May has arrived and we are so thrilled to open our gates to receive visitors for the season once more! Springtime in Ikaria is truly magical. The days are brighter as the sun decides to linger a little longer, and the air turns sweet with the smell of flowers in bloom. There is also a
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There is no drunkenness like that of being in love. As Valentine’s Day approaches, I couldn’t help but to reflect upon the intoxicating nature of love, and the way in which it contends with wine for the greatest inspiration behind humanity’s blushing of the cheeks and dizzying of the senses. Wine and love have always
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We had a rather creative idea around June, to create a soap which will contain our red wine, for which we know has therapeutical powers for the skin as well! Our friend and now colleague from the island made our idea happen, presenting us with a handmade cosmetic soap of Ikarian olive oil with dry
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The good news of January 2022? Brand new 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡 ✛ new vintage for Pithari White! A few words about the person responsible for the idea 💡 of this label: Martin Mostböck is an Austrian architect who designs furniture, houses, furniture and equipment, interiors and objects of everyday use, by rejecting all superficial styling, going back
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For those arriving to Ikaria, you might be greeted with a familiar phrase that ‘time does not exist here.’ You hear this echoed proudly by the locals, the visitors that are awe-struck by the seemingly interminable night-life, and now, you’ll hear it from me as well. This adage has felt especially relevant recently, as my
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In the lifecycle of vines, there are times of dormancy and times of blooming. There are also the in-between phases, the slow but steady emergence back into the world bud by bud, leaf by leaf. If you work in the world of wine, you begin to recognize the patterns of nature, and if you are anything
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Μουσική Διαστρική Συνάντηση 19/08/2021 στο θέατρο Διόνυσος του κτήματος μας. Ομιλία για τους πλανήτες, τα αστέρια και το σύμπαν από τους Αναστασία Κόκορη και Άγγελος Τσιάρας ερευνητές του UCL (Τμήμα επιστήμες υπολογιστών). Ερευνητές διδάκτωρες στην Αστρονομία, Αναστασία Κοκόρη Centre for Space Exochemistry Data, UCL & Άγγελος Τσιάρας της Ομάδας Αστροφυσικής του Τμήματος Φυσικής και Αστρονομίας
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#lemontour2021 #lemon Lemon: θεατρικό ταξίδι στον προσωπικό σου χάρτη! Τo Lemon, η παράσταση που ταξιδεύει με πρωτότυπο τρόπο ανάμεσα στη στεριά και τη θάλασσα, έρχεται στην Ικαρία για 2 μοναδικές παραστάσεις στο Κτήμα Αφιανές το Σάββατο 31 Ιουλίου και την Κυριακή 1 Αυγούστου. Η απίστευτη ιστορία του θρυλικού πιανίστα 1900, που γεννήθηκε πάνω σ’ ένα καράβι
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Hello! My name is Mary Kate and I am thrilled to be launching the Afianes Wine blog! I am a sommelier and a writer, and I am so excited to explore the convergence of my two greatest passions here on the Afianes blog. I am originally from the United States, but have also lived around
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