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New Phone App Offers Coffee Cup Reading, Greek Style

A new smart phone application is offering Greeks the opportunity to have their coffee cup read online, adding another entry to the Greek entrepreneurship book. So, if you want your fortune read from the comfort of your home, or while...

5 Best Traditional Coffee Houses in Greece

There are still several coffee houses in Greece, hidden in picturesque squares and narrow streets, that have remained intact in time, generously offering locals and foreign visitors all those cultural and social elements necessary in order to get familiar with the...

Traditional Greek Coffee Still a Firm Favourite Despite New Varieties on Offer

Greece's traditional 'boiled' coffee - known in the country as Greek coffee - remains a firm favorite within the country of avid coffee drinkers and continues to hold its own against 'newcomers' like espresso or cappuccino, the head of...

Greek Plants Offer A Wealth of Natural Remedies

The Greek countryside is considered ecologically to be among the richest and most diverse in Europe, with thousands of different species of indigenous vegetation growing wild on the country’s mountains and fields. Over the ages, researchers have studied various Greek plant species for any attributes...

Dr. Oz Calls Turkish Coffee Greek

The internationally renowned Turkish-American MD Mehmet Oz, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, writer, talk show presenter and commentator - who was born and lives in the U.S., where he made his career, caused the reaction of the Turkish community when he referred...

Key To Long Life? Greek Coffee

Maybe it's the ingredients, or the leisurely way people enjoy it, but Greek coffee, which is boiled and sipped when the residue settles at the bottom of the cup, may hold the key to the long life enjoyed by...

Greek-Turkish Coffee Wars Ensnare UNESCO

The age-old battle over whether the thick coffee enjoyed by Greeks and Turks is Greek or Turkish has reached the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as noted by the Italian news agency ANSAmed in an article...

Despite Crisis, Greece's Coffee Culture Still Thrives

Drinking coffee in Greece is more than a habit; it is a daily ritual to enjoy alone on the balcony or with company in a busy café; while reading the newspaper or taking a break from work, both early...

“Greek Coffee, Please” for Labor Candidate in Melbourne

On Monday, head of the Australian Labor party, Daniel Andrews, along with Labor candidate of Greek descent Jennifer Kanis, Shadow Minister for Seniors and the Aging Jenny Mikakos, attended a Greek café at Lonsdale Street in Melbourne to enjoy their...