Greece

Greece holds a deep stock of living traditions spanning Aegean music, island crafts and Mediterranean cooking.

Music & dance Nature & herbalism Food & cooking Spirituality & rites Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Rebetiko

Urban song and dance born in early 20th-century port cities, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Mastic cultivation on Chios

Mastic cultivation on Chios

The know-how of tapping mastic resin from the islands' lentisk trees, a UNESCO-listed practice.

Nature & herbalism

Tsipouro distillation

Tsipouro distillation

Traditional pomace spirit distilled from grape residue after the wine harvest.

Byzantine chant

Byzantine chant

The Orthodox liturgical vocal tradition with its own notation, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Spirituality & rites

Marble carving on Tinos

Marble carving on Tinos

The island's craft of working white marble for architecture and ornament, listed by UNESCO.