Robbin’s Journey

The Liotrivi Mansion. (The home is the beloved country estate of Nobel Prize nominee, Giannis Ritsos.) The mansion has been converted into a traditional olive oil mill of the 1930’s era and offers a glimpse of a typical Greek life a century ago.

We were treated to a talk about the health benefits of consuming olive oil and what to look for when buying olive oil. Next, we went to the museum and learned how olive oil pressing was done in the past. It was very interesting. Cold water is used to help move the oil out of the pulp in the press bags, and the water itself served to assist in separating out the oil. The pulp, the water, and the oil is used. Nothing is wasted.

Three ladies did a demo of making the bread from scratch. We were given the recipe afterwards.

Now, on to the Greek snacks! 😎😎😎 Delicious bread, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, wine, and of course olive oil. Everything was amazing. The olive oil was the best I’ve ever had. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

Did I mention my DNA showed Greek heritage! So there …you go! 😅😅😅

Our tour guide, Helen, was very knowledgeable and entertaining, making for a wonderful experience. 😁😁😁 and the wine was very good too! I liked the merlot! A type I don’t usually care for.

Back at the port of Gythion, Greece we ran into Zenylou! All in all, a lovely day. And it’s only 2:00.