Holiday Magazine Skiathos Island / Greece
Hospitality in Skiathos p.21
Skiathos Gastronomy p.41
Dream weddings in Skiathos p.59
SUMMER 2 0 1 5
volume 1
WELCOME TO KIVO & SKIATHOS ISLAND Dear Guests, Skiathos is one of the most beautiful destinations on earth and KIVO is the topping on the cake. With all due respect to nature, local tradition and our guests, we have created a warm, welcoming, comfortable and romantic shelter aiming to make every stay an unforgettable experience. For this reason we never rest; every year we must bring on something new, something fresh, something that will make a difference‌ Antonios Maniatis & Matoula Parissi Owners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About Skiathos 8 Location 10 Legend 14 Skiathos today 16 Climatic conditions 17 Hightlights 18 KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel 21 Highlights 24 Accomodation 26 Suite with private pool 27 Bridal suite 28 Art rooms 29 Coco-Mat 30 Standard rooms 31 Greek breakfast 32 Alternative treatments 33 Services 34 Hygiene standards 36 Environmental action 37 Activities 38 KIVO Restaurants 41 KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine 42 KIVO Modern Asian Dining 46 KIVO Cooking Courses 51 KIVO Cellar & Wine Bar 55 KIVO Weddings 59 Ceremonies 62 Catering menu proposals 66 KIVO Art Gallery 73 KIVO Food & Wine 77 KIVO Festival & Events 83 KIVO Real Estate 87 KIVO Web radio 91
About Skiathos
SKIATHOS
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About Skiathos
Relax and abandon yourself to the twin magic of the Aegean blue and the lush beauty of Skiathos 9
Location
LOCATION Skiathos lies at the center of the Greek realm, being the closest island to the eastern coast of the mainland among the group of the Northern Sporades. This cluster, once named Thessalian, or Magniton in antiquity, comprises several islands of various sizes, the most important of them being Skyros, Skiathos, Skopelos
and Alonissos. Skiathos is located north of the island of Evia and east of the district of Magnesia, 2.4 miles off the southern coast of Mount Pelion –home of the mythical Centaurs in antiquity. Its area measures 48 sq. km.
Latitude: 39ο 9’ 45.9965’’ | North (39.162777ο) Longitude: 23ο 29’ 28.6469’’ | East (23.491291ο)
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NETHERLANDS BELGIUM
GERMANY UKRAINE
CZECH REBUBLIC SLOVAKIA FRANCE
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HUNGARY ROMANIA
SLOVENIA KROATIA BOS. & HER.
ITALY PORTUGAL
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Thessaloniki Θεσσαλονίκη
Volos Βόλος
Skiathos Σκιάθος
Chios Χίος Athens Αθήνα
Heraklion Ηράκλειο
Volos
Katigiorgis
Skiathos
Alonnisos
Skopelos Pefki
Skiros
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Location
LEGENT Asphalt Road Dirt Road Beach
Taxi Staiton
Port
Bus
Airport
Health Center
Chrurch
Pharmacy
Site & Museums
Bank
Petrol Station
Must see Bourtzi Papadiamantis House Kastro - Castle KIVO Art Gallery Evagelistria Monastery Eikonistria Monastery Lalaria Beach
Point of interest Evagelistria Monastery Museum Musical Instruments Museum KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel Exhibitions Dogs Shelter Tsougria Island Arkos Island Mikros Vasilias Beach Vromolimnos Beach Agia Paraskeyi Beach Koukounaries Beach Ampelakia Beach Banana Beach Mandraki Beach Aselinos Beach
www.skiathostraveller.com t.: +30 6948303040 Get more informations
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Location
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Legend
LEGEND Myth or dream? Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, two giant twins, Otus and Ephialtes, lived in a beautiful country named Greece. Even as small kids, they dreamed big. They wanted to pile Mt. Ossa on Mt. Olympus and Mt. Pelion on Mt. Ossa so as to make a ladder and climb to the sky. So, they sat by the sea and exercised by throwing pebbles into the water. They would pick round and broad pebbles and make them skid on the water surface with a sudden and skillful jerk of the wrist. The pebbles would bounce several times before sinking into the emerald waters of the Aegean Sea. From these pebbles later emerged the Sporades islands –Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonnisos, Skyros and many other smaller islets.
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Skiathos has retained its name unaltered since ancient times. The island is verdant and lush with pine forest, with shade everywhere. Its name is actually a composite of “skia” (shade) and the suffix “-thos” (denoting place) -meaning “shady place”. Some scholars have suggested that the name of the island originates in a shade cast from the east by the distant peninsula of Mt. Athos at sunrise. This version, however, is not substantiated, as the distance from Mt. Athos is too big for its shade to reach Skiathos.
Legend
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Skiathos today
SKIATHOS TODAY Modern Skiathos is the garden of Eden dreamt by many a traveller, combining a lush landscape with long sandy beaches, coves and bays by the emerald waters of the Aegean Sea. It is a cosmopolitan hub with excellent tourism infrastructure –the only one of the Sporades with an airport- ideally twinning island traditions with modern comforts, respect for the natural environment and ecological awareness.
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The island’s town itself is set in amphitheatric fashion around a sheltered bay divided in two by the little promontory of Bourtzi. Streets are narrow and slatepaved, the houses are small, two-storey and whitewashed, with tile roofs. Main street Papadiamanti is vibrant with shops and cozy café-bars. Tavernas and restaurants cater for all palates, and night life is fully in par with what mainland cities have to offer.
