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Brunch at Estrella Athens

January 17, 2017

Update 2023: This location of Estrella is now closed. You can find Estrella in Chalandri and Flisvos Marina Estrella is a restaurant that originates from Thessaloniki and made it recently to Romvis street Athens. I read all about the restaurant and its famous bougatsan last year in Aegean Airlines magazine. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to visit their store in Thessaloniki, as my itinerary got busy last year, so I was more than happy to find out that a franchise store opened in Athens a few months back. Estrella’s tagline is “World Street Food” but it would as well be “The…

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10 places to visit in Greece (2016 in review)

January 3, 2017

2016 was the first in many years that I didn’t travel abroad. Yet I made up for it, by traveling a lot in Greece both for work and leisure. Most of those trips where well documented on the blog and Instagram and here’s my yearly round-up! I hope that you’ll get inspired and add some of these cities and islands on your travel list for 2017. 1) Chania was the first city I visited in the 2016 spending a weekend there and then revisited in September for a wedding. Related: Exploring Chania, 2 Days in Chania, Kritamon wine bar/restaurant, Chania…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Athens’ new gem

December 5, 2016

Sometime in mid-June I noticed an event keep popping on my Facebook feed: the opening of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center aka SNFCC. SNFCC is located in Kallithea, a coastal suburb of Athens in an area that used to be a racetrack until 2004. The area now houses the new Greek National Opera and National Library of Greece buildings as well as a beautiful park. Ten years ago, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced its plans to fund the development of this cultural center. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop helmed by renowned architect Renzo…

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Phyllo dough pies with avocado, Kritamon Chania

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Kritamon wine bar/restaurant, Chania

November 21, 2016

Kritamon restaurant is located in Chania’s old town. It took its name from a plant that grows in the sand and is used in salads. It is a wine bar/ restaurant with an adjacent organic store, with clean and minimal design. To be honest, I loved the restaurant’s design as we passed by. Therefore I decided to check out their menu as well. We already had lunch that day, so we made a mental note and decided to return the next one. And that’s what we did! On our last day in Chania, after walking one last time around the…

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2 Days in Chania, Crete

November 7, 2016

The last weekend of September my husband and I spent 2 days in Chania, Crete for a wedding. It was the perfect opportunity to explore the city yet again, on season this time! The city was full of people; locals and visitors alike but less busy than it would be in August. The weather was pleasant (and breezy) making it ideal for long walks. What to see in Chania in 2 days During our previous visit in January we had covered many of the city’s important sites such as the old town, the old port, Eleftherios’ Venizelos tomb and house….

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Ancient Olympia to Vytina: Peloponnese Road Trip

October 10, 2016

Ancient Olympia in Peloponnese has got to be my favorite archaeological site and I’m happy that I’ve included it in the road trip. A modern-day village is built in the area, which mainly caters to the visitors of the site. We reached the area late in the afternoon after visiting Koroni and Methoni as I described in my previous blog post. I had booked a room for the night at Arty Grand Hotel in Drouvo village next to Olympia. We had a pleasant stay there and took advantage of the hotel’s pool (and pool café)! Day 6: Ancient Olympia The…

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Kalamata to Koroni & Methoni: Peloponnese Road Trip

October 5, 2016

This is part 2 of our Peloponnese road trip. This part is about exploring Kalamata and then driving to Koroni and Methoni. We reached Kalamata late in the afternoon. It was cloudy and damp from the rain, so we retreated to our hotel before venturing out for an evening stroll. In hindsight I should have added an extra day on our trip in order to explore the city more, because we liked it very much! Day 4&5: Kalamata Kalamata, a coastal city, is located on the Messinian gulf between the and its history is traced back to the antiquity (was…

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Brunch at Estrella Athens

10 places to visit in Greece (2016 in review)

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Athens’ new gem

Kritamon wine bar/restaurant, Chania

2 Days in Chania, Crete

Ancient Olympia to Vytina: Peloponnese Road Trip

Kalamata to Koroni & Methoni: Peloponnese Road Trip

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