7th ‘Sympossio’ journey introduces ‘Greek Street Food’ to European cities

Greek gourmet touring event “Sympossio” embarks on its seventh journey to European cities highlighting Greek gastronomic culture, with the support of Greek tourism enterprises, food and beverage companies and international Tour Operators.

A symposium, “sympossio” in Greek , was a social event for the purposes of drinking, dining and intellectual discussion among ancient Greeks.

Symposia go all the way back to Greek antiquity. Fortunately, over the years, there have been numerous excavation findings which have provided us with a wealth of knowledge about them. Ancient pots, for instance, have been a great source of such information, as they most often depicted scenes from daily life and were highly decorated.

 Distinct culinary destination

“Sympossio”  is a trip of Greek gastronomy in the big cities of West & East Europe. Greek cuisine and diet… communicated through one of the most dynamic and extrovert promotion projects ever set to motion by Greek hoteliers, that are willing to establish Greece on the world map, as a distinct culinary destination!

The event’s “Greek Street Food” concept will also reveal the features dating back from the ancient Greek philosophy of the sympossio, which perceives food as a collective living experience; an experience during which people once again become sociable around the table.

The Sympossio Greek Street Food showcases modern eating habits of Greeks, which are however closely connected with the modern trends of European diet and lifestyle.

It is an initiative of the Aldemar Resorts hotel chain, in cooperation with the National Greek Tourism Organization (EOT) and is under the auspices of the Chefs Club of Greece, in partnership with Greek producers, tour operators and institutions.

The Sympossio 2016 partners and supporters, include:

• Aegean Airlines
• Aldemar Resorts
• St. George Lycabettus Boutique Hotel
• 12 MONTHS LUXURY RESORT
• NISOS Cycladic microbrewery 
• Green Cola
• UPS Packaging
• Pites Chasioti
• Olympos Dairy Larissa SA "Olympus"
• Symphonia
• Unilever
• Ktima Britziki
• Chiotakis

The distinguished Chefs of Sympossio will visit eight European countries over a period of two months. Specifically, this year, the Sympossio team will travel to Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, France, Israel and England. The team will join representatives of corporate sponsors and personalities, advocates of a modern, enriched identity of Greek tourism.

The Sympossio in numbers:

• 76 Cities
• 14 Countries in Eastern & Western Europe
• 97 Culinary events
• 150+ Greek products
• 4150 Invited (tourism / industry / SMEs)
• 45 Supporters
• Group of 19 Greek actors