oh, yes! you might hate me, but still I need to write you about all the wonderful Greek food we tried... and if you did not yet try the original Greek salad with Feta cheese, please make sure you reserve a table at the Greek restaurant in your town ;)

so simple but still so amazingly delicious, the Greek Salad is perfect for any occasion. Of course in Greece it is not called Greek Salad, but salad :) or village salad. The main ingredient is the Feta cheese ;)

Made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt and mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt and olive oil, Tatziki is one of the best things out there to eat with your bread.

Saganaki is an appetizer of fried cheese. The cheese used in cheese saganaki is usually graviera, kefalograviera, halloumi, kasseri, kefalotyri, or sheep's milk feta cheese.

Is a Greek layered pastry food in the boerek family, made with layers of buttered phyllo and filled with a cheese-egg mixture ("oe" mix of letters like in German) 

Stuffed Grape Leaves (Greek Dolmades) are often served as part of a meze (appetizer) plate. The filling is usually rice, but it can also have minced meat as well. 

Moussaka is an eggplant- or potato-based dish, often including ground meat. The recipe varies based on the region.

Are stuffed eggplants with meat sauce, topped with a rich bechamel sauce and then baked

Souvlaki, plural souvlakia, is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer.

I have a feeling that you'll make now a reservation at the Greek restaurant in your town :)

I could not find much online about this place, maybe the only details that seem to appear more are related to the river passing through it....but I am so happy I came, it is a wonderful wonderful place and for sure it will stay in my memory for years to come. 

You might wonder what brought me to Gliki as it is not really the most touristic location in Greece, well...it was a weeding! Yeap a Greek wedding with a Brazilian twist ;) ! cool right? :) Plus the location is super central so you can visit a lot of places around if you have a car. 

Arrival: Corfu airport 
Rent a car: Sixt or any other 
Ferry to Igoumenitsa 
Departure: Thessaloniki airport 

We stayed at a nice small hotel which was very clean and comfortable. 
Glykis Ear (on booking) 

The springs of Acheron River is an area of outstanding natural beauty located at the border of Thesprotia and Preveza, close to the villages of Kanalaki and Glyki. Apart from the natural beauty, the springs of Acheron is known worldwide for its mythological contents. In ancient Greek mythology, Acheron was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld. (Source)

Right on the shore of the beautiful river and with great Greek wine 

After a beautiful wedding of an amazing couple and loads of glasses of wine...we went to our accommodation as next day was time to head back to Belgium

"Considered as the Caribbean of Greece, Lefkada island amazes visitors with the exotic blue colour of its beaches. Connected to the mainland through a small bridge, Lefkada can actually be accessed by car, so there is no need for ferry" (Source) 

On a hot summer day, nothing can be better than a Greek Frappe. 

We continued the winding roads until we reached Porto Katsiki, which is a wonderful location. A bit too full of tourists for my taste, but still it is a wonderful view of the blue water and the mountains around. 

Porto Katsiki is one of the main beach attractions of Lefkada and among the 10 best beaches in Greece and in the Mediterranean. It is located 45 km southwest of the island's capital and close to Athani village. (Source)

Maybe best to take a weekend and explore by foot some places around as it looks really incredibly beautiful. 

One of the most touristy things to do in Greece is a trip to Meteora. " The Meteora is a formation of immense monolithic pillars and huge, hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. It is also associated with one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second in importance only to Mount Athos"  (Source). 

There are in total 6 monasteries that are still being used and can be visited. We decided to visit 2/6 while also passing by a 3rd one. Even though touristy, I believe going there is super nice to experience you can see them from outside and pick one to visit inside as well. 

My first trip to Meteora was back in 2000 when i went on a day trip from  Paralia Katerini and consequently went by a tour bus. To be fair I don't really remember more than having to climb a lot of stairs. The other option which we chose this time was by car. The uphill is a bit tight and to park at least for the Great Meteoron Monastery is a challenge as there are looooads of people, but if you are patient you'll manage :) 

I think it depends a lot of how religious you are. if you come there for religious perspective, it might be interesting to see all, but if it's just out of tourism and curiosity I believe that going to only part of them is enough. We decided to visit: Great Meteoron Monastery and St. Stephen Monastery. But I mostly loved are the views! 

 This is a religious place and consequence adequate cloths are important. Make sure your legs are not visible and maybe wear a t-shirt rather than tops.  They usually have some sort of pareos you can use, but I recommend to bring your own scarf. 

Price: 3 Euro
For the opening hours please check Visit Meteora website. 
All 6 of the remaining monasteries are in use, so please respect their house.

In order to get to the entrance you need to climb approx 300 stairs, make sure you have comfortable shoes. 

Maybe the thing that willll mainly strike you is the skulls cellar :S

"Built in the 1500s, the present church features the skull of St. Charalambos, which is believed to have miraculous healing powers. The monastery suffered much damage in the 20th century: it was bombed in World War II by the Germans while most of the frescoes were defaced by Communist rebels during the Greek Civil War. St. Stephen's was virtually abandoned until 1961, when it became a nunnery." (Source)

The monastery is easy accessible via a bridge. 

The formation of the rock structures was done through earthquakes and weathering about 60 million years ago

I won't bore you more with landscape pictures, but you see my point...or wait just one more :)

The access used to be even more difficult where people had to use long ladders or big nets to transport food and  to bring themselves up.

There are a lot of restaurants around Meteora so it will be easy to find a spot even with a lot of tourists. As we were by car we picked one that was a bit further away 

the restaurant had good food and some great views :)

And well, yes, this was a full day trip to explore the amazing monasteries, maybe just a line to add, Meteora is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1988.