Mention Greek music and most tourists will think “Zorba”. But for Greeks, the sound of the bouzouki usually conjures rebetiko, an urban music introduced by the refugees from Asia Minor. The port city of Piraeus is a large chapter in…
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Christmas on Poros
In Greece, “Christmas” isn’t just a single-day celebration but a holiday period that starts on Christmas Eve and ends with Epiphany (Theofania) on January 6. This dodekaimero, or twelve days, as its known among Poros locals may not be celebrated…
Sourtzinos Grill
Sourtzinos’s is housed in a charming jasmine-shaded cottage in Synikismos, across from the neighborhood playground. It does a roaring trade in take-out and delivery, but there’s also seating in a handful of tables out front and in a pretty garden…
Macaroni & More
Restaurant “Macaroni & More” is the only authentic Italian restaurant located in Poros and at the coastal road to Punta, the most scenic beach of Poros, with tables beside the sea. The atmosphere combined with the unique flavors, tastes and…
Sofrano Cafe
Back in the days when Poros’s seafront was dominated by the old-fashioned kafeneia or coffee houses, the Café Sofrano stood out as the first café. That was twenty-one years ago and it has since occupied the same prime spot, between…