Climatic conditions
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS The tourist season on Skiathos extends from April to October, thanks to the island’s ideally mild and temperate climate. Winters are marked by relatively high rainfall, while the lush vegetation moderates the warm, sun-drenched summers –making them definitely
cooler in comparison to the Cyclades. The northerly meltemi winds also bring a much welcome respite from the heat in late July and early August. The average annual temperature is 17ο C.
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Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS The rosy beaches With over 60 beaches where verdant forests meet golden sands and emerald waters, Skiathos offers a host of options for all bathing preferences. There are beaches with thin or coarse sand, small or large pebbles, bays and coves, sites that are fully organized with hotels, restaurants, sea sport facilities, sunbeds and umbrellas. Οthers are completely unspoiled –making you feel like a Robinson Crusoe who first sets foot on them. Two of Skiathos’s beaches, Koukounaries and Maratha, have been awarded the distinction of the Blue Flag.
Bourtzi Bourtzi is a small promontory connected with Skiathos via a bridge and divides the harbor in two, the old and the new. It used to be a fortress, of which only ruins remain, along with the point where the Church of Agios Georgios and the cistern of the fort once stood. Bourtzi today is a truly exceptional recreation area. The old primary school has been transformed into a cultural center and an open-air theater hosts a wide array of performances every summer. You will also find a municipal coffee shop in the pine wood, from where a staircase leads to a tiny beach.
Kastro The old fort of Kastro is located at a naturally fortified position at the island’s northern tip, where the locals sought refuge from pirate raids in the 14th century. It remained under Byzantine control until 1453, when it fell to the Venetians. In 1538 it was conquered by the Turks who held it until Greece was liberated after the revolution of 1821. It is worth visiting the Church of the Nativity of Christ, maintained in a very good condition. Kastro is not fully accessible by car and you will have to cover a short distance on foot.
Alexandros Papadiamantis Museum Alexandros Papadiamantis, born on Skiathos in 1851, is considered one of modern Greece’s foremost prose writers. His house in Skiathos town has been converted into a museum which provides a good representation of life on the island in the 19th century.
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Highlights
Monasteries The old monastery of Evangelistria is also well worth a visit. Built in 1792, it is located in the northeastern part of the island. There are also the monasteries of Panagia Iconistria and Agios Haralampos.
Musical instruments of the world The municipal cultural center on Bourtzi hosts the private collection of the Monnier-Deliyianni family “Musical Instruments of the World”, considered unique in Greece. It includes 1,600 instruments from around the globe.
Wetland Lake Strofylia is found in the southeastern part of Skiathos, just behind the beach of Koukounaries, in a tranquil and enchanting setting. The wetland is supported by a number of European programs as a place of high environmental interest.
Entertainment
The range of options in Skiathos’s night life is on a par with what modern cities offer. Cafes, bars, musical and concert venues, an open-air cinema, theater and art events add a pleasant atmosphere to the cool evenings in the town’s alleyways.
Shopping Main street Papadiamanti and its adjacent streets feature aesthetically attractive shops and boutiques that will suit every taste and purse, offering from clothes, footwear, jewellery and accessories to works by accomplished artists and imaginative souvenirs for your loved ones.
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KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel
KIVO ART & GOURMET HOTEL
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KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel
Impeccable Greek hospitality with respect for the environment
OUR NEWS A scent of renewal is blowing through KIVO again this year. Award-winning chef Giannis Baxevanis oversees the menu at the KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine restaurant, while Omet oversees the menu at the KIVO Modern Asian Dining restaurant. The new initiatives,
which aim to enrich our guests’ stay with variety, include the Greek breakfast, cookery classes, a wine bar, yoga classes and alternative treatments, as well as our KIVO Food & Wine product range.
OUR PRINCIPLES The principle which governs KIVO and its human resources is Greek hospitality in aesthetic, comfortable and functional surroundings, with respect for the environment and ecological sensitivities. We have created a romantic, tranquil and discreet setting, ideal for couples who wish to spend their honeymoon, organize their weddings and engagements, celebrate their anniversaries or just renew their vows. Our goal is to ensure high quality services, covering and meeting our guests’ every wish while also providing any information necessary to make your stay on Skiathos as enjoyable as possible. We focus on the
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Greek traditional cuisine, especially local island recipes, wishing in this way to also project our gastronomic tradition abroad. At the same time, for those with a penchant for the exotic, we have created a range of spicy delicacies of the modern Asian cuisine. We use pure, organic Greek ingredients, grown by ourselves or by selected producers in the broader area, with European certifications and quality control. Art in all its forms plays a dominant role throughout KIVO, backing the work of young and accomplished Greek artists.
KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel
LOCATION Whitewashed buildings with tile roofs, scattered in a lush, four-acre estate on a low hill of Skiathos above Mikros Vasilias beach in the Katsaros area, with unlimited views of the endless Aegean blue, welcome you at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel –a 4-star facility with a distinct personality combining the comforts
of a great resort with the privacy of a boutique hotel. Décor marked by finesse, the artistic mood and the atmospheric spaces make KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel an idyllic and romantic getaway and a unique experience for its visitors.
NEIGHBOURING AREAS West of Skiathos emerges the Pelion mountain range, which according to mythology, was the abode of the Centaurs –the half-man, half-horse creatures. The foothills of Mt. Pelion are laced with the beautiful coastline of Magnesia district, with the picturesque fishing villages. To the east are the islands of Skopelos and Alonissos –the sea area of which hosts a unique park for the protection of the Mediterranean
seal (Monachus-Monachus). Together with Skyros, lying to the southeast, and the smaller islets in the broader area, the three islands comprise the group of the Northern Sporades. To the south is the large island of Evia, while four beautiful islets, Megalos Tsougrias, Mikros Tsougrias, Arkos and Maragos, grace the area in front of Skiathos town harbour.
