Summer Escapes part VI- A glimpse at ancient and modern Sparti, Laconia
Sparta or Sparti (Σπάρτη) as it is called in modern Greek, is the administrative capital of the prefecture of Laconia. It is 250 kilometres from Athens, located in the Southern part of Greece and has a population of 18.000 according to the census of [...]
Continue reading about Revithia giahni sti gastra (chickpea stew) and a virtual tour to Sparti
Years ago, before refrigerators were invented or even before electricity, can you imagine how people lived?
We stuff our refrigerators with lots of products and whenever we feel like cooking we just thaw something and cook it.
Back then people had hens and turkeys, rabbits and other domestic animals in their yards, which they [...]
Continue reading about Spartiatika Loukanika (Spartan Sausages)
Taygetus Greek: Ταΰγετος, also Taigetos is a mountain range of the Peloponnesus, Southern Greece, extending about 65 miles (100 km) north from the southern end of Cape Matapan in the Mani Peninsula. It rises to about 7,900 ft (2,410 m) at Mt. Hagios Ilias (Mt. St. Elias or Prophitis Elias). The mountain is named after [...]
Continue reading about Ladolemono with Olive oil and Oregano from Mount Taygetus, in Lakonia
Although my husband comes from Arcadia, all his relatives live in Sparta, Lakonia. Sparta is situated on the foothills of Taygetus Mountain and is the center of an agricultural plain whose focus is the Eurotas valley. It is the local center for the processing of goods such as citrus and olives. Recently, [...]
