There is nothing fresher smelling or tasting than a ripe lemon from your own lemon tree. Most of the families in Corfu they plant their own lemon tree in their yards. Now is exactly the season where trees are full of healthy and juicy lemons ready to be picked. The Corfiot housewives not only they use lemons for cooking but they make a lot of cakes and desserts based on lemon. But there is nothing better when you go to a local house and they serve you a home made fresh lemonade.
Tsiknopempti or ” Smoke Thursday” is the Thursday during Carnival with Ancient Greek origin, it takes place only in Greece and marks the beginning of the Greek Orthodox fasting period before Easter (lent). This day the observant Greek Orthodox...
The concept of the evil eye is widespread in Mediterranean countries, with it’s roots in Ancient Greece. The idea is that the gaze of someone who harbors feelings of envy or jealousy can bring misfortune upon the one who...
