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At breakfast, a selection of local dishes and products acquaints guests with the Cretan diet.
There is fresh bread and rusks paired with grated organic tomato and extra virgin olive oil. Guests may try homemade jams, spoon sweets and local traditional cheeses such as gruyere, “tyromalama”, fresh “anthotyro”, and “ksinomyzithra”, as well as sheep’s yoghurt. A selection of cold cuts such as smoked pancetta, sausages in vinegar and “loutza” with onion accompany the various dishes. Guests will find olives from various regions of Greece such as green olives from Chalkidiki, “kalamon” olives and “throubes” olives.

The traditional buffet breakfast is based on fresh ingredients. Guests will find homemade jams, “tiganopsoma” (fritters) with organic honey, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings) with cinnamon, cheese pie, olives and olive oil, mountain tea from Taygetos and eggs from a local supplier. Desserts include cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, “melomakarona” and “kourabiedes” (traditional Christmas sweets), spoon sweets made with traditional recipes, fresh juice, “lalaggia” (local sweet), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), semolina pudding (halva), orange cookies and many other delicacies.

The Greek breakfast buffet at the Horizon Beach Resort features cold cuts and a selection of cheeses like feta and “kasseri”, “myzithra” (local product of Kos) and “anthotyro”. The fresh vegetables are mostly produced on the island Kos. There is also locally produced honey and jams.
Two local specialties are also served at breakfast: chicken and pork jelly. Spoon sweets like sour cherry, cherry, bitter orange, fig, grapes and cherry tomato are offered (local products of Kos). Guests can also try various compotes. There is a wide selection of beverages such as fresh milk, tea in various flavours and fresh juices such as orange, apple, grape fruit and sour cherry.

The Cretan Breakfast holds a place of honor in a specially designated area of the buffet. There is fresh bread from the bakery, crunchy vanilla and grape must cookies, barley and wheat “dakos” rusks (paired with fresh organic tomato, fresh “myzithra” cheese and organic olive oil.)
There are also local smoked cold cuts, yoghurt paired with homemade jams and fresh fruits, as well as dried fruits and nuts. Drinks and beverages feature homemade lemonade, tasty aromatic herbal beverages such as sage, “diktamo”, marjoram, mountain tea, “eronta”, all served with local thyme honey and fresh lemon.

Το πρωινό σερβίρεται σε μπουφέ στο εστιατόριο «Θάλεια», με θέα το απέραντο γαλάζιο του Αιγαίου και το πράσινο του κήπου. Εδώ τον πρώτο λόγο έχουν τα λεσβιακά προϊόντα, χωρίς ωστόσο να απουσιάζουν και άλλες γεύσεις. Μέλημα των ιδιοκτητών του ξενοδοχείου είναι να μένουν οι πελάτες ευχαριστημένοι διότι το πρωινό είναι η αρχή και αφού, “αρχή το ήμισυ του παντός”, η καλή μέρα από το πρωί φαίνεται.

Προσφέρονται φρέσκο ψωμί από τους φούρνους του ξενοδοχείου, λεσβιακό πρόβειο βούτυρο και σπιτικές μαρμελάδες από φρούτα του νησιού, σιμιγδαλένιος χαλβάς, μπλατζέτα με ντόπιο ελαιόλαδο, μπαλεζές και αλευριά από εκχύλισμα σύκων, κέικ, μηλόπιτα, πασταφλώρα κλπ.

Η αλμυρή γωνιά περιλαμβάνει φέτα ΠΟΠ, λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης, ελιές από διάφορες ντόπιες ποικιλίες, τραχανά κατά τον χειμώνα, τάραμα, σφουγγάτο, κασερόπιτα, στραπατσάδα (στην λεσβιακή ντοπιολαλιά «αυγά πάνε κι έλα»), όλα φτιαγμένα από τσυνταγές και προϊόντα της Λέσβου.

Παράλληλα προσφέρονται κρέπες (γλυκές και αλμυρές) και παρασκευές αυγών με μπέικον, ζαμπόν, σαλάμι αέρος και λουκάνικα.

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The breakfast buffet consists of products from Lesvos as well as of other top quality ingredients. Bread is baked fresh on the premises and is paired with sheep’s butter from Lesvos and homemade jams. Feta cheese, “ladotyri” cheese from Mytilene and olives from different local varieties are basic staples at the breakfast table. Traditional recipes served here are also the “sfouggato” omelet, the cheese pie with kasseri and “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), all made with local recipes. The desserts corner features the classic semolina (pudding) halva, the “blatzeta” with olive oil of Lesvos, the “balezes” and the “alevria” with figs’ extract. These delicious local sweets are complemented with cakes, apple pie and “pasta flora” jam tart.