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Highlights
The highlights are already here!
HIGHLIGHTS Nature KIVO Art Hotel & Suites’ idyllic location, between an olive grove and a pine wood, brims with the scents of its lush nature, while the view of Skiathos
town, with the Aegean blue and the neighboring islands in the background, is nothing short of breathtaking.
Beach A small, quiet and spotlessly clean beach, Mikros Vasilias, where the pine trees descend to the sands and are reflected on the crystal-clear, turquoise waters,
is at the disposal of our visitors, equipped with all comforts: sunbeds and umbrellas, towels and full service from the hotel’s snack bar.
Restaurants The KIVO Restaurants logo this year entails KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel’s two entirely renewed restaurants, atmospherically set on the wooden deck, on two levels around the beautiful pool that seems to hang over
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the Aegean Sea. The view of the water, the neighbouring islands and Skiathos town is really breathtaking.
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Accomodation
Looking for a special place to stay on Skiathos? Welcome to KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel!
ACCOMODATION KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel has 40 rooms, all with sea views, in two tiers: the Aegean View, with breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea, and the Sea View, overlooking both the sea and the green of the surrounding area. The décor is simple and functional, classic and Address: Vasilias Beach Skiathos 37002, Greece www.kivohotel.com info@kivohotel.com Τ. +30 24270 22407, F. +30 24270 21206 Reservations: reservations@kivohotel.com Τ. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206 Open: April - October Check in time: 14:00 h Check out time: 12:00 h Rooms: 38 Suites: 2 Floors: 1-2-3
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with minimalist mood in pleasant pale tones, in full harmony with the turquoise colours that dominate the island. All areas of the hotel are fully renovated, and equipped with Greek and French quality furniture, for a comfortable and aesthetically enjoyable stay.
Suite with private pool
SUITE WITH PRIVATE POOL For all unique and special occasions, at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel we have created a suite that truly stands out. Among other things, there is a stone balcony with a huge built-in sofa and idyllic setting for a private lunch or dinner, while the private swimming
pool gives the feeling of being at the same level with the Aegean Sea. Spend the perfect honeymoon or organize a special anniversary for you and your mate in a dream suite that has so much to offer that you wouldn’t want to venture outside.
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Flat screen TV Satellite TV Free Free Wi Fi Air Conditioning Safe Deposit Box Deluxe Bath Amenities Bathrobes / Slippers Hairdryer Room Service Mini bar Coffee maker In-Room Spa Therapies (upon request) Complimentary Bottled Water and a basket of fruit
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Bridal suite
BRIDAL SUITES For a romantic getaway with your partner or for your honeymoon, the suites at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel offer you the private sanctuary of your dreams with all the necessary amenities. Measuring 50 sq.m., each wedding suite has a large bedroom and a living room – which can be easily converted into
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Flat screen TV Satellite TV Free Free Wi Fi Air Conditioning Safe Deposit Box Deluxe Bath Amenities Bathrobes/Slippers Hairdryer Room Service Mini bar Coffee maker In-Room Spa Therapies (upon request)
a second bedroom- and, of course, a wonderful, spacious terrace to enjoy the Aegean Sea view. The extra amenities, such as kettle and coffee maker, offer even greater potential for those seeking seclusion. They are also ideal for small groups of friends or families.
Art rooms
ART ROOMS KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel is innovating again this year, with the creation of 4 art rooms where Greek artists are giving their creativity a free rein, not just by posting their works but also by putting their personal touch to
every nook and object. The first room has been already transformed by the magical hands of Lydia Statiri and is waiting to welcome and offer you a special artistic experience.
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Flat screen TV Satellite TV Free Free Wi Fi Air Conditioning Safe Deposit Box Deluxe Bath Amenities Bathrobes/Slippers Hairdryer Room Service Mini bar In-Room Spa Therapies (upon request)
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Coco-Mat
COCO - MAT Μany of the rooms at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel have 2.20m x 2.20m king size COCO-MAT mattresses, which are eco-friendly, strictly made of natural materials, completely nonmetal and offer physical comfort, perfect body support and the required elastic-
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Flat screen TV Satellite TV Free Free Wi Fi Air Conditioning Safe Deposit Box Deluxe Bath Amenities Bathrobes/Slippers Hairdryer Room Service Mini bar In-Room Spa Therapies (upon request)
ity during sleep. Make your sleeping experience a daily dream, waking fresher and rejuvenated every morning, lying on a bed that respects nature and your body, and adapts to your personal needs and habits.
Standard rooms
STANDARD ROOMS With a surface of 25 sq. m., all double rooms at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel can be easily converted to triples by adding a bed, without depriving the visitors of comfort. All rooms have large closets, fully equipped
luxury bathrooms with bathtubs, and spacious verandas with beautiful furniture to enjoy the magnificent views.
