Cretans’ people longevity. Olive and olive oil can be found all over Greece
 Honey:
the production of honey is a Greek tradition that dates back to the antiquity. Greece, with its great variety of plants and flowers, produces different tastes of honey. This product is considered as one of the best in the world and the best honey can only be found in mountain villages.
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Wine: Wine was born in Greece and it is a Greek tradition since the antiquity. Wine processing was actually invented in Greece. Today, one can enjoy a great diversity of Greek wines: red, white and rose, sweet or dry.
Greece also produces some famous kinds of wine like the Retsina, a white wine which has an accentuated resin taste, and the Mavrodafni, a dark red wine which reminds the Portuguese Porto
For a detailed gallery of Greek wines, go to
 www.thegreekwine.com
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Alcohol: The “Ouzo” is the most famous Greek alcohol of Greece and its trademark. It is a strong alcohol with the taste of Anis which can be served straight or with water. It is accompanied with little meets (mezedes). The “Tsipouro” reminds the Ouzo but has a stronger taste. Depending of the region, it is also called “Raki”.
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Vinegar: Greece has a variety of tasty
natural vinegar made from wine.
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Herbs: Greece has a great variety of herbs
and plants with many virtues: mountain tea, oregano,
sage, chamomile, sage, basil, mint, parsley, tilio…
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Spices: Greece is also famous for the many
spices used in the food: sesame (white sesame also),
the cumin, the machlepi and the valuable red saffron.
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Nuts: Greece also produces a large variety
of nuts: almonds, pistasamos, dry grapes, sun flower's
seeds, melon seeds, hazel-nut, peanuts…
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Sweets: Greece has a large variety of sweets and most of them are the heritage of the Ottoman’s occupation. They are very sugary. Some of them are the Galaktobouriko (thin paste, cream, cinnamon and syrup), the Kataifi (honey, nuts, thin crystallized layers of honey), the Halva (ground sesame seeds with favours of honey, vanilla, chocolate), and the Pasteli (a bar made of grilled sesame and honey).
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Carpets and rugs
: Hand made carpets and rugs have been a part of the Greek tradition for centuries. The actual main production areas of rugs can be found around the town of Tripolis, in the Peloponnese, and around the towns of Trikala and Karditsa in Thessaly. Carpets are known since the antiquity, one can even find allusions to them in the Mythology. The most important centres of hand-weaving are in Lefkada, Anogeia and Metsovo.
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Leather: Leather is a specialty in Greece. Many leather items of all qualities can be found in the country: shoes, clothes, sandals, handbags, gloves, hats and more.
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Handicrafts: Many traditional handicrafts can be found in Greece: knotted carpets, embroidered cushion covers, woodwork and much more.
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| Jewellery: Jewel is a Greek tradition dated to the antiquity. Many jewellery shops, famous or not, offer a large variety of jewels: golden or silver jewelleries or objects to reproductions of ancient jewellery and ornaments. |
Antiques reproductions: Many tourist shops sell miniature marble reproduction of statues, masks and temples.
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Greece and the Greek Islands are world known for the many tasty and lovely traditional products one can find in the little markets, villages and in the beautiful islands.
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