Thursday 30 August 2018

Paradise on Poros

I have written about Paradise Taverna before but we found this delightful advertisement stuck under the windshield wipers
not long ago and I thought I should give you all

Another Taste of Paradise

Paradise taverna is a rustic family run eating place in the hills where the only sounds are of trilling cicadas, barking dogs and jolly singing greeks.  Chairs are outside under the grapevine in the summer and inside with a roaring open fire in the winter


On your way to the Poseidon Temple surrounded by olive trees,
lemon trees and vineyards, you come through a traditional taverna.
Antoni's family wanted to give a freshness to this place and made it
their Paradise.  We offer you special home made plates using
our pure materials with the original Kiki's recipes.
You can taste: Cockerel with spaghetti.  Baby lamp in vessel.  Rabbit stifado.  Homemade bread in wood over.  Local Fousa's wine.....and many more

Of course the doors of your Paradise is open all day.



The gates of Paradise


 In the grounds they have their own little chapel dedicated to local saint Agios Nektarios





Tables under the trees where you can enjoy Kiki's  specialities which really are all made by her own hands and a jug or two of their own wine.  The roosters and rabbits mentioned are their own and slaughtered on site but not in front of your eyes.  Kiki carries on her mother-in-law's tradition baking her own sourdough bread which is cooked in an outside wood fire.  They are huge loaves which are a bit solid after a few days but full of flavour



A bed under the pines to sleep off a 'ponokefalo'  (headache)












14 comments:

  1. That looks idyllic. Have just finished watching an episode of Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey in which she travelled around the Greek Islands. It looked wonderful.

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    1. I've seen those programmes too. She is great and no Mamby pandy romantic tourist stuff

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    2. Ohhhh must look for this! With luck,it will be on my Prime subscription.

      Thank you!!!

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  2. Sourdough in Paradise? Yes please, that will do nicely!

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    1. Bread is real village, greek village stuff

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    2. Heavy bread! You need some tzatziki and the oil from the greek salad to dip it in

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  3. The food
    The scenery
    The hammock
    Sounds perfect xx

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    1. Just need the money, honey, but have a barter system with them as well.

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  4. Delightful!!!!!! And I'd certainly want to see the Poseidon Temple, too!!!!!

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    1. Not much left of the temple. Must do a post on that

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  5. I'll have the baby lamp in vessel please; it sounds perfect.

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    1. Delightful description. Don't know why they didn't get it checked.

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  6. Looks lovely there, I always like to try new types of food except I've never tried sourdough bread.

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    1. The bread is dense and heavy but full of flavour. Perfect for dipping into olive oil

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