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Breakfasts, picnic fare and snacks
Greeks don't generally eat breakfast, so the only egg-and-bacon kind of places are in resorts where foreigners congregate, or where there are returned North American or Australian Greeks. Such spots can sometimes be fairly good value. Greek Breakfast Restaurants Greek cuisine and restaurants are simple and straightforward. There's usually no snobbery about eating out; everyone does it regularly, and it's still reasonable for a substantial (non-seafood) meal with a measure. Greek Cuisine Fish and seafood Seaside psarotavérnes offer fish , though for the inexperienced, ordering can be fraught with peril. Summer visitors get a relatively poor choice of fish, most of it frozen, farmed or imported from Egypt and North Africa. Greek Seafood Vegetarians If you are vegetarian , you may be in for a hard time, and will often have to assemble a meal from various mezédhes. Even the excellent standbys of yogurt with honey, tzatzíki and Greek salad begin to pall after a while. Greek Vegetarian Wines Both estiatória and tavernas will usually offer you a choice of bottled wines, and many still have their own house variety: kept in barrels, sold in bulk by the quarter, half, or full litre, and served in glass flagons. Greek Wine Cafés, cake shops and bars The Greek eating and drinking experience encompasses a variety of other places beyond restaurants. Most importantly, there is the institution of the kafenío, found in every town, village and hamlet in the country. Greek Cafes and Bars Attractions & ActivitiesThe mainland shows its best side in the well-preserved ruins of Corinth, Olympia and Delphi (plus the Athenian Parthenon ), the frescoed and mosaiced Byzantine churches and monasteries at Mount Athos, Metéora, Ósios Loukás, Kastoriá and Mystra, the massive fortified towns of Monemvasiá, Náfplio, Koróni and Methóni , the distinctive architecture of Zagóri, Pílio and the Máni, and the long, sandy beaches on the Peloponnesian and Epirot west coast. Greek Beaches, Festivals, Museums and Ruins Night LifeDiscos and music bars are very much in the European mould. The clubs in the city tend to close during the summer, unless they have roof terraces; Athenian youth, meanwhile, move out to a series of huge hangar-like disco-palaces in the coastal suburbs. Greek Night Life |
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