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Using only the best Greek ingredients, the hotel’s breakfast puts emphasis on the Mediterranean diet with natural flavours. Many types of freshly baked breads are on offer. Bakery items also include pies with traditional handmade “phyllo” dough, made with virgin olive oil, fresh herbs and greens; they are a must try. The jams are made on the premises with fresh Greek seasonal fruits and Greek honey is also available. Olives and Cretan virgin olive oil, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products and cheeses, cakes with olive oil, fresh sesame ring buns, “bougatsa” (custard pie), and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) with cinnamon comprise a true Greek feast. Herbal teas (sage, chamomile, mountain tea, saffron from Kozani) and freshly made Greek coffee wake up the senses and provide guests with enough energy to start a busy day.

The breakfast at the Contessa Hotel includes a wide selection of traditional delicacies. Guests will find two types of bread (white and whole wheat), and two kinds of cakes. There are also fresh fruits, juices, and fruit salads. As for vegetables, there are tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, mushrooms and onions. Dairies include yellow cheese and feta, yoghurt, eggs cooked in many ways, such as the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), and cold cuts. Guests should try the cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, the mini cheese pies, the mini spinach pies and pies with cream and raisins. Sweet treats include “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), honey, and many kinds of jams. The breakfast also serves olives and olive oil, red beans, dried fruits and raisins. Guests may enjoy a beverage such as hot chocolate, tea and coffee.

The daily breakfast buffet features products from the island of Zakynthos and other parts of Greece. Guests may taste fresh bread, traditional “pasteli” (nuts and honey bar) and “mandolata” (nougat), cookies, cake, hot “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), semolina pudding “halva”, traditional “sperna” (wheat berry), raisins, homemade jams and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). Eggs are cooked in various ways, including the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato). The traditional “fytoura” (semolina sweet), the pie of the day which may be cheese pie or pie with greens, or zucchini pie, all made with traditional phyllo, are dishes worth trying. Dairies include feta cheese, “ladotyri” cheese of Zakynthos, “myzithra” cheese, and yoghurt, paired with fresh vegetables and fruits. Beverages include herbal teas, Greek coffee and fresh fruit juice among others.

A rich breakfast buffet with local traditional products from the land of Messinia and other Greek delicacies is served daily at the hotel. Various types of fresh bread from the traditional neighborhood bakery are paired with homemade jams, cookies and cake, freshly baked biscuits, various types of yoghurt, butter, fried or boiled eggs, local “kagianas” (scrambled eggs with tomato and cheese) and fresh juices. Recommended are the delicious pies made with the best and freshest ingredients. There is traditional spinach pie, cheese pie, pie with mushrooms and pies with wild greens. Other unique delicacies such as “koutalides” (a local traditional product), homemade “loukoumades” (honey dumplings) and the traditional smoked salted ham (a local delicacy), add variety to the breakfast buffet.

Hotel Cohyli serves a traditional Greek breakfast. Guests will find three types of bread, homemade jams and spoon sweets, yoghurt with honey from Samos, beverages like coffee, tea, milk, herbal teas, Greek coffee, and fresh orange juice. Eggs are cooked in various ways (boiled, fried, “kagianas” with tomato and feta cheese or “avgofetes” (French toast). Vegetables include tomatoes, various kinds of olives and seasonal fruits. Also served are various cold cuts, sliced cheese or feta and “anthotyro” cheese from Samos as well as “kefalotyri” cheese. Not to be missed: The traditional “tiganites” (pancakes) of Samos, the fried zucchini flowers filled with feta cheese or honey, the homemade cakes, the “pasta flora” jam tart and the semolina pudding (halva). There is a daily rotation of dishes depending on the season and availability of products.

Breakfast at the Cocoon is a feast with local touch: homemade, with fresh, traditional ingredients which guests can enjoy either in the privacy of their suites or at the wonderful terrace, overlooking the caldera and the Aegean. The healthy, balanced, organic breakfast includes coffee, a selection of organic beverages, freshly squeezed juices, fresh fruits and jams, Greek yoghurt and honey as well as a wide selection of local organic products. Moreover, there are delicious dishes that guests can order a la carte.

The breakfast at Coco-Mat Hotel Nafsika offers traditional Greek products cooked with traditional recipes. Various types of bread (white, wholemeal and multi grain) and rusks can be enjoyed with spreads like Greek honey, Greek praline spread and homemade jams, together with freshly squeezed orange juice from Laconia oranges. The organic eggs are cooked to order. The dairy selections feature fresh butter, traditional sheep’s yoghurt, a platter of cheeses (gruyere from Naxos, kasseri and feta, anthotyro) and there is of course a platter of cold cuts (smoked turkey, “syglino” (cured pork) from Kalamata and prosciutto from Evritania). Guests will appreciate the selection of homemade pies (cheese pies, spinach pies or mushroom pies). There are also home made sweets such as syrupy semolina cake “ravani”, milk pie, apple pie, walnut pie, semolina pudding “halva”, creamy custard pie “galaktoboureko”, dried nuts (walnuts, raisins, figs and plums) and a variety of cakes. Last but not least, there is also fruit salad and seasonal fruits, homemade spoon sweets, coffee, mountain tea and other Greek herbal teas (mint, sage, “diktamo”).

