By the 8th and 7th centuries BC, when the written works of Hesiod and the Homeric bards began to appear, wine had thoroughly permeated Greek culture and become a ubiquitous feature – a dietary staple, preferable to water, drunk at any time of day or night, with or without food. Greeks had learned to cut …
Winemaking in Kos dates back to antiquity and is strongly associated with the history of the island. However, up till early 2000s the art of winemaking had been in continuous downfall. Locals had turned to other activities, mainly because they wanted to focus on tourism. So they neglected viticulture. On the bright side, now things …
Some of the most essential pleasures or comforts in life can be traced so far back in human history that they seem to disappear in the mists of time. The cultivation and consumption of grapes and their juice is a prime example. Nevertheless, as archaeologists in collaboration with paleobotanists, have further extended and refined their …
Kos is an island of Dodecanese, world renowned not only for its long sandy beaches and impressive landscapes. The island is also famous for the birth of ancient Medicine. Hippocrates was a Greek physician, who has been named “Father of Medicine” and has revolutionized the methods and techniques of teaching this great knowledge, passing it …
If you have been dreaming of turquoise waters and sandy beaches, then Kos will host your dreams and deliver them into reality. Before you know it, you will be lying on the comfy sun loungers and dipping your feet in the refreshing waters. You will indulge in water sports and discover the rich seabed of …