MadeinMycountry ORESTIADA: where yesterday meets tomorrow !!

Orestiada is a dynamic new city in Northern Evros, Thrace in Hellas (Greece).

Orestiada also known as Nea (New) Orestiada, Greek: Ορεστιάδα, (Νέα Ορεστιάς), is the north-easternmost, northernmost and newest[ city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace, a historically Hellenic (Greek) geographical region dating back thousands of years.

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New Orestiada was founded by displaced Greek nationals after the Treaty of Lausanne, in which river Evros became the new border of Hellas (Greece). It has a population of about 20,000.

Home to a variety of cultural, historical and traditional groups the city underlines the preservation of Hellenic and Thracean culture. It is also home to its world renowned Cultural and Historical museum, near the center of town.

Orestiada hosts the annual Arda’s festival in Kastanies, Evros about 17 kms north of the city. This “youth meeting point” concert and activities festival has been organized by the city since 1995 and it lasts for days! (There is transportation available to and from most cities in the region)

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Water theme parks, banquet halls, numerous hotels, unique gourmet restaurants, special snack and coffee places, bakeries, local food restaurants, retail shops with an abundance of services: professional services, clothing, equipment, mechanics, specialty stores and a weekly local product “open air market” (Laiki agora) are guaranteed to cater to everyone’s dining and purchase preferences.

Orestiada is also home to Democritos University of Thrace’s αgricultural and forestry schools. This University is one of the oldest and largest higher education institutions in the country.

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The city has a unique architectural arrangement which makes it really easy to navigate through its avenues and streets! Coupled with its youthful population like its students, servicemen and newly arrived residents, it projects an optimism and a zest for life, rarely found in the European Union!

Its proximity to key destinations like Didymoteicho, Soufli, Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Sofia, Bucharest, Nis and Belgrade, Croatia and the Greek Byzantine “Hagia Sofia” in the city of Constantinopolis makes Nea Orestiada the ideal starting point for a greater “Aimos” peninsula-Southeastern Europe exploration!

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MadeinMycountry ΟΡΕΣΤΙΑΔΑ: όπου το χθες συναντά το αύριο!!

Η Ορεστιάδα είναι μια δυναμική νέα πόλη στον Βόρειο Έβρο στη Θράκη. (Ελλας)

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Η Ορεστιάδα, γνωστή και ως Νέα Ορεστιάδα, είναι η βορειο-ανατολικoτερη, βορειότερη και νεότερη πόλη της Ελλάδας και η δεύτερη μεγαλύτερη πόλη της περιφερειακής ενότητας Έβρου στην Θράκη, μιας ιστορικά ελληνικής γεωγραφικής περιοχής που χρονολογείται χιλιάδες χρόνια πριν.


Η Νέα Ορεστιάδα ιδρύθηκε από εκτοπισμένους Έλληνες μετά τη Συνθήκη της Λωζάνης, στην οποία ο ποταμός Έβρος έγινε το νέο σύνορο της Ελλάδας. Έχει πληθυσμό περίπου 20.000 κατοίκους.

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Εδρα ποικίλων πολιτιστικών, ιστορικών και παραδοσιακών συλλογων, η πόλη υπογραμμίζει τη διατήρηση του ελληνικού και θρακικού πολιτισμού. Φιλοξενεί επίσης το παγκοσμίου φήμης Πολιτιστικό και Ιστορικό Μουσείο, κοντά στο κέντρο της πόλης.


Η Ορεστιάδα φιλοξενεί το ετήσιο φεστιβάλ Άρδας στις Καστανιές Έβρου, περίπου 17 χλμ. βόρεια της πόλης. Αυτό το φεστιβάλ συναυλιών και δραστηριοτήτων «σημείο συνάντησης νέων» διοργανώνεται από την πόλη από το 1995 και διαρκεί μέρες! (Υπάρχει διαθέσιμη μεταφορά από και προς τις περισσότερες πόλεις της περιοχής)

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H πολη εχει θεματικά πάρκα νερού, αίθουσες δεξιώσεων, πολυάριθμα ξενοδοχεία, μοναδικά γκουρμέ εστιατόρια, ειδικά σνακ και καφέ, αρτοποιεία, και εστιατόρια τοπικού φαγητού.

