About the harvest of resin on Lesvos.
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Kappari (capers)
About capers on Lesvos.
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About the yellow rhododendron and hemlock.
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About orchids and salep, made of orchid tubers.
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About St. Valentine and some of his relics in Lesvos.
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(Picture: a kafenion in Loutronpoli-Thermi) You will not find the name Epicurus in a list of the best known Greek philosophers like Pythagorion, Socrates, Plato or Aristotle. Although he did found a school of philosophy …
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Christmas times in the East and West and where it all came from.
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Refugee centre Pagani compared to Dante’s Hell.
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About snails and a Lesvorian recipe for snails with quinces.
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About Demeter, Persephone and the autumn
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