Sweet Memories from Lefkada
Christmas is at the door and December is the sweetest month of the year! In particular, it’s the period many Greeks use to celebrate their names. They do this according to the same name Saints celebrations of the Greek Orthodox calendar. For this reason, sweets are offered throughout the whole month. Finally this offering culminates in Christmas Eve. Christmas preparations start early in every region of Greece with local sweets and public areas decorations. In particular, Lefkada’s local sweet is the Olive oil pie, Ladopita in Greek, along with other original Greek sweets. So, if you are a visitor in Lefkada do not leave the island without tasting its sweets! A perfect way to keep some sweet memories from Lefkada during your holiday on the island!
Best Greek Sweets Shop in Lefkada
You should never leave Lefkada without tasting its original Greek sweets! There are many pastry shops on the island. But, only one is the oldest. It is more traditional than the others. The owners love to make handmade fresh original Greek sweets every day. They have been doing this since the 1990s. They inherited the old recipes from Andreas the best local pastry cook of the 1950s! Do not leave Lefkada if you don’t try Karidopita, Baklava, Galaktoboureko and Kantaifi from them! That will be very sad indeed!
Sweet Wishes from LEFKASEABNB
The Greek sweets mentioned above have their roots in different civilizations that influenced the Greek pastry cookers. From Persian flavors, Byzantine and Roman traditions to Ottoman influence and Western European aromas. In particular, the sweets above are the most beloved sweets for the Greeks. But the most important is that each sweet carries the warmth of Greek hospitality and tradition. In LEFKASEABNB we love hosting people from all over the world trying to make them feel like locals. With all that said we send you sweet season’s wishes from beautiful Lefkada.