Gitio- Paw traveller Pastel houses that looks as if someone needled them into the hill of Koumaros, a love scandal that sparked the Trojan War, beautiful beaches where Caretta Caretta turtles find refuge, great food, and even better wines... This is Gitio! Peloponnese is perfection of nature and its settlements have that special, natural, and almost boring Mediterranean everyday lifestyle. But, its part called Mani, covered with picturesque villages and some of the most beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean, is truly something extraordinary. Gitio- Paw traveller Gitio is a small port town hidden in this region, but also the largest city on the Mani peninsula, and in ancient times it was the main port of Sparta. This small town still keeps the old charm and is not overly visited by tourists, so it is the perfect place if you want to experience real Greece and everyday life . The first thing you will see when you come here is a long promenade along which are amphitheatrically crammed ho
If your trip takes you to the Peloponnese and you're also a fan of sweet dessert wines, Mavrodaphne is something you definitely have to try, because there is more than a century of history behind this wine. Paw traveller Back in 1859, Gustav Clausse , a representative of the Bavarian company Fels&Co, settled in Achaia, and his initial idea was the cultivation of black currants. However, he built a summer house in this area and planted vines as a hobby. He turned this hobby into a business and already in 1861 he opened the Achaia Clauss winery , from which the wine "Mavrodaphne" comes to us. The first bottling of this sweet dessert wine was made in 1873, and the magical recipe for its preparation was recorded and preserved to this day in Clauss' recipe book on page 601 . Gustav named this wine after a beautiful, black-haired and black-eyed girl from Patra called Daphne, which gives a charming and romantic tone to this wine story. Mavrodaphne is produced from gra