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Flat screen TV Satellite TV Free Free Wi Fi Air Conditioning Safe Deposit Box Deluxe Bath Amenities Bathrobes/Slippers Hairdryer Room Service Mini bar In-Room Spa Therapies (upon request)
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Greek breakfast
KIVO GREEK BREAKFAST
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KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel tells you good morning with a breakfast full of both Skiathan and Greek tradition that will fill you with the energy and wellness necessary to enjoy every aspect of our beautiful island. Every morning the upper floor of our hotel is overwhelmed by the wonderful aromas of the preparation of our breakfast which is based on fresh and natural local ingredients and traditional Skiathan dishes. KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel has been included in the “Greek Breakfast” concept of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, which aims to make known to the visitors of our country its unlimited culinary wealth. In this way, we give our guests the opportunity to taste during their breakfast many Greek dishes and products that are at the heart of the Mediterranean diet. The buffet features a wide variety of all kinds of fresh products and delicacies prepared at that time, based primarily on the Greek tradition that we want to make known to our guests, but also offering dishes that are common in different parts of the world, in order for every foreign visitor to feel an intimate touch to the start of the day.
www.greekbreakfast.gr
Our Greek breakfast delicacies analytically: • Fresh milk (whole/light, cow/goat milk) • Soy or almond milk • Packaged evaporated milk (whole/light) • Local strained yoghurt (with local honey, nuts, fresh fruits, compotes, homemade sweet preserves) • Naxos gruyere • Smoked Metsovo cheese • Fresh unsalted cheese • Kaseri cheese • Manouri cheese • Local feta cheese • Goat cheese from traditional cheesemaking • Rice pudding • Semolina halva • Skiathan hamalia • Skiathan marzipan • Ham • Pork shoulder
• Mortadelo • Air salami and Thassos salami • Pichti from southern Evia • Prosciutto and turkey breast • Olives from Skiathos, Kalamata and Amfissa • Tarama and roe in periods of fasting • Baked, luxury, country, corn and whole grain bread, pretzels, breadsticks, rusks, toasted bread • Buns, cakes, pies, mini pitas, bread puffs, egg bread • Eggs (hard or soft boiled or fried with sausages or bacon, various omelets or strapatsada with potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and feta) • Fresh summer fruits (peaches, apricots, cherries, Skopelos plums, grapes) • Homemade jam from strawberry, apricot, orange, plum, fig, fruits of the forest • Local honey from thyme and coniferous trees • Tahini with honey
Alternative treatments
KIVO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS Find the power of balance on Skiathos Welcome to the world of energy therapy! The quality of our health mainly depends on the state of our vital energy, which is adversely influenced or even blocked by injuries, bad positioning of the body, emotional stress and bad habits. Energy therapy comes to
correct such imbalances –or blockages- in an almost magical but fully natural way. KIVO, in collaboration with holistic health consultant Michalis Fagomenis, offers you a series of alternative therapies in your own room –if you so wish.
Programs
• Therapeutic massage (with organic essential oils) • Shiatsu (an age-old Japanese technique using finger pressure) • Acupuncture (traditional Chinese –ear acupuncture) • Reiki (the soft, gentle and deeply therapeutic touch) • Tao yoga (gentle movements and positions for all ages) • Herb therapy (with Greek and Chinese herbs) Relax deeply and free the unlimited powers of your self-healing. Regain control of your personal health and enjoy relaxation, well-being, harmony and beauty.
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Services
KIVO SERVICES Bar
Room service
Pool bar (from 10am to 6pm)
24-hour room service (at extra charge) Dinner with candles on the room veranda or by the private pool (at extra charge)
Wine bar & cellar KIVO Cellar & Wine Bar (from 12 noon to 11.30pm)
Restaurants Breakfast Seaview Roof Garden Greek breakfast – buffet (from 8am to 10.30am) Lunch Seaview Resto by the pool Creative Greek Cuisine & Modern Asian Cuisine (from 12 noon to 4.30pm) Dinner KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine Restaurant with Greek cuisine overseen by award-winning chef Giannis Baxevanis (from 7pm to 11.30pm, booking required) KIVO Modern Asian Dining Restaurant with modern Asian cuisine overseen by well-known chef Omet (from 7pm to 11.30pm, booking required)
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Sandy beach At a very small distance from the hotel you can enjoy the sandy beach of Mikros Vasilias, to which the small hotel bus will take you free of charge. There, you will find sunbeds and umbrellas with comfortable mattresses at extra charge. Refreshments, drinks and snacks are available.
Alternative therapies You may choose from a number of alternative therapies, such as massage, Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Reiki, Tao yoga and Herb therapy. Sessions can be held in your own room (extra charges apply).
Activities We can organize for you at extra charge excursions by boat, escapes in the surrounding area and trekking, as well as activities such sailing, scuba diving, cycling or horse-riding (extra charges apply).
Services
Receptions – ceremonies
Transport
The wonderful spaces of KIVO Art Hotel & Suites, with the enchanting views and the well-trained staff with a long experience in the organization of weddings, engagements, anniversaries and ceremonies for the renewal of vows, will ensure that such moments, adorned with the colours and fragrances of Greek nature, will remain unforgettable.
Taxi transfers Free transportation with the hotel bus at specific times during the day Car rental available
Newly-weds
ATM’s available in Skiathos town (4km) Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard) accepted for your hotel expenses You may debit all your expenses to your room number and not use cash
Newly-weds are offered room upgrades subject to availability, rooms are adorned with flowers and complimentary treats of fruit and wine await you on arrival.
Shopping Select Greek products, such as extra virgin olive oil, red and balsamico vinegar, honey and soap, are available for purchase at the hotel.
Medical care
Banks
Security Security and fire safety systems are operated on a 24-hour basis
Electricity 220 V
Medical services are available if requested, on a 24-hour basis, from a private clinic or pharmacy (4km away). Charges apply.
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Hygiene standards
KIVO HYGIENE STANDARD Diamond Certified Hotel Hygiene standard at KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel • Hospital-certified disinfectant used in bathrooms and on high-touch points like remote controls, telephones, headboards and doorknobs. • All bed linens changed before every check-in Individually-wrapped extra blanket in the closet. • All hotel rooms treated every month with a 2-hours Ultra Violet disinfectant session.
