WILD FIG TREE

From above, Agrosykia sits where the wooded hills give way to the wide Pella plain. A seasonal river traces a green ribbon along the village, while the pine-covered Ochi and Peliti hills form a natural backdrop. Together, they make this small village…

Sometimes a journey begins long before you know you’re making it. Two years ago, my wife ordered a glass of Greek wine in a restaurant in Sweden. It was Ramnista, produced by Kir-Yianni in Naoussa. She was immediately captivated. Rich and …

If you’ve spent any time in northern Greece, you’ve probably traveled on the Egnatia Motorway. Officially the A2, it traces the route of the ancient Via Egnatia—a road that carried merchants, armies, and pilgrims across the region for centuries, from…

Driving home westbound on the Egnatia freeway from a full day at the beach, near Kavala, I managed to convince my exhausted family to make a small detour. Because a few minutes off the freeway lies a hidden gem of Northern Greece – The Lion of …

If you’ve ever wandered between a Greek taverna and an Italian trattoria, you may have noticed something strange: some of the dishes sound oddly familiar—but are nothing alike. Here are three classic examples of Greek–Italian culinary “false fr…

It wasn’t until a coworker from India mentioned her travel plans that I started thinking of Greece as a “milk nation.”“I want to go to Greece and eat yogurt,” she said.It stopped me in my tracks. I’ve heard all kinds of reasons to visit Greece—histor…