Salvia at Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas

Η Salvia it is a restaurant located on the hotel premises Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas.

Where can I imagine a few years ago, when one day every winter I visited her Excellent which was drowned in the snow and the only chimney that emitted smoke was his cafe in Alexandra - so I went there and met her, the akrita of the village - that a few years later behind her humility and opposite the five "towers", its stone peaks Astrakas, would be erected one of the most impressive hotels in Epirus.

The Aristi Mountain Resort, made almost entirely of stone, is broken into small volumes, with 18 spacious rooms, suites and villas with stunning views, a full spa, jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish bath, indoor heated pool, and is the definition of discreet luxury. After all, they are not accidental international discrimination such as that of the "Luxury Hideaway Resort" of Europe, from the World Luxury Hotel Awards, or as "the best traditional hotel in Greece»By the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, while at the same time it is a member of the family of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

His restaurant was named after him Salvia - sage is a local native herb of the greater Zagori area, a type of sage used in local cuisine - and serves classic cuisine with unexpected modern touches.

The restaurant operates noon and night, in a modern, elegant, but unpretentious environment, where at lunch from the large windows one can enjoy the unique view Viko.

Christmas 2015 chef in the kitchen was the Evdokia Fylakouri and Niki Tressou, who had an impressive six-year tenure at "Kallisti Gefsis". From the delicious, fragrant and imaginative as always their dishes we distinguished:

• Trahanoto with wild mushrooms of the area and white truffle oil.
• Marinated seasonal greens with helmets and pomegranate sauce.
• Simmer leeks with orange. Epirus feta mousse and Kalamon olives,
• Blush goat with thick spaghetti and cream of "smoked" Metsovo.
• Lamb shank with celery root and rosemary caramel.

Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas also organizes special events full of them tastes and smells of Epirus, such as the "Mushroom hunt in Zagori" an organized trip to the forest areas of Zagori with the theme of mushroom collection or the "Music Kazanemata in Zagori" which has as its theme the process of distillation of tsipouro