Point of interest
Acropolis of Polirrinia
5 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Sofia
August 1, 2022
ACROPOLIS A flower-filled shack wedged into the walls of ancient Polirinia, up in the olive-green hills of Kissamos, is where Vasiliki Sfakianaki and her daughter turn out humble classics, while the sheep-rearing patriarch Yannis delivers a running commentary on Greek politics. This is the place to try dakos (grated tomato, capers, olives and a fluffy cloud of goat’s cheese piled onto brittle barley rusk), boureki (a baked stack of minty courgette, potatoes and cheese) and stamnagathi, bitter greens dressed in bright olive oil. Simple but sublime.
ACROPOLIS A flower-filled shack wedged into the walls of ancient Polirinia, up in the olive-green hills of Kissamos, is where Vasiliki Sfakianaki and her daughter turn out humble classics, while the sheep-rearing patriarch Yannis delivers a running commentary on Greek politics. This is the place to…
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Location
Polyrrhenia