Christmas

January 6: Epiphany in Greece

January 6, the day of the Epiphany(Theophania in Greek, meaning “Appearance of God”) is [...]

Public Holidays 2025 in Greece

Here are the holidays in Greece. Make a note of this before you plan your trip, because on these [...]

Christmas in Greece and New Year traditions

Greece is a festive country with many traditions. To better understand them, we’d like to [...]

Christmas and New Year celebrations in December and January in Athens

Christmas and New Year festivities are a highlight in Athens, although you may be surprised to find [...]

What to do in Athens in December? Our top 10

Are you coming to Athens in December and looking for ideas of things to do and see? If you’d [...]

Christmas culinary traditions in Greece

Long before our modern Christmas, which is nearly identical worldwide, long before the man in red [...]

Greek Vasilopita recipe

Vassilopita (or vasilopita) is the cake(pita) of Agios Vassilis(Saint Basil), whose feast day is [...]

The recipe for Kourabiedes

Kourabiedes are delicious almond cakes sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditionally made [...]

Little Kook: incredible cakes in a fairy tale atmosphere

Little Kook is an amazing tea shop in the Psyri neighborhood, next to Monastiraki Square. [...]