by Trips Of Our Life | Mar 20, 2021 | Europe, Greece
My trip to Lemnos was a last-minute decision, in the middle of the pandemic of 2020. While looking for a place easily accessible, safe, low-budget and small, to save time of my work holidays, that little island of the North East Aegean Sea caught my eye. Although it...
by Trips Of Our Life | Apr 8, 2019 | Europe, Greece
The most impressive winery we visited during the familiarization trip of the Attica Region was the old Tower of Queen Amalia! The Queen’s Tower Estate was born out of Queen Amalia’s vision of the establishment of a model agricultural facility, where innovative...
by Trips Of Our Life | Mar 4, 2019 | Europe, Greece
The most unique sight I visited during the familiarization trip of the Directorate of Tourism of the Region of Attica, was the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology by Kostas Kotsanas. This beautiful historic art-nouveau building in the city center of Athens has hosted a...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 8, 2019 | Europe, Greece
The history of “Vassiliou” winery starts in 1905 from the grandfather Georgios Vassiliou, who made his first wine in Mesogeia Attikis. Today, Georgios Vassiliou, third-generation winemaker and oenologist continues producing high-quality Greek wines in his two...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 7, 2019 | Europe, Greece
At a distance of about 70km from Athens, one may find Sounio Cape, the southernmost part of the Attica peninsula. The “sacred cape of Athenians”, as Homer named it, where the Athenians were celebrating a big feast every 4 years, comprised a nautical base, but also a...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 29, 2019 | Europe, Greece
During the familiarization trip of the Region of Attica in collaboration with the “Attica Wine & Food experience” product club, our first visit took place in the small family-run Gikas winery, in the area of Spata in Attica. The Gikas family have been...
