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Gastronomy and Shopping
 A superb specimen of a healthy Mediterranean diet based on the "blessed"
olive oil, the local cuisine is accompanied by a selection of wines famed
since classical times. In the coffee shops visitors are served "custom-made"
coffee or successive rounds of "raki", a local spirit. At the tavernas
visitors will enjoy "dakos" local bread, myzethropita (cheese pie),
chochlious bourbouristous (fried escargot) and sweet smelling wines. The
market of Agios Nikolaos has a wide variety of local products such as
cheese, wine, raki and tsipouro. At the beautiful village of Agia Fotia, the
locals produce fresh honey of excellent quality. At the local shops, one can
purchase beautiful embroideries, woven-fabrics and ceramics. At Kritsas, the
local women make lovely, detailed embroideries. At Agios Nikolaos, one
should buy wood-curved and woven objects, as well as jewellery. Crete's rich
tradition in hand-woven fabrics, embroideries, wood-carvings and jewellery-shopping
is a real temptation to the visitor. Exambles, old and new, can be found in
the marketplace of the cities and also in the villages, where visitors may
have a chance to see these age-old craft being practiced. |
