Greece

283 days… That’s how long I’ve been missing Athens. Its vibe, its people and just its unique atmosphere! You think I’m nuts? Well apparently a lot of people do or as a dear Greek friend of mine in Berlin put it: […]

Cypriot food is full of vegan options, for lunch and dinner we ate flat breads, beans, Cypriot bean salad, salads full of dark leafy greens, tomatoes, lentil soup, pomegranates, dates, oranges, warm bean stew, hummus, falafel, courgette and aubergine salads. […]

We awoke to silence. In our tiny little patch of paradise the loudest noise came from the sprinkler watering the lawn. Walking out into the bright sunshine, the temperature hit 27+ degrees before midday. We had lost track of the […]

Hi all! Welcome to Part 3/3 of our Vegan Travel Blogs in Europe. Today is all about Greece! I am going to be covering all of the delicious food we found in both Santorini and Athens. We both didn’t speak […]

You could say we were pretty spoiled in Athens with the amount of vegan [nistisimo] options, but we had a feeling we’d be in for a challenge as soon as we left the Greek mainland. We were right, but you […]

Hearing about Greece, all most people think about is their beautiful white hilltop buildings with deep blue waters and the ultimate romantic destinations. But if you dig a little deeper or even visit a city like Athens, you will not […]

We were glad we got a chance to stop in Athens on our way to the greek islands after @vegannomad showed us how vegan friendly it was in her blog post and video! We were there for a few days as a […]

I was planning to write a couple of recipes for vegan dips but as I was clicking through the pages of the blog I saw a post on Lukumades accompanied by a photograph of the store in the old part of Athens. […]

There are few places I’ve felt as comfortable and ‘at-home’ in as quickly as I did when I landed in Athens, Greece. From a relatively small and easy to navigate airport and public transit system, to the incredible kindness of […]

A sunny day in Crete today, as usual. I was foraging the garden to pick the vegetables for the day’s cooking workshop, so while looking around I suddenly realized…it is the season! The blooming season for St. John’s Wort. Our farm […]

These are giant, fat, Greek butter beans ideally slowly cooked in a wood fire! You will fall in love with their nutty and mushy flavor. Giant beans, a staple in most households in Greece, are a fantastic source of both […]

It is spring in Greece and the season calls for recipes that include lots of greens and herbs. Beetroots, lettuces, spinach, spring onion and leeks, spearmint, dill and wild fennel, radishes, broccoli and lots of endemic greens. Beetroots in April […]

Since this is my first blog on Vegan Travel I thought I’d share some information about myself, about cooking and about Greece! Growing up in Greece in the 80’s I love food, I love cooking but I am not a […]

Welcome to Bamboo Vegan! We are two vegans running a vegan mini-market in the centre of Athens, Greece. We are currently Greece’s only vegan health shop, stocking many essential vegan products (meat & dairy alternatives, popular vegan snacks, sweets etc). […]

Vegan Cooking Holidays offers a relaxing Vegan Cooking holiday, where you will discover the Greek gastronomy and return home new foodie skills and knowledge. Food themed small group holidays and outdoor activities with a “slow” philosophy. Our collection of holidays and day […]

The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens is the site of the first modern Olympic games. Admission to the stadium also gets visitors into the Olympic museum, with memorabilia, posters and torches from 1896 to the present, as well as an audio […]

Gr-eatings is a grocery store and organic produce market in Athens, Greece. They also carry vegan specialty items.

The Acropolis of Athens is a UNSECO World Heritage Site, and the location of remains of several ancient buildings, including the Parthenon. The Acropolis sits above Athens on an outcrop of naturally fortified rock that is accessible to visitors on […]

Plitra bay in the Laconic gulf in Laconia is the home of Porto Grana, our new exciting site for relaxing and fueling up with positive energy and great raw vegan food! We chose the name that directly relates to the […]