• Anti-microbial sofa tissue in all hotel rooms. • Split Air Conditioners cleaned before every check-in • Each bed is carefully dressed with silk pillow covers and bed covers in triple sheeting to prevent allergies and bedbugs. • The hotel also guarantees that all bed linens are replaced for each check-in.
Diamond Certified Hotel Hygiene Standard Elements Ultra Violet (UV) Sterilization Wands - Wands from Purelight are used to sterilize “high touch points” in the hotel such as telephone, light switches, door handles, bathroom fixtures and common areas. Purelight UV Wand - UVC Sterilizer for Surface and Air-Purelight XD
The filter blocks hazardous UV-A and UV-B and only emits germicidal wavelength. Purelight does not emit the waveband that generates Ozone. The filter gets dust mites blind so they stay unrecognized to death. The filter helps focusing to enhance sterilization efficacy and protect users from exposure.
How does the Purelight ultra violet sterilization wand work? The anti-microbial properties of UV-C light have been used since the 1930s to kill germs containing DNA and RNA (including bacteria, viruses, fungi and mold). While UV-C is invisible, given sufficient intensity and exposure, it can kill most of the germs responsible for causing illness. The Purelight has been tested by the FITI Testing Research Institute (Korea), KITASTO Research Center of Environmental Sciences (Japan), Q-LAB (USA) and the University of Milano (Ita-
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ly).Test results confirmed a 99.9% sterilization rate for germs including: • • • • • •
E-coli H1N1 Norovirus Pneumonia Salmonella Staphylococcus aureus
Environmental action
KIVO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION At KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel we are committed to operating with respect for nature and the environment, considering that this enhances the experience of our guests. Our steadfast commitment has earned us the GREEN KEY ecological sign for the
application of the criteria of the same-name international program, concerning “green” management and the environmental training which we undertake. Some of these activities are as follows:
• Electricity savings through the substitution of low-energy consuming CFL and LED light bulbs for conventional ones • The use of solar energy to cover hot water requirements • Recycling of paper, aluminum, plastic and glass • Recycling of cooking oil into bio-fuel • Recycling of electrical appliances and ink cartridges • Use of recycled and non-chlorinated paper
• Recycling of water for irrigation • Most fruit and vegetables, as well as the olive oil, olives and honey we serve comes from our own production • Environmental training of our staff • Visits to the protected wetland at Koukounaries • Support for stray animal welfare societies through various events
www.green-key.ogr www.eepf.gr
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Activities
KIVO ACTIVITIES KIVO undertakes to organize any kind of activity, such as excursions by boat, escapes to nearby areas, sailing, diving, trekking, cycling, horse-riding, aerial tours e.a.
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Boat cruises
Sea sports
Boat cruises leave daily from the old harbour for a circumnavigation of the island, calling at Lalaria beach, Kastro and the islands of Tsougrias, Skopelos and Alonnisos.
At Vasilias beach you can enrich your stay by having a go at sea sports, depending on previous experience and skill.
Fishing excursions
Gym
Daily excursions by fishing boat are organized for sightseeing, visit beaches inaccessible by road, caves and neighbouring islets. During the excursion, Captain George also provides expertise in fishing.
The KIVO complex features a 750 sq. m. gym with Turkish bath, sauna, massage parlour, solarium and spa, where you can engage yourself in body building, fitness, body toning, aerobic, Tae Bo, personal training, fit test, Pilates and modern dance.
Activities
Trekking
Diving
With 25 hiking routes, totaling more than 200 km, and yellow signs everywhere so that you can never lose your way, Skiathos offers a variety of options for all preferences (adventure, wine tasting or herb collection hikes). The degree of difficulty of the trails ranges from easy to moderate, offering suitable options for any physical condition.
Skiathos is a beautiful island with exceptionally clear waters for scuba diving. There are many different locations in Skiathos suitable for diving, featuring a rich marine life.
Sailing
The Skiathos Tennis & Leisure Club offers 4 quality clay courts in a shady green environment, one court with artificial grass and lighting during the summer months, and tennis lessons from professional trainers. The courts are also available for the organization of tournaments. A 5x5 soccer court is also operated at the same location.
Rent a boat and sail around Skiathos and the neighboring islands whenever and in any way you wish. If you come with your own boat, Skiathos has facilities for maintenance and repairs. Alternatively, you can go on a day sailing trip for swimming at inaccessible beaches and neighbouring islands. Lunch and refreshments are included in the package.
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KIVO Restaurants
KIVO RESTAURANTS
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KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine
As in the good old times
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KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine
KIVO CREATIVE GREEK CUISINE There could scarcely be a more ideal setting than the magical view from KIVO Restaurants to enjoy the creative Greek cuisine overseen by Giannis Baxevanis. Savour authentic delicacies with the purest ingredients, as well as the traditional Skiathos cui-
sine with vegetables, olive oil and honey produced by ourselves. The most explosive flavours, combined with the appropriate wine from our cellar and the dreamy environment, make for an unforgettable experience at KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine.
