In Pelion, the mountain of the Centaurs, flavours have depth and history, and every dish is an experience that remains unforgettable. Pelion cuisine is a gastronomic treasure that harmoniously combines nature, tradition and hospitality. The products of the region, fresh and of high quality, come from the fertile Pelion plain, the forests and the seaside villages. Zagora PDO apples (Starkin and firikia), chestnuts, mushrooms, walnuts, herbs and aromatic plants take centre stage in a cuisine that respects seasonality and honours tradition.

Here you will taste the famous spetzofai, perhaps the most characteristic dish of Pelion, with village sausage, hot peppers and tomato. You will savour the boubari (a handmade fresh sausage with offal and minced meat) and discover the art of cooking wild greens, tsitsiravla (the tips of the wild pistachio tree, gathered in spring) and kritama (small plants that grow in rock crevices near the sea) with eggs or with oil and lemon.

Do not miss accompanying your meal with mountain tea, tsipouro or local wine made from the strawberry grape variety, in one of Pelion’s traditional tavernas or picturesque cafés. Choose the cool squares and enjoy the unique Pelion dishes beneath centuries-old plane trees.

As you leave, buy aromatic honey, wild herbs, spetzakia (hot chilli peppers), spoon sweets that melt in your mouth, apple molasses from the Zagorin Cooperative and galatopita. Pelion cuisine carries within it the freshness of the mountain and flavours that offer warmth and comfort.

Experience the gastronomic magic of Pelion. Here, the experience of quality products is “adorned” by a fairytale mountain setting and the unique view of the sea. All you have to do is let your senses travel to a place that deeply loves its land and its tradition.