Οπως επισης εχει καταστήματα λιανικής πώλησης με πληθώρα υπηρεσιών: επαγγελματικές υπηρεσίες, ένδυση, εξοπλισμό, μηχανικους, εξειδικευμένα καταστήματα για το σπιτι και μια εβδομαδιαία «υπαίθρια αγορά» (λαικη) τοπικών προϊόντων. Ολα αυτα εγγυωνται ότι θα καλύψουν τις προτιμήσεις φαγητού και αγορών όλων!

Η Ορεστιάδα φιλοξενεί επίσης τις γεωργικές και δασικές σχολές του Δημοκρίτειου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης. Αυτό το Πανεπιστήμιο είναι ένα από τα παλαιότερα και μεγαλύτερα ιδρύματα τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στη χώρα.

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Η πόλη έχει μια μοναδική αρχιτεκτονική διάταξη που καθιστά πραγματικά εύκολη την πλοήγηση στις λεωφόρους και τους δρόμους της! Σε συνδυασμό με τον νεανικό πληθυσμό της, όπως τους φοιτητές, τους στρατιωτικούς και τους νεοαφιχθέντες κατοίκους της, αποπνέει μια αισιοδοξία και ένα πάθος για ζωή, που σπάνια συναντώνται στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση!

Η εγγύτητά της Ορεστιαδας σε ενδιαφεροντες προορισμούς οπως το Διιδυμοτειχο, το Σουφλι, την Θεσσαλονίκη, την Αλεξανδρούπολη, την Σόφια, το Βουκουρέστι, το Νις και το Βελιγράδι, την Κροατία, καθώς και την Eλληνοβυζαντινή «Αγία Σοφία» στην πόλη της Κωνσταντινούπολης, καθιστά τη Νεα Ορεστιαδα ιδανικό σημείο εκκίνησης για μια ευρύτερη εξερεύνηση της χερσονήσου του Αίμου και της Νοτιοανατολικής Ευρώπης!

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Καλα Χριστουγεννα Merry Christmas

Christmas in Greece and Cyprus, MadeinMycountryGR, MadeinMycountryCY,Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Christmas in Greece and Cyprus, MadeinMycountryGR, MadeinMycountryCY,Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Καλήν εσπέραν άρχοντες
κι αν εί- κι αν είναι ορισμός σας
Χριστού τη Θεία γέννηση
να (μ)πω στ’αρχοντικό σας.

Χριστός γεννάται σήμερον
εν Βη- εν Βηθλεέμ τη πόλη
οι ουρανοί αγάλλονται
χαίρε η φύσις όλη.

Εν τω σπηλαίω τίκτεται
εν φά- εν φάτνη των αλόγων
ο Βασιλεύς των ουρανών
και Ποιητής των όλων.

Σ’ αυτό το σπίτι που’ρθαμε,
πέτρα- πέτρα να μην ραγίσει,
και ο νοικοκύρης του σπιτιού,
χίλια χίλια χρόνια να ζήσει.

Και του χρόνου!

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Christmas in Greece and Cyprus

MadeinMycountryGR-MadeinGreece-MadeinMycountry Merry Christmas Happy New Year
MadeinMycountryGR-MadeinGreece-MadeinMycountry Merry Christmas Happy New Year

Christmas in Greece and Cyprus

Α feast for the senses

Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Greece means entering a magical world that we can enjoy with all of our senses! Visions of great beauty; delicious flavours; intoxicating scents; and joyful melodies cause a flurry of emotions which bring back happy memories from our childhood years. Feel the Christmas spirit and…who knows? Maybe you’ll come across some kind of elf hiding behind the Christmas tree – if you are lucky enough! Feel the magic!

See


The Christmas tale coming alive / numerous white and coloured Christmas lights giving the appearance of starlit skies over cities, towns, and villages / the happy and welcoming faces of their inhabitants/ decorated Christmas trees and traditional Christmas boats bringing back memories of childhood Christmases to locals and visitors alike / white picturesque villages and snow-covered mountain tops with busy ski centres/ cheerful fires blazing in traditional hotel fireplaces / fireworks lighting up the night sky on New Year’s Eve/ the custom of Momogeroi, still followed in the areas of Macedonia and Thrace / Athens and Thessaloniki welcoming the Christmas season in high spirits, with the streets and squares wearing colourful Christmas lighting and a variety of events, festivals and concerts.
The custom: In Florina, the local celebrations for Christmas and New Year’s Day include the lighting of bonfires at midnight, in the same way as shepherds did to warm up the newborn baby Jesus.