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KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine
Signed by award-winning chef Giannis Baxevanis Giannis Baxevanis was born in Athens and graduated from the School of Tourist Vocations with honours. He travelled to various European countries to gain experience from different cuisines and his talent was soon acknowledged with various awards from fairs, organizations and magazines, including the International Gastronomic Academy’s Chef de l’avenir. He is particularly proud of the Chef of the Year award, which he has won twice. After returning to Greece, he worked at top restaurants and hotels, including Elounda Bay, Mirabello and Mykonos Blue. He holds the post of gastronomic consultant at N.J.V. Athens-Plaza hotel at Syntagma Square and of the beautiful Six Keys hotel at Afissos, while also managing the famous Elia restaurant
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in Dubai. Annually, he organizes the famous Greek Gastronomic Festival in Lausanne, Switzerland. Athinorama magazine (Greece’s equivalent of Time Out) has written about him, “When shepherd’s needles, hartworts, dandelions and nettles are piled on the benches, the name of just one chef comes to mind: Giannis Baxevanis, the maestro of wild greens and herbs of the Greek earth!” And France’s Le Monde newspaper, “They called him ‘crazy’ when he dared to swap the fois gras for his wild greens. He has revised the Greek culinary armory to create a gastronomy that is ultra-modern, light and deeply rooted in tradition”.
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KIVO Modern Asian Dining
For those that dare try something different
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KIVO Modern Asian Dining
KIVO MODERN ASIAN DINING The exotic temptations of the modern Asian cuisine, healthy and lightly cooked in the wok, acquire another dimension with KIVO Modern Asian Dining. It’s for you that dare to differ, for you that are at-
tracted by the exotic, for you who want it all! A unique experience of Asian cuisine, with the superb views and quality guarantee of KIVO Restaurants.
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KIVO Cooking Courses
KIVO COOKING COURSES Be initiated into the secrets and intoxicating aromas of the Greek cuisine in the cookery classes given by the chef of KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine. After returning home, impress your guests with
the explosive culinary delights you will learn to create, using the pure Greek products and the fine Greek wines of KIVO Food & Wine.
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KIVO Cooking Courses
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KIVO Cooking Courses
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KIVO Cellar & Wine Bar
KIVO CELLAR & WINE BAR Selecting the right wine can uplift your culinary experience and make your mood soar. KIVO Cellar & Wine Bar’s award-winning wine list is at the disposal of connoisseurs and otherwise, with select, new gener-
ation Greek wines and an international range of excellent vintages. If you cannot decide yourselves, it will be our pleasure to suggest a label that will make your dinner unforgettable.
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KIVO Weddings
KIVO WEDDINGS You have said the big “Yes”. The solitaire already adorns the hand of the bride-to-be and the countdown to the most beautiful day of your life has begun… The dreams of a life together temporarily recede to the
back of your mind, for the act of union you have been eagerly planning takes precedence. It’s the evening when everything has to be perfect, it’s the day when you will make the sacred promise to be together in both fortune and adversity, no matter what…
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KIVO Weddings
Your dream wedding on beautiful Skiathos All your romantic mood and imagination is devoted to the details of this ideal wedding, the wedding gown, the venue of the ceremony, the reception and, of course, the blissful first night. You have imagined these moments in the most idyllic settings, with the most beautiful colours, and you almost feel a gentle breeze stroking you as you daydream. So, if you are looking for an idyllic place to unite before God and men with the love of your life, come to the sanctuary of Dionysus – god of fertility and libido. Come to the dream island of Skiathos with its emerald shores and rosy beaches. The wonderful nature of the island with thousands of scents, where the green of the lush vegetation is alternated with the blue of the vast Aegean Sea, will renew your love and make you forget anything prosaic and ephemeral, making you feel special and stopping time.
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KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel, given its idyllic location, has extensive experience in organizing weddings from the first to the last detail, culminating in the reception at the time of sunset around the pool overlooking the Aegean, decorated with lanterns and candles floating in water; a truly magical setting. As for the blissful first night, the bridal suite decorated with flowers along with chilled champagne will be expecting your private celebration for two. The elegant spot to enjoy breakfast on the first day of your common life, overlooking the endless blue sea, and the private pool that makes you feel you are floating on the same level as the Aegean Sea, will complement the backdrop of images composing the most beautiful album of your life.
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Ceremonies
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Ceremonies
CEREMONIES AT KIVO Weddings - Engagements Anniversaries - Honeymoons - Renewal of vowls Skiathos, the emerald island of love and fertility, the refuge of the god Dionysus and his entourage, and blessed by the patron goddess of marriage, Hera, is the ideal place for the most beautiful moments in a couple’s life. The wonderful spaces of KIVO Art Hotel & Suites, with the enchanting views and the staff with a long experience in the organization of weddings, engagements, anniversaries and the renewal of vows, will ensure that such moments, adorned with the colours and fragrances of Greek nature, will remain unforgettable.
Congratulations, you got engaged! Now that you have said the big “Yes” and everyone has seen your solitaire, it is perhaps time to plan the details of the most beautiful day of your life. This is where we come in! It is our job to transform the “once upon a time” into real time. All the way from “where”, “how” and “which way” to the photographer and make-up artist, we are here to create the “happily ever after”…
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CEREMONY VENUES The pool
The church
The three levels of deck in the space of KIVO Restaurants, with a majestic view of the Aegean Sea, Skiathos town and the neighbouring islands, are decorated and set in consultation with the bride and groom. The wedding is officiated by a representative of the local mayor while the appropriately set area of the reception is only a few steps away. So is the bridal suite that will host the newly-weds on the first night of their common life.
We suggest the pretty churches of Agios Antonios, Agios Nikolaos, Agios Georgios and Zoodohos Pigi as options for the kind of wedding you have been dreaming of.
The garden In the beautiful, verdant garden of KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel the ceremony acquires a new dimension, enveloped in the colours and fragrances of Greek nature –always with the endless blue of the Aegean Sea in the background.
