There can be no summer in Greece without a bright green basil plant spreading its fragrance, charm, and promise of wellness and good fortune. Learn more
The Laws of Xenia: Greece’s Famous Hospitality
The idea behind philoxenia was to protect both host and guest and to bring people closer together through good intention on both sides irrelevant of social class, race, and religion; to create alliances in an often scary world. Learn more
What Greeks Do on Orthodox Easter
Greek Orthodox Easter is the biggest celebration in Greece marked by a mass exodus from the urban centers to the countryside. The reason lies both in faith as well as in the need for city-dwellers escape and welcome spring in the forest, the fields or on the beach. Learn more