Paros Paradise Blog

Holiday on a pastoral Greek island: Live Longer

2012-01-24T13:02:00.001+02:00

I have written many times about the benefits of eating locally produced food and the generosity of our Greek neighbors in sharing their excess. Now in the spirit of the difficult times in Greece and Paros many farmers are increasing their plantings and herds and making their home grown products more widely available.

This is from Paros Web: (There are more photos there.)

“Matheo & Maria are local Parian farmers cultivating on their own grounds at the seaside area of Piso Aliki. They produce various vegetables & fruits, some of which are available for sale according to the season. Matheo & Maria run their own farm for their family's needs, and they don't use any kind of chemicals on any of their products.

At Matheo & Maria's farm you can buy pure Greek Olive Oil pesticide-free all year round – now offered at reduced price. Also available for sale – Fresh Potatoes (available most of the year, according to the season.)”

The first photo is some of their tomatoes and peppers photographed by Karin on our veranda. The second photo, also by Karin, could be taken every spring as we watch the lambs play and grow until most of them disappear just before Easter.

If you would like to rent a bucolic villa in Aliki that includes olive oil and other products from the surrounding fields, please email me with your preferred month and number of people in your party.

More at Olive Oil & Mushrooms -- Eat local

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Archeological Tourism

2012-01-14T15:15:00.001+02:00

deTraci Regula just published a report on a trial program on Crete in which travelers will spend three days with a Knossos curator learning about the ongoing activities there. It includes access to many areas not seen by the ordinary visitor including Villa Ariadne where Sir Arthur Evans lived while excavating Knossos. See the detailed schedule and low cost in her post.

Of course this gives me the idea of doing something similar on Paros. Along with the ongoing work at Despotiko which produces new discoveries every year there are several other active excavations on Paros that would produce more finds if they had more funding. So, if you might be interested in spending one or more days up close and personal with an archeological dig on Paros, let me know. If there is enough interest I will contact the various authorities to make it happen.

Painting of Blue Ladies at Knossos is by Victoria Papale who is conducting a workshop on Paros this year.

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Oregon to Paros Link Revisited

2011-12-12T20:17:00.001+02:00

Most of us, I am sure,do not think of choral singers as being professional. They may be very talented but how would they earn a living in that musical genre’?

Well, Oregon Music News has provided us with an insight to the life of one such person, Stephanie Kramer. She is a member of a great many groups including Cappella Romana which performed to great acclaim here on Paros this last September. Stephanie is second from right in the photo.

Here is one quote from the article:

“And of course it’s always frustrating when you have to stop in the middle of a great take because of a motorcycle going by or a rooster crowing.

A rooster crowing?

Kramer: That happened on the Greece tour. We were recording in a lovely little country church on the island of Paros, and a rooster crowed during one of our takes. We all burst out laughing.”

Read the complete interview at Stephanie Kramer tells about life as a professional choral singer

By the way she states she has recorded in over 60 CD’s!

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