Ouzo Museum, Lesvos, Greece
A visit to the ‘World of Ouzo’ Museum in Plomari involves a tour of the Arvanitis distillery. They use traditional copper vessels – 18 of them. Of course, there is also a tasting session.
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A visit to the ‘World of Ouzo’ Museum in Plomari involves a tour of the Arvanitis distillery. They use traditional copper vessels – 18 of them. Of course, there is also a tasting session.
Actually a Christmas cake, but it appears to be available all year round at a bakery in the mountain village of Agiasos. It contains ‘ground dried goats cheese, sugar, aniseed, orange, olive oil, and 13 spices’. Obviously, a slice had to be purchased!
The wonderful selection of really fresh fish at a shop near Mytilini’s harbour.
This little church sits at the end of a sandy beach in the South-East of the island. A lovely spot!
This three-tiered aqueduct is just outside the town of Moria. It is 170m long and has a maximum height of 26m.
This large church, with its unusual silver-coloured domes, dominates Mytilini’s harbour front. Its interior is no less impressive.
This old Hammam is situated just off the main shopping street in Mytilini. The remains of a 19th century mosque are nearby.
This bronze statue sits at the entrance to Mytilini’s ferry port. It dates from the 1920s and was inspired by its New York cousin.
In early October, green is starting to give way to other colors at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This enormous castle sits at the northern end of the town. It has a long and complicated history that is closely tied up with the history of occupations of the island.
A visit to the ‘World of Ouzo’ Museum in Plomari involves a tour of the Arvanitis distillery. They use traditional copper vessels – 18 of them. Of course, there is also a tasting session.
Actually a Christmas cake, but it appears to be available all year round at a bakery in the mountain village of Agiasos. It contains ‘ground dried goats cheese, sugar, aniseed, orange, olive oil, and 13 spices’. Obviously, a slice had to be purchased!
The wonderful selection of really fresh fish at a shop near Mytilini’s harbour.
This little church sits at the end of a sandy beach in the South-East of the island. A lovely spot!
This three-tiered aqueduct is just outside the town of Moria. It is 170m long and has a maximum height of 26m.
This large church, with its unusual silver-coloured domes, dominates Mytilini’s harbour front. Its interior is no less impressive.
This old Hammam is situated just off the main shopping street in Mytilini. The remains of a 19th century mosque are nearby.
This bronze statue sits at the entrance to Mytilini’s ferry port. It dates from the 1920s and was inspired by its New York cousin.
In early October, green is starting to give way to other colors at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This enormous castle sits at the northern end of the town. It has a long and complicated history that is closely tied up with the history of occupations of the island.