Taste


The savoury and sweet traditional dishes prepared for Christmas and New Year’s Day in Greece / the delicious turkey stuffed with chestnuts and raisins laid on the festive table/ sweet Christmas temptations like traditional melomakarona (honeyed cookies with walnuts), sweet-smelling kourabiedes (christmas butter cookies dusted with caster sugar) and delicious diples (sweet fried honey rolls dusted with cinnamon and ground walnuts) / fragrant stuffed tsourekia (a traditional sweet bread) prepared in confectioneries, mostly in Athens and Thessaloniki / the delicious chicken soup served steaming hot – popular in Crete and other parts of the country / the custom of gourounochara / St. Basil’s Pie (Vasilopita) prepared for New Year’s Day / other traditional local Christmas delicacies served across the country.
The custom: Christopsomo (meaning Christ’s bread), customarily prepared in Crete and other areas is a special sweet bread with a cross-shaped decoration and a walnut (the symbol of fertility) at its centre, served on Christmas Day across Greece. It usually contains cinnamon, honey, nutmeg and/or raisins, with slight variations. Tasting it is a …must!

Smell


The festive aromas in the atmosphere/ the warm scent of cinnamon, honey, nuts and sugar- the basic ingredients for the majority of Christmas sweets/ smoking chimneys and wood burning fireplaces in beautiful mountain villages, such as Megalo Papigo in the area of Ioannina/ the scent coming off the moist soil and the dewy evergreen shrubs and trees on forested Mt. Pelion in Magnesia/the smell of incense burning in churches in every city, town, or village / the sweet aroma of chestnuts roasting on an open fire/ delicious smells coming from the kitchens of cute little tavernas in Plaka or Psirri, Athens.
The custom: On Kefalonia island, in the Ionian Sea, locals keep a “fragrant” custom called kolonies (meaning colognes); this is a special ritual for New Year’s Eve when people sprinkle each other with cologne and perfume.

Hear


The Christmas melodies filling the air in every street of the city/ children singing carols while holding metal triangles that resonate as they strike them rhythmically with a small metal rod on Christmas Eve and on New Year’s Eve/ church bells inviting people to attend the Christmas mass / open-air concerts taking place in Syntagma square and all around Athens/ street musicians performing in the city centre/ Christmas parties held in clubs and bars all over Greece.
The custom: On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in the morning, children knock on peoples’ doors and sing Christmas carols. According to tradition, opening your door to children singing carols will bring you good luck and prosperity!

Touch / Sense

Visit the impressive fir forest in Pertouli, Trikala, and touch real fir trees instead of their man-made Christmas counterparts / sprigs of Christmas mistletoe set with a red ribbon in vases, or adorning the front doors of houses / the beautiful Christmas ornaments in shops and malls in Athens/ the festive nightlife atmosphere in Arachova, on the south slope of Mt. Parnassus / the special vibes of the ancient oracle at Delphi, just 8 Km away from Arachova / the happy atmosphere you share with family & loved ones / touching the hand of a loved one at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
The custom: On New Year’s Day, just after the morning mass, Greeks throw a pomegranate on the doorstep before entering their houses, for good luck; the fruit’s bright red arils get scattered on the floor, and they are believed to bring prosperity, happiness and good fortune to all the family.

Source: www.visitgreece.gr/

Jingle all the way to the Cyprus Christmas Villages!

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism invites you to discover seven beautiful traditional villages and towns of Cyprus, which in turn will wow you with an array of authentic Christmas experiences to participate in and where you will make memories to last a lifetime! Agros, Derynia, Fikardou, Lefkara, Kalopanagiotis, Kyperounta and Laiki Geitonia (Lefkosia) put on their finest festive attire to spread the Christmas spirit, impressing locals, visitors, young and old alike.

Cultural events, stands with local products and handicrafts, gastronomy and crafting workshops, organized activities in nature, guided village tours, local restaurants and hotels with delicious holiday menus and many other surprises await to be discovered for a unique Cypriot Christmas experience.

We are waiting for you to celebrate with us this magical holiday period.

The Christmas Villages will be operating from November 25, 2023 until January 14, 2024 (inclusive) as follows:
Friday – Sunday and Public Holidays, and daily from 27 December 2023 – 4 January 2024.



AGROS, DERYNEIA, FIKARDOU, KALOPANAGIOTIS, KYPEROUNTA, LAIKI GEITONIA, LEFKARA!

Source: www.visitcyprus.com/

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