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Breakfast at the Themis Beach features a wide selection of traditional delicacies such as “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), various pastries and traditional “bougatsa” pie. Spreads include various jams, honey, and butter and there are also dried fruits, compotes, yoghurt, cakes and biscuits. There are also pickles, cheeses, cold cuts and fresh fruits. Various types of bread and rusks are paired with Greek cheeses, olives. Traditional delicacies feature “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), triangular cheese pies, rolls (with sweet cheeses, spinach, or vegetables), fried “flogeres” (rolls with ham and cheese), and Greek pizza with feta and oregano. There are also salads (Greek salad, green salad, cabbage and carrot, cabbage with olive oil and vinegar). Beverages include various kinds of tea, hot or cold milk and coffee.

The rich breakfast buffet at the Elaion restaurant includes a wide variety of Cretan and Greek dishes in general. Breakfast starts with various bakery products like fresh bread, biscuits and cakes. Healthy diet fans will find plenty of fresh and dried fruits, natural juices, fruit salads and vegetables. Dairy Cretan products such as “anthotyro” and “myzithra” cheeses and yoghurt are also served, as well as cheeses from other parts of Greece like “manouri” and “feta”, paired with eggs and cold cuts such as “apaki”. Olive oil from Crete, olives and olive paste are basic staples. Traditional pies and sweets such as pies from Sfakia, “kalitsounia” with greens or myzithra and “lychnarakia”, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) and semolina pudding (halva) are offered. Spreads include jams, honey, tahini and fresh butter. One should also try traditional drinks like “soumada” (bitter almonds), “vissinada” (sour cherries) and herbal infusions such as chamomile and “malotira” (mountain tea), handmade “moustokouloura” (cookies with grape must) and homemade orange marmalade.

Tradition and local products together with grandmother’s recipes make the perfect combination of flavors for an exceptional breakfast. Guests will start their day with a hearty Cretan breakfast that includes fresh bread that can be accompanied by fragrant honey, homemade jams and fresh butter from sheep and goat’s milk. Recommended are the hot “tiganites” (pancakes), the fresh milk, the local cheeses, the yoghurt with fruits or the traditional pies with greens from the village. All these go perfectly well with fruit salads and fresh juices. The ingredients are sourced from the hotel’s vegetable garden as well as from small, local producers of Asterousia.

The traditional local corner is a separate section of the Theartemis breakfast buffet and is decorated with traditional elements. There are local herbal beverages, which alternate daily, such as “malotyra”, “diktamo”, linden, fliskouni””, mixed (“sarantadendri”) and sage. Guests will also find feta cheese, gruyere, yoghurt, two kinds of local olive varieties, rusks, dried nuts, raisins, figs, dates and more. There are also various sweets such as “kalitsounia” (with sweet myzithra cheese), pies of Sfakia, tahini with bread and sugar, halva, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), “myzithropitakia” (small pies with “”myzithra”” cheese), “lychnarakia”, “diples” (fritters), biscuits, “kserotigana”, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), “tiganites” (pancakes) and three kinds of spoon sweets.

The a la carte Greek breakfast at the hotel consists of freshly squeezed orange juice from local oranges, coffee, (incl. fresh Greek coffee), or local mountain tea. Spreads like fresh butter and honey from producers from Chania and handmade jams are paired with fresh, whole wheat bread with dried nuts, baked on the premises. Guests have the option to choose among free range eggs and bacon, fruits and vegetables, a cheese platter (gruyere, “malaka”, “myzithra” and “anthotyro”, feta cheese and yoghurt, or a pies selection (meatpie, cream-filled “bougatsa” and two types of “kaltsounia”), all homemade from traditional Greek recipes with fresh phyllo dough.

The Greek breakfast at the Stone Village starts with bread, cookies, rusks, bread sticks and biscuits. As for beverages, there is Greek coffee (among other types) and various herbal teas of Crete. Guests can try local jams and spoon sweets as well as four different kinds of honey. There are also fresh fruits, juices, vegetables (cabbage, lettuce, carrots, zucchini, eggplants). Guests will also find omelettes with cheese, bacon, peppers and tomato (or whichever ingredients they choose), boiled and fried eggs. The breakfast buffet features local cheeses, three kinds of milk, yoghurt, cereals, four kinds of local olives as well as Cretan olive oil, cold cuts, pastry creations and traditional pies.

