Cantharellus cibarius (Chanterelle)

Cantharellus cibarius, or else known as the chanterelle, is a a spring-fall mushroom in the area of Zagori in Epirus, Greece

Cantharellus cibarius, or else known as the chanterelle, golden chanterelle or girolle, is a fungus. It is orange or yellow, meaty and funnel-shaped. On the lower surface, underneath the smooth cap, it has gill-like ridges that run almost all the way down its stipe,…

Honey from the beehouse

Bee Houses aim is the continuous production of impeccable products, revealing and maintaining all these high quality standards that are integral part of the wondrous bee products

“Bee House” is a small beekeeping unit located to Zagorochoria, prefecture of Ioannina (Epirus – Greece), and specifically to the village Tsepelovo of the municipality of Zagori, 50 km away from Ioannina at an altitude of 1100m. The products that are produced are honey,…

Honey with an… altitude

Honey, royal jelly, propolis from the Zagori mountainous region in Greece

Local honey producer Manolis Diamantopoulos makes his honey at an altitude of 900m. He keeps his beehives in a meadow bythe village Dilopho in the Zagori region in a forest where oak trees prevail. The basic ingredients of his products are collected from the…

Morchella deliciosa

Morchella deliciosa, Zagori, Greece

Morchella deliciosa is a species of edible fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It is a widespread species that is characterized by having white ridges, at least when young. They are found growing in the mountain of Mitsikeli, in the Zagori region in Epirus, under fir…

Morchella esculenta

Morchella esculenta, Zagorochoria, Greece

Morchella esculenta, (commonly known as common morel, morel, yellow morel, true morel, morel mushroom, and sponge morel) is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly…

Cichorium intybus – Asteraceae

Cichorium intybus - Asteraceae - Zagori, Greece

Greek: αγριοράδικο, πικροράδικο, πικραλίδα Cichorium intybus, is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Cichorium intybus has a long tradition of use globally. Historically, chicory was grown by the ancient Egyptians as a medicinal plant, coffee…

Spring wild asparagus

April is the month to gather wild asparagus in the Zagori region of the National Park of Pindus, Greece

Greek:  άγρια σπαράγγια April is the month to gather asparagus in the Zagori region of the National Park of Pindus, Greece. A walk in the woods of, mostly Quercus coccifera trees, will reward you with the tasty asparagus shoots. Bear in mind that only…

Learn how to make a traditional Greek sourdough bread

Greek sourdough bread lessons

Learn how to make sourdough bread with the traditional Greek way using either a wood fired stove (Ironheart ESSE) or a 150 year old traditional stone oven to bake it. Learn how to make the sourdough starter, how to knead the dough, how to fire…

Sheep milk, cheese & yoghurt, Greece

Homemade cheese from sheep milk, Greece

The Zagori region in the National Park of Vikos-Aoos in Greece, is a very rich land with high altitude grazing fields where sheep graze in the natural and rich environment of Zagorochoria. Sheep are usually kept in flocks in paddocks as well as in the…

Jazz hideout in Pindus Mt Greece

Anemi Bar Restaurant | Zagorochoria, Pindus Mt. Epirus, Greece

Hidden in the Zagorochoria area, a beautiful region full of traditional villages with stone houses and a vast nature with a huge variety of fauna and flora, at an altitude of 1000m in the mountain range of Pindus, is “Anemi”. A warm and inviting bar-restaurant that also…