The breakfast buffet features a wide selection of international and local dishes using Greek ingredients. To start off, there is Greek and other coffee varieties, fresh juices, fresh milk and yoghurt. Vegetables and olives, fresh fruits, fruit salads are available, as well as fruit compote, cereals and a variety of dried fruit (dates, plums and apricots). Bakery products include a choice of breads and cakes, homemade apple pie, custard phyllo pastry (bougatsa) and two types of cookies. Guests may choose among three types of jams, flower honey, spoon sweets, tahini and hazelnut praline. Also served: traditional pies (with myzithra cheese, spinach, wild greens), eggs cooked in a variety of ways such as “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs and tomato). The “Cretan corner” features “skaltsounia” with nuts, honey and sugar, traditional pies, “dakos” rusks, yoghurt pie and cheese with honey.The healthy options include wholewheat bread rolls and rusks, anise biscuits and bread sticks as well as low fat products. Other dishes cater for special dietary needs (diabetic, gluten free, fructose jam, cakes with natural fibres etc.)
The desserts section features “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), dairy creams in various flavours, “pasteli” (sesame with honey sweet) and “Florentines” (almond honey biscuits).

A breakfast buffet with fresh and delicious dishes made with products of Pelion is served daily with stunning views to the Aegean Sea and the nature of Pelion. Guests will find handmade jams, made with fresh fruit of Pelion, honey, “tahini”, cakes, bread sticks, white and whole wheat bread and freshly baked cookies. There is also yoghurt, traditional “trahanas” soup, “avgofetes” (French toast), traditional pies (cheese pie, pie with greens, milk pie, apple pie, zucchini pie, orange pie, walnut pie, all made with local products), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), spoon sweets of Pelion, semolina pudding (halva) and “kagianas” (scrambled eggs and tomato). A selection of Greek cheeses (among them feta, local “kasseri” and “galotyri”), cold cuts, olives, dried and fresh fruits, fruit juices, fruit salads and local vegetables are served. Greek coffee, traditionally brewed, and herbal beverages (mountain tea, sage or chamomile) provide a perfect ending to a filling breakfast.

The Greek breakfast at the hotel begins with traditional beverages like Greek coffee, herbal teas (sage and “diktamo”), quince jam, honey, and continues with smoked sliced pork, cheeses like gruyere, sweet “myzithra” and “ksinomyzitrhra” (sour) and various olives. There are pies with greens and with “myzithra” cheese, Sfakia-style style pies, “sarikopitakia” (mini pies), “kserotigana” (fritters with honey), “loukoumi” (Turkish delight), halva, spoon sweets, and “tsoureki” (sweet bread). Breads include varieties with cheese, tomato, olives, onions or peppers. Guests may choose barley or wheat rusks, rusks with olive oil, breadsticks with sunflower seeds, Local specialties include “ksinohondro” and “trahana”(traditional pasta dishes) and the Cretan “sfouggato” (omelet with zucchini) seasoned with local oregano. Beverages are paired with a sweet treat like the”anevato skaltsouni”” or “lyhnaraki”, mini pie with sweet Cretan “myzithra” cheese.

A rich breakfast buffet with traditional products from Andritsena is served daily at the hotel breakfast room. There is fresh bread, homemade cake and jams, local yoghurt, fresh butter, homemade cookies, fresh eggs, thyme honey, village style cheese pies and milk pie. The traditional “trahanas” (pasta soup) of Andritsena will give guests the necessary boost to start their day.

A rich, Greek traditional breakfast is served daily at the dining room of Archontiko, prepared with care. The buffet offers guests fresh bread from the traditional neighborhood bakery, thyme honey and tahini from local producers, various jams, fresh butter, sheep’s yoghurt and a selection of seasonal fruits. Local cheeses (feta” and melihloro”) are accompanied by wheat rusks and bread sticks. House specialties are: traditional pies, French toasts, semolina (pudding) halva, and “tiganopites” (kind of pancake). There are also homemade cakes, cereals, cheese and ham, small sandwiches and fresh, free range boiled eggs or omelets with fresh vegetables. Beverages include Greek coffee, mountain tea, fresh juices and iced coffees.