town of Limenas … Read more
Prinos is an inland farming village on the north-west of Thassos, set back from the coast among dense olive groves. The village anchors the island’s agricultural heart, where families press olive oil, keep bees for honey, and gather each winter for the olive harvest. A square shaded by old plane trees forms the social centre, … Read more
Rachoni is a traditional inland village on the north side of Thassos, set in the wooded hills roughly four kilometres above the coast. Stone houses climb the slopes around a shaded plane-tree square where villagers gather for coffee and evening meals. The settlement grew as the mountain home of families who farmed olives, kept bees, … Read more
Thassos food draws its character from the island’s olive groves, honey, harbours and mountain pastures. The kitchen here leans on a handful of honest ingredients rather than elaborate technique. Cold-pressed olive oil dresses almost every plate, while wrinkled throumba olives and pine honey carry the island’s name across Greece. Fishermen land sardines, octopus and calamari … Read more
Olive oil is a cornerstone of the land and cuisine of Zakynthos. Silvery olive groves cover the fertile central plain and climb the hills, and the olive has been grown here since ancient times. The oil pressed from the fruit is the foundation of the island’s cooking, poured over salads, greens, cheese and fish. The … Read more
Olive oil flows through every aspect of Cretan life, from the kitchen table to the terraced hillsides blanketed in silver-green groves. Millions of olive trees carpet the island, their roots reaching back to Minoan times and their branches still feeding families today. The island produces exceptional extra-virgin oil, most notably from the Koroneiko variety, celebrated … Read more
Corfu olive oil is one of the island’s defining products, pressed from millions of ancient trees planted under Venetian rule and dominated by the local Lianolia variety. This guide covers the history of olive growing on Corfu, the famous groves, what makes the oil special, and the olive tours and tastings you can enjoy. The … Read more