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Visit Beekeeping unit “Melissa” in Kefalos. Visitors can experience the Greek beekeeping tradition and taste natural products from the hive. They can safely watch honeybees working inside observation hives and visit the apitherapy house to relax and anti-stress! In their gift shop, you can taste and buy unique products like honey, propolis, royal jelly, herbs, cosmetics and more from beekeepers in various flora areas of Greece!

The Beekeeping unit “Melissa” was founded in Kefalos Kos in 2009. It belongs to Drosos family which has been engaged in the production of Honey for a century.

They produce and bottle their own fragrant honey marrying the traditional method of production with the technology in the area of export and standardization of the product. Their aim to offer both to the consumer and our own children the nutritious honey of the land of Kos.

The “Melissa” honey is the result of the harmonius coexistence of humans with the nature, the old with the new. It is the grandfather’s experience and knowledge that passes down to the son and continues with the grandson…

Take a tour of Kos Olive Oil Bottling Factory, Hatzipetrou Family, Greece.

Taste the award-winning wines of Kos as you move between the most legendary wineries of the island on a small-group Kos wine tour of the island’s countryside.

Learn about the ancient vineyard of Kos, the history of the island through the centuries.

Kos is extremely proud of its wine-making heritage, which dates back to Ancient Greece and well before 500 BC.

The soil on the island is perfect for vines, and a number of local wines have won international awards. Hippocrates, a native of Kos and the father of Western medicine, often expounded the health benefits of responsible drinking.

Visit the Triantafyllopoulos Vineyards in Miniera near Asfendiou village for a tour and a taste of the highly-prized Malagouzia-Sauvignon Blanc. The winery is open every day Monday to Saturday until 15:30.

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