Etolika Panigyria (Festivals)

Etolika Panigyria (Festivals)

In Tradition, Savor Greece

The word Panigyri is folklore, a popular and established pronunciation of the ancient word “Pas-agyris”, which means gathering of a crowd. The festival satisfies the timeless need that people have to gather, to have fun, to celebrate and to rejoice. Wine, music, song,...
Salt Flats in Mesolongi

Salt Flats in Mesolongi

History, Savor Greece

Salt has played a crucial role in the history of civilization, enabling food to be preserved over the winters until the modern miracles of refrigeration and preservation. This is no less true in Greece, where the salt used in antiquity likely came from the salt flats...
Mesolongi The Sacred Town of Greece

Mesolongi The Sacred Town of Greece

History, Savor Greece

Since its foundation in the 16th century, the economy of Mesolongi is based on fishing in the large sea lagoon. What started as a fishermen settlement became a small naval center two centuries after its founding. By the 18th century, the ships of Mesolongi were...