The Greek breakfast buffet at Herodion offers handmade specialities fully prepared on the premises: homestyle bread (whole wheat and/or with raisins), freshly baked pies (cheese pie Epirus-style, wild greens from Crete, ham and cheese pie) as well as “bougatsa” (custard pie), honey dumplings (loukoumades) and piroshki, a Russian pocket of dough with potato or “feta” and “anthotyro” cheese. There is also a wide selection of homemade sweets (cakes, “pasta flora” jam tart, chocolate dessert, fruit jams, traditional “ravani” (semolina cake with syrup), walnut pie and almond pie. Fresh fruits and vegetables are available and dairy products feature milk, yoghurt or “ryzogalo” (rice pudding).
There are also sesame ring buns and rusks from Kythira, “tsoureki” (sweet egg bread) with mastic from Chios, cold cuts from Greek producers. The cheese selection has “kefalotyri” from Lesvos and feta from Epirus, gruyere and “anthotyro” from Vytina. Fresh farm eggs are cooked in three different ways (fried, boiled and scambled). There is a wide selection of beverages (about 15 types of tea), herbal teas and many types of coffees -Greek coffee brewed the traditional way. The kitchen can cater for special dietary needs upon request.

The High Beach Hotel offers a wide selection of traditional dishes among its breakfast choices. The bread corner features many kinds of fresh bread and there are also fruits and fruit salad, as well as fresh vegetables from the hotel garden. Eggs are cooked in many ways and the omelettes are made to order, alongside cold cuts, grilled village style sausages, baked potatoes and steamed vegetables. There is Cretan “dakos” rusk with “manouri” cheese, “ksynohondro” soup (traditional pasta), a selection of olives and olive oil. The hotel pastry chef bakes cheese pie, “bougatsa” (custard pie), apple pie, chocolate pie, cakes, and “tsoureki” (sweet bread). Guests should also try the “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), various jams, spoon sweets, honey and other delicacies. Greek coffee is brewed the traditional way. Alternatively, guests may try a special herbal tea made with a mixture of Cretan herbs.

The Greek breakfast buffet offers a wide selection of Greek dishes with emphasis on the fresh products of Northern Evia and Greece in general. Fresh traditional bakery products, spoon sweets, fresh fruits, tahini halva, honey, olives, feta cheese, dried figs from Taxiarchis and local “sykopastelo” (bar with dried figs) are some of the delicacies that guests can taste every day.

The Greek breakfast buffet includes coffee, juices, milk, butter, homemade jams, honey from Lefkada, compote, Greek yoghurt, cereals and dried fruits. There are also cookies, fresh village- style bread, toasts, homemade cake, traditional “ladopita” pie from Lefkada, cheese pies, pie with ham and various kinds of homemade pies. Finally, there are eggs cooked in many ways, various kinds of fruits, fresh vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers), olives and olive oil from Lefkada. As for cheeses, there is feta, “anthotyros” and yellow cheese, paired with various cold cuts from the region.

Breakfast at the Grand Theoni Hotel & Spa has a Mediterranean character with American and international touches. Guests will find bread from the local bakery, paired with honey and halva, butter and jam, as well as handmade cakes, fresh fruits, yoghurt. Other choices include platter with cold cuts and cheeses, boiled and fried eggs, as well as omelet. There is also the choice of tomato and cucumber, feta cheese, olive oil and olives, a variety of tea labels and coffee. Guests should also taste.

The hotel’s Greek breakfast features many fresh local ingredients. Beverages include freshly ground mastic flavored Greek coffee, herbal teas, fresh milk and fruit juices from the aromatic citrus fruits of Chios. There are many homemade bread varieties, paired with organic jams and traditional spoon sweets. There are also fresh and dried fruits such as the “pastelaria,” a delicacy made with figs, almonds, cinnamon and sesame. Also offered are cakes, mastic biscuits and local “kourkoubinia” sweet. Other traditional sweets are “ravani” syrupy semolina cake with mastic, creamy “galaktoboureko”, walnut pie, orange pie and chocolate pie. Loukoumades” (honey dumplings), “bougatsa” (custard phyllo pastry),”ryzogalo” (rice pudding) and vanilla cream are also served. The local eggs are cooked in various ways, the highlight being “strapatsada” (scrambled with tomato). There is also a selection of pies with fillings such as spinach with feta, wild greens, cheese, and mushroom. Cold cuts, cheeses like “mastelo” with fresh tomato and local olives are also served.