Honey Festival – Afrata 25th July

The Cultural Association of Afrata invites you to their traditional Honey Festival!

WHEN: 19th July 21:00
WHERE: courtyard of the old school in Afrata, 4.5 km from Kolymbari. For map click here.

Entrance: € 20,- (see article below)
Reservation: 6946 466 122
(The Festival is always well attended, so reservation is recommended)

Comment:
Full menu at the Afrata Honey Festival (source: kolymbaricourier.com)

In recent years it has been the fashion for local yiortes to avoid the traditional multi-course meal, and charge only a small entrance fee, leaving visitors to purchase their own food choices from a buffet. This has been appreciated by many who did not feel inclined to consume large quantities of meat and carbohydrate on a hot summer’s evening, accompanied by traditional Cretan music played at deafening volume. The disadvantage for the organisers was uncertainty about the quantities of food which might be needed, with many people restricting themselves to downing large quantities of beer and wine.
This year the Cultural Association of Afrata (“Peninsula of Peace”) has decided to revert to the traditional model for the village’s annual Honey Festival (Yiorti tou meliou), offering a full menu included in the €20.00 entrance ticket, although we are told that people who do not want the food can trade it for a specified amount of wine from the bar.

The menu, provided by the kitchens of the Kali Kardia taverna, is not overly heavy and can be expected to be of good quality. It will comprise starters of honey with walnuts, kalitsounia and pasteli (Greek honey sesame bars), followed by salad, loukanika sausages, pork with peppers (bekri meze), and traditional pilafi with boiled meat, all accompanied by yogurt, rakomelo, water and wine with watermelon to close. Extra wine, beer and soft drinks will no doubt be available at the bar.