The breakfast buffet features elements of the authentic traditional Cretan cuisine in the special “Cretan Corner”. All dishes are made with fresh, local ingredients. In particular, there are dairy products such as “anthotyro” and “myzithra”” cheese, gruyere and feta in virgin olive oil, barley rusks and “dakos” rusks with tomato and “myzithra”. Guests will find spoon sweets (quince, bitter orange, orange, fig) as well as local traditional sweets, namely “stafidopana” (with raisins), “kalitsounia” (with sweet cheese) and “kserotigana” (fritters with honey). Thyme honey and carob honey are integral parts of the local Cretan cuisine. Guests can also try the local sheep’s yoghurt, the traditional “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), the “sfouggato” omelet with local eggs combined with fresh vegetables and green olives. The Greek coffee his traditionally brewed and there is a selection of local herbal beverages, such as sage, “malotira”, and verbena.

The breakfast buffet includes a wide selection of Cretan and Greek dishes among its standard international offerings. Guests will find cheese pie or cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, Cretan honey, yoghurt from a local producer, feta cheese, village style sausages, fresh village style bread products and “dakos” rusks from a traditional local bakery. Other local products include fruits and vegetables, homegrown olives and extra virgin olive oil. Herbal beverages such as sage, linden, “diktamo”, mountain tea and chamomile will provide guests the energy for the rest of the day.

The Sentido Vasia Resort & Spa serves a variety of Cretan delicacies for breakfast. The buffet
has fresh bread, delicious cakes, freshly baked bakery products (with cheese, raisins, chocolate etc), honey, jams, yoghurt, fresh butter, olives and a selection of Greek cheeses. The “Cretan corner” offers traditional spoon sweets, locally produced Cretan olive oil and aromatic herbs and spices. Cheeses include gruyere, “manouri” and feta, all paired with tomatoes and cucumber, black and green olives, pickles and sliced lemon. Hot dishes feature eggs and various omelettes (with mushrooms, cheese, smoked “apaki” pork etc), saut?ed cherry tomatoes with spices, potatoes with grated “anthotyro” cheese and village style sausages. The “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), the cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, the pies with mushrooms, ham, or greens and the “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) are really worth tasting. Drinks and beverages feature natural orange juice, Greek coffee, various teas and herbal beverages like the “alisfakia”. Breakfast is complete with a selection of nutritious dried fruits and nuts.

The hotel has introduced a series of products that are part of the Traditional Cretan Breakfast.
Guests will find barley buns, barley bites, oil buns and sweet rusks, paired with beverages like “malotyra”, “diktamo”, fresh orange juice and fresh fruits. There are cucumber and tomato salads with onion, various olives and olive oil varieties. Guests may try handmade jams and dried fruits. Specials include the “ryzogalo” or “galoryzo” (rice pudding), the vanilla cream, the “manouri” cheese and “tiganites” (pancakes with honey).

Breakfast at the Pearl Beach hotel consists of a great variety of Greek, especially Cretan products.
Guests will find a variety of barley buns, barley bites, oil buns and sweet rusks from the traditional local bakery, beverages like “malotyra” and “diktamo”, a selection of fruits and fresh orange juice from oranges of Chania. There are also olives, olive oil, handmade jams, plums and dried figs and raisins from Crete. Guests may try handmade jams and dried fruits. Specials include the “ryzogalo” or “galoryzo” (rice pudding), the vanilla cream, the “manouri” cheese and “tiganites” (pancakes with honey).

The Sentido Vasia Resort & Spa serves a variety of Cretan delicacies for breakfast. The buffet
has fresh bread, delicious cakes, freshly baked bakery products (with cheese, raisins, chocolate etc), honey, jams, yoghurt, fresh butter, olives and a selection of Greek cheeses. The “Cretan corner” offers traditional spoon sweets, locally produced Cretan olive oil and aromatic herbs and spices. Cheeses include gruyere, “manouri” and feta, all paired with tomatoes and cucumber, black and green olives, pickles and sliced lemon. Hot dishes feature eggs and various omelettes (with mushrooms, cheese, smoked “apaki” pork etc), saut?ed cherry tomatoes with spices, potatoes with grated “anthotyro” cheese and village style sausages. The “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), the cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, the pies with mushrooms, ham, or greens and the “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) are really worth tasting. Drinks and beverages feature natural orange juice, Greek coffee, various teas and herbal beverages like the “alisfakia”. Breakfast is complete with a selection of nutritious dried fruits and nuts.