(only for Greek orthodox weddings)
A traditional fishing boat (up to 12 people)
We can organize for you a special, traditional ceremony aboard an authentic Skiathos fishing boat, followed by a circumnavigation of the island and a wedding party on the beach.
A suite with a pool (up to 12 people)
The bridal suite, featuring a superb veranda with private pool, can be set into an idyllic space for a discreet wedding ceremony for a few people. The wedding dinner can also be organized in the same space.
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Decoration, bouquet, buttonholes
Wedding coordinator
We shall find for you the freshest, most fragrant and beautiful flowers for the dĂŠcor of the wedding venue and reception area, the bridal bouquet, the bridal suite and the buttonholes of the best man and the other male members of the family.
A member of our team will be continuously on standby and devote all his/her energy and good will to jointly organizing with you the wedding of your dreams.
Photography and video We can recommend experienced specialists for the wedding photography and video who will professionally record and immortalize the memories of the most beautiful day of your life.
DĂŠcor Tell us how you dream of your wedding, or ask our professional, specialized partners to make proposals for the dĂŠcor of the wedding venue and reception area.
Marriage license and certificate, municipal taxes We undertake on your behalf all the bureaucratic procedures involved in obtaining a marriage license, the issuing of the marriage certificate and the payment of municipal taxes. The renewal of vows requires a registry office marriage certificate.
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Catering menu proposals
Giannis Baxevanis is one of the first chefs who were involved with the Greek cuisine. Next to the old Cretan women he learned the secrets of the wild herbs and the Cretan diet. With an innovative way, he dares to pull out of obscurity forgotten materials – such as wild greens and carob– and serve them at the gourmet tables.
Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie). As the gastronomic representative of Greece abroad, he travelled for the Hellenic Foreign Trade to the United Nations under the Greek Presidency, to «Fouquet’s» in Paris, to the Culinary Institutes of America in San Francisco and New York, to Washington, to the «Lausanne Palace» Switzerland etc.
His contribution to the Greek gastronomy is recognized both in Greece with many distinctions (such as 2 times “Chef of the Year”) and many prizes (“Golden Chef Hats” etc.) and abroad (silver medal in the Gastronomic Exhibition of Strasbourg, France, Time Out of Dubai Awards and BBC Best Food Awards for the “restaurant Elia”, “Chef de l’avenir” from the
He published a book titled “My best” by Kastaniotis editions and writes monthly articles in “Vima Gourmet”. Today he affixes his signature “by Baxevanis” in menus at selected Greek destinations with strong personality, prevailed by wild greens and herbs that make his dishes recognizable by the most demanding palates.
The press about Giannis Baxevanis: Daily News New-York: “The Greek magician” 24 Heures Suisse: “Il est à la gastronomie grecque ce que Michel Bras est à la cuisine française” (He is for the Greek gastronomy what Michel Bras is for the French cuisine) Gulfnews Dubai: “The ‘aroma magician’ of Greek cuisine” Athinorama Greece: «When the cuisine smells so nice and fresh, you think immediately about one chef; Giannis Baxevanis, the Greek maestro of wild and aromatic herbs” Le Monde, France: «On l’a traité de fou quand il a prétendu remplacé le foie gras par ses herbes sauvages: Il a revisité le répertoire classique pour imaginer une cuisine ultra contemporaine, allégée et nourrie de ses racines» (They treated him like a fool when he dared to replace the foie gras with his wild herbs: He revisited the classical repertoire to imagine an ultra-modern cuisine, light and nourished by its roots)
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CATERING SUGGESTIONS DRINKS PACKAGE Welcome reception Cocktails (1 hour) • Sparkling wine package • Sparkling wine • Bottled water, juice selection
€ per person
Aperitif package • Campari soda, orange • Martini on the rocks • Gin tonic • Bottled water, juice selection
€ per person
Champagne package • Champagne Moët & Chandon • Kir Royal • Bottled water, juice selection
€ per person
FINGER FOOD MENU 1 • Spearmint meatballs on a skewer • Mini pork skewer • Sausage and pepper tortilla • Spicy chicken in Cypriot pita • Mini Cretan dakos (barley rusks with olive oil, crushed tomato, fresh cheese and oregano)
€ per person – Minimum 15 persons
Dessert • Chocolate trilogy in individual glasses Bar • Soft drinks variety • Bottled white wine • Bottled red wine • Bottled water
FINGER FOOD MENU 2 • • • • • • • • •
Dakos with urchin Shrimp canapés on kadaifi Crayfish with dried fruits Mussel salad with samphire on a spoon Roe mousse Breaded mullet filet with orange Fava beans purée with caramelized onions Chick pea patties with sour yogurt Moussaka tartlet
Dessert • Chocolate trilogy in individual glasses Bar • Soft drinks variety • Bottled white wine • Bottled red wine • Bottled water
€ per person – Minimum 15 persons
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FISH MENU Welcome • Chilled raki (your guests will find it on their table served in a carafe) Appetizers (served for every 5 persons) • Carob bread bruschetta with tarama mousse and squid • Crepe with shrimps, peppers and dill, served with tomato cream and melting cheese • Smoky eggplant salad on seven times fermented rusk • Light cream cheese mousse with honey and thyme jelly Salad (served for every 5 persons) • Salad with ruccola, cherry tomatoes, apple and cream cheese Main courses (served for every 5 persons) • Dakos with urchin
