A novel gateway to Greek gastronomy experiences

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As alternate tourism becomes progressively mainstream, 1 of its astir fashionable forms successful Greece – gastronomy – has recovered a caller level done which to grow. This improvement comes done a backstage inaugural alternatively than a state organization, and aspires to service arsenic a one-stop store for the needs, plans and expectations of visitors to Greece and lovers of its nutrient and drink.

“Gastronomy Tours” was created by veteran winemaker Alexandros Megapanos. It offers some a ιστότοπος and a downloadable app, accessible to producers and users alike, enabling them to marque the astir of the sizeable involvement generated by Greek nutrient and beverages.

Speaking to Kathimerini, Megapanos says the thought originated a fewer years agone within his ellipse of winemakers, who individually opened their doors to visitors. It σύντομα expanded to see different types of section produce, such arsenic olive lipid and dairy products, arsenic well arsenic activities similar cookery classes. “Gastronomy tourism successful Greece has seen awesome maturation but there was nary organized way of informing radical astir the available options, not lone within Greece but besides abroad,” helium says.

Together with his team, helium developed a level that lists gastronomic experiences crossed Greece, including guided tours, tastings, classes and more. All offerings are searchable by content, determination and clip of year. The level besides features user reviews, making it, arsenic helium describes, “like TripAdvisor for gastronomic experiences.”

In addition, the level provides other services for users, such arsenic the enactment to publication transportation to the determination of an experience, a calendar of section fairs and a glossary of Greek gastronomic terms for those little acquainted with them.

It is besides expanding to see much content, users, producers and turnover. According to Megapanos, much than 500 producers are presently listed and offering services done the platform, with a extremity of reaching 10,000 and stretching well beyond Greece to go an planetary presence.

“Sales triple each year,” helium says, arsenic some the app and the website, gastronomytours.com – available exclusively successful English – summation wider recognition. 

“I bash this due to the fact that I bask it and judge successful it – I spot fantabulous prospects,” helium says.