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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 Greek breakfast buffet many kinds of traditional bread and bakery products, like sesame bread with clove, “anevata” cookies and “fanouropita” cake. There is local milk and yoghurt and many Greek cheeses. Guests may are also choose cold cuts, eggs cooked in various ways like “kagianas” (scrambled with tomato, smoked pork or village sausage) “sfoggato” (traditional omelette). As for desserts, guests can try “halouva” with flour, tahini cream with cinnamon, “matsogalo”, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), “rodokrema” (from Rhodes), “galatopita” (milk pie), “bougatsa” (with phyllo dough and cream) and “giaourtopita” (yoghurt pie). There is also a selection of jams, fresh fruits and vegetables. Apart from thyme honey from Rhodes, highly recommended is the traditional “melekouni””(sesame, honey, orange and almond paste), As for beverages, there is Greek coffee, “alisfakia” (sage tea) “diktamo” (herbal tea), black mountain tea and chamomile.

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 Greek breakfast features a wide variety of breads and bakery products, jams, spoon sweets, cheeses, cold cuts, hot beverages, refreshing fruit juices as well as fresh fruits. The hotel bakes a wide variety of fresh bread types such as the delicious “iliopsomo” (olive bread). There is also a variety of buns, cookies, cakes and pies, starring the cream-filled traditional “bougatsa” pie with handmade phyllo. The cheese buffet is just as impressive and includes feta, kasseri, “manouri” and “anthotyro” as well as other dairy products such as yoghurt, paired with local honey and walnuts, traditional spoon sweets and fresh fruits. Guests may choose among local ingredients for their custom made omelet (olives from Volos, village style sausage, mushrooms and cheeses).

The Greek breakfast starts with fresh Greek milk, yoghurt, fresh butter, a selection of handmade jams, compotes, and honey from local producers. As for bakery products, guests may taste fresh bread (village style, wheat, whole wheat), bread for toasts, croissants, the special cake of the day, homemade cookies, cheese pies and tarts, biscuits and a selection of cereals. There are also platters with cheeses from producers of Skopelos as well as platters of cold cuts, fresh vegetables, olives, eggs (boiled, fried, poached), sausages, bacon and fresh juices. As for sweets, worth trying are the “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), various handmade pies with fruits and the traditional sweets of Skopelos (“haimalia” and “rozedakia”).

The breakfast buffet features Greek products and recipes from Zakynthos, using typical local products of the island like raisins, virgin olive oil (distinguished for its rich aroma and deep color) and flower honey. Guests can enjoy many different kinds of bread products like the traditional rusks of Zakynthos (with oil, wine and local raisins), cakes, bread with raisins, biscuits and cookies. Hot dishes include among others “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs and tomato) and Cretan “dakos” rusk with tomato. There are also homemade jams, spoon sweets, “melachrino” cake, traditional “fitoura” and “glaounes” of Zakynthos as well as olives from local producers, many kinds of dried nuts, a selection of cheeses that includes gruyere from Zakynthos and “myzithra”, yoghurt, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.

The breakfast at the Skamnos includes many types of bread, such as village style from the local bakery and brown bread, baked by the hotel owners with organic multi grain flour and dried nuts. Guests will find lemon or chocolate cake, savory cheese pies, and mini cream-filled “bougatsa” pies. The jams are homemade (strawberry, cherry, apple-pear, apricot, raspberry, beetroot, tomato-olive, spicy carrot). There are also homemade crepes or waffles, either sweet (with jam or honey from Parnassos), or savory (with ham, local cheese, tomato and olive paste). Guests can pair their yoghurt with spoon sweets, dried or fresh fruits and nuts. Hot dishes include homemade cheese pies, spinach pies, “trahanas” pasta soup, omelettes, saut?ed eggs, boiled eggs, sausages. There is traditional “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), various kinds of coffee, tea and particularly local mountain tea, milk, hot chocolate and “ksirotigana” (fritters with honey). Many of the ingredients are produced in the region of Parnassos.

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 Simosmare Resort serves a wide selection of traditional dishes at breakfast. There is fresh bread, various pastry delicacies such as “bougatsa” pie with cream and cheese pie, fresh fruits, juices and vegetables. Guests may taste sheep’s cheese of Neapolis, yoghurt and fresh milk. The breakfast buffet also offers eggs from Taygetos (boiled and fried), cold cuts such as “syglino” of Mani (smoked pork) and sausages from Sparta with orange. Recommended are the local unique pies such as “tsaiti” of Neapolis and “pitarouda”.

Guests may discover the secrets of the Mediterranean diet and explore the best flavors of the Cretan cuisine at the hotel’s restaurant. Breakfast consists of authentic Cretan recipes cooked with the best local products, for a tasty and nutritious Greek breakfast, served in cozy surroundings.

The breakfast buffet puts emphasis on Greek and Cretan local products. The buffet offers freshly baked breads, cookies, biscuits and other bakery items. Guests may taste fresh fruits and authentic strained yoghurt with spoon sweets or jam. A popular corner of the buffet is the one with dried fruits and nuts, cereals, muesli and fresh milk. There is also coffee and tea for guests, who can enjoy freshly squeezed oranges from Chania. Hot dishes feature boiled and fried eggs, omelettes, “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), vegetables with olive oil and herbs etc.

There is also a selection of cheeses, cold cuts, feta cheese and olives. Highly recommended is the dessert of the day which can be cake (with orange, yoghurt, or lemon), walnut pie, chocolate cake, semolina (pudding) halva etc.

The Greek breakfast at the Semantron Traditional Village serves fresh eggs (omelettes, fried eggs and “avgofetes” (French toasts), hot bread and a wide selection of jams (apple, pear, orange etc), all handmade from organic fruit. Guests will also find salads and sweets made on the premises. The kitchen team starts preparations very early in the morning, getting ready to welcome guests and offer them a 4 star village style breakfast. The hotel garden is the main product supplier, hence breakfast ingredients are pure and fresh.