🎄Here's how to prepare a Christmas breakfast in Crete!
🍯3 Easy festive recipes to share with your loved ones:
🥞The Cretan fritters dressed in Cretan honey or grape syrup (perimezi) served with sweet Cretan bananas
🧀 The cheese pie of eastern Crete filled with xinomizithra cheese dressed in honey
😉Can't find xinomizithra? No worries, feta cheese pairs perfectly as well!
🫒Yoghurt cake made with extra virgin olive oil from Crete
🍵For a complete Cretan breakfast don't forget a nice cup of Cretan wild herbs with a spoonful of honey!
👆Find all the recipes in the link in bio!
🎉Happy Christmas cooking!
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🎉 Wishing you a joyful Christmas from Crete! 🎄
🧳As we look to 2025, may your days be filled with new travel adventures, delightful tastes, and mindful experiences!
🗺️Happy travels everyone!
✈️Where do you plan travelling next year?
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🎄Christmas night walk in the old town of Rethymno!
🎉 Wishing you a joyful Christmas from the island of Crete!
🌴Have you ever been on an island trip before for the Christmas holidays?
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🌴What's like being in Crete in December?
🤩A sneak peak into how it looks like visiting Rethymno city in December!
👌It's the 3rd largest city on the island so expect a vibrant, dynamic city all year round.
😉Don't miss the chance to stroll around the old town of Rethymno with the narrow little alleyways.
⛱️Plus, the 12 km sandy beach which is just a few meters away from the city center offers relaxing vibes!
😊Have you ever visited Crete during winter?
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🏆Greek food ranked best in the world!
🤩Taste Atlas asked travelers from all around the world to vote on which is their favorite cuisine.
📌Check out these Greek foods with the highest ratings:
🧀Graviera cheese from Crete
😋Saganaki: A Greek meze-style cheesy recipe made with fried cheese in a pan (usually with graviera, kefalotyri, or feta).
👌Try it with the hard-textured graviera cheese from Crete, a perfect savory cheese for "saganaki" that melts nicely when used in cooking.
📌Tip: For extra flavor, try it with a squeeze of lemon!
👆Get your free digital recipe guide to bring the real tastes of Crete at your table! Link in bio!
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Save these must-try foods for your next trip to Crete! 🌴
Here are 3 regional specialties to taste on the island :
🍳 Eggs cooked in Cretan staka cheese
🍖 Roast "antikristo" meat (usually from lamb)
🧀 Cretan pies filled with creamy mizithra cheese (mizithropites) served with honey
Hungry for more?
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🤩The village of Anogeia is a must-visit place in western Crete for meat lovers!
🍖"Antikristo" lamb meat is a flagship Cretan food. This ancient method of roasting meat around an open fire has its secrets.
👌This is probably the healthiest way of roasting meat. The fat melts slowly so the meat does not dry out. In this way, we get to have the real flavor of lean meat roasted evenly.
How Antikristo is prepared?
🔥Large pieces of meat (usually lamb) in sharp roasting spits placed opposite one another. They are roasting slowly around a wood fire.
😉 Local tip: Forget about forks and knives, use your fingers instead because that's the best way to taste "antikristo".
👆For more local Cretan tastes, get your free Cretan recipe guide! Link in bio!
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What's like going for winter trips in Crete?🌴
Here's what to expect:
☀️ Mild favorable weather conditions to wander around easily.
😎 Less-crowded places allow you to better enjoy the island vibes.
😉 Lower costs make things more convenient.
👍 Follow for more vibes and tastes from Crete!
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🤩One of the top egg recipes worldwide is from Crete!
🥉Eggs cooked in creamy staka cheese is the third best specialty worldwide, according to Taste Atlas.
🥚A classic Cretan food with just eggs and a local cheese which is used as a type of Cretan butter.
🧈 It's more likely to taste it in omelettes combined with eggs, fried potatoes or artichokes.
🧀This cheese is formed by collecting the cream that is shaped on the surface after boiling goat's or sheep's milk.
👌It's a cheese of high fat content with a strong milky taste.
👆 For more local tastes, download your free Cretan recipes! Link in bio!
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🫒The harvesting time in Crete is in progress!
🌱What sets olive trees in Crete apart is their integral role in the island’s cultural heritage, dating back 2,000-3,000 years.
📌Olive oil is associated with the Cretan diet and the long lifespan of Cretans.
🫒It’s what locals lovingly call “green gold,” and there’s a good reason.
💯What makes Crete’s olive oil special is its incredibly high polyphenol content (those are the good-for-you antioxidants).
🌴The combination of rich, fertile soil, mild climate conditions, and cultivation-harvesting-pressing-storage methods creates an oil that’s not just delicious but also incredibly healthy.
🔍Did you know that olive oil is the only food subject to official regulatory evaluation by the International Olive Oil Council (IOC)?
😉 Follow for more local tastes and food experiences in Crete!
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7 Must-try cooking ingredients of the cuisine in Crete! 🥘
🍲Cretan food relies on a few simple ingredients, minimal cooking preparations and distinct flavors.
Check out these core Cretan products:
🫒 Extra virgin olive oil
🧀 Graviera cheese
🍝 Skioufichta pasta
😋 Mizithra cheese
🌱 Thyme
🌿 Rosemary
🍯 Carob syrup with honey
📌Want to taste more of Crete? Download your free Cretan recipes! Link in bio!
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A traditional mountain village in western Crete is listed as one of the best worldwide! 💯
📌Check out the village of Anogeia next time you visit Crete.
🏆The UN Tourism (United Nations-World Tourism Organization) recognised the village of Anogeia as one of the 55 villages worldwide that's worth to visit.
🌱Why? That's because this settlement follows sustainable practices to grow by linking tourism to agriculture, gastronomy and ecology in a responsible way.
⛰️Located up on the mountains of the Global Geopark of Psiloritis (protected by UNESCO), the village offers a breathtaking view to the wild Cretan nature.
😉How about planning a trip to Crete?
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