€ per person – Minimum 20 persons
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Crayfish with dried fruits Mussel salad with samphire on a spoon Roe mousse Breaded mullet filet with orange Fried cod with light garlic sauce with saffron Stuffed anchovies Patty stuffed with shrimp saganaki Seafood canapés Octopus with aromatic grains Anchovy patties Anchovy in seven times fermented bread crust
Dessert (served per person) • Baklava with dried fruits • Seasonal fruits variety (served with yogurt mousse flavoured with mastic) Bar • Soft drinks variety • Bottled white wine • Raki • Bottled water
MEAT MENU Welcome • Moscato d’ Asti Appetizers • Grilled tortilla stuffed with chicken and melting cheese • Individual wild green pies • Pork stir-fry with blites • Moussaka tartlets Salads • Country salad with samphire, dakos and sour mizithra cheese • Green salad with fresh fruits and raspberry vinaigrette • Chick pea salad by Baxevanis with tomato and cumin • Wild greens with beetroot, spearmint and walnut tzatziki • Fava beans purée with caramelized onions Main courses • Kebab with tomato-yogurt sauce or eggplant purée or hummus • Beef with caramelized onions and orange, or Veal shank braised with potatoes and mustard, or Lamb fricassee with wild greens
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• Chicken legs marinated in oriental spices, or Chicken with yogurt and rice in the oven • Pork piccata with sage sauce over spinach with herbs, or Duck legs braised with roasted cabbage, potatoes and raisins, or Pork with raisins and coconut milk over rice with basil • Wild boar chops with sweet and sour apple and fried spices Side dishes • Vegetable ratatouille • Potato dices with thyme in the oven • Eastern Rice with cardamom and saffron Dessert • Seasonal fruits variety (served with yogurt mousse flavoured with mastic) • Hot milk pie with caramelized zucchini blossom roll filled with fresh feta cheese Bar • Soft drinks variety • Bottled white wine • Bottled red wine • Beer • Bottled water
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GREEK BUFFET BY BAXEVANIS BUFFET 1 Welcome • Sangria • Fruit punch • Vegetavle sticks • Breadsticks variety • Dips variety Bakery show • Assorted breads and pastries Appetizers • Cypriot pie with chicken and curry • Mini vegetable tartlet • Wild green pie Salads • Country salad with samphire, dakos and sour mizithra cheese • Fresh vegetable salad with balsamic dressing • Chick pea salad by Baxevanis • Island potato salad
€ per person – Minimum 50 persons
Main courses • Soutzoukakia with tomato, paprika and onion • Chicken legs with basil and spearmint pesto • Pork escalope with cream and rosemary Carving (cut in front of your guests) • Pork loin in mustard and honey sauce Side dishes • Steamed rice with mixed vegetables • Potato dices with thyme in the oven Pasta • Pasta with Greek vegetables and aromas Dessert • Seasonal fruits variety (served with yogurt mousse flavoured with mastic) • Greek donuts with honey and walnuts Bar • Soft drinks • Bottled white wine • Bottled red wine • Bottled water
BUFFET 2 Welcome • Moscato d’Asti • Sangria • Vegetable sticks • Bruschetta variety with feta, avocado and sweet & sour dip Bakery show • Assorted breads and pastries (4 different kinds as well as the awarded carob bread by Baxevanis) Appetizers (pick four from below) • Assorted Greek and European cheeses • Cypriot pita with chicken and curry • Cypriot pita with tuna salad • Eggplant patty • Eggplants stuffed with minced meat and yogurt • Tomato patties • Chick pea patties with yogurt • Mini vegetable tartlet • Barbecued wild green pie • Barbecued cheese pie • Onion pie with orange • Zucchini au gratin • Leek pie
Salad (pick five from below) • Country salad with samphire, dakos and sour mizithra cheese • Green salad with fresh fruits and raspberry vinaigrette • Chick pea pie by Baxevanis with tomato and cumin • Tomato with herbs and mini pitas • Smoky crispy eggplant salad • Cesar’s-like spinach salad with singlino, croutons and feta cheese • Fresh vegetables with feta cheese and lemongrass vinaigrette • Wild greens with beetroot, spearmint and walnut tzatziki • Potato salad with cornichons and bacon • Fava beans purée with caramelized onions • Salad with green and dried beans variety • Hummus of chickpeas or beans with yogurt, pomegranate molasses and pitas • Bulgur with melon or other seasonal fruit and apaki with orange flavour
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Main courses • Soutzoukakia with grilled tomato, paprika and onion or hamburgers with mushrooms • Chicken legs with basil and spearmint pesto with warm potato salad or orzo or noodles or Chicken legs au gratin with spaghetti or Chicken legs with macaroni and tomato sauce • Pork escalope with rosemary sauce on bulgur with nuts Carving (cut in front of your guests) • Pork loin in mustard and honey sauce Side dishes • Steamed rice with mixed fresh vegetables or tomato sauce pilaf with cauliflower, raisins and paprika • Potato dices with thyme in the oven
Pasta • Pasta with Greek vegetables and aromas • Farfalle with salmon, spinach and fresh tomato with fennel Dessert • Individual chocolate trilogy cake for your guests • Seasonal fruits variety Bar • Soft drinks • White bottled wine • Red bottled wine • Beer • Bottled water
€ per person – Minimum 50 persons
BUFFET 3 Welcome • Ouzo • Orgeat • Raki • Carob bread with eggplant salad and squids • Fried smelt with tarama mousse • Fresh vegetables variety with yogurt and dill Bakery show • Assorted breads (4 different kinds as well as the awarded carob bread by Baxevanis) Cheese show • Assorted cheese variety in an individual show Appetizers • Wild green and herb pie • Mixed cheese pie • Mussel or tomato or zucchini patties • Zucchini with mixed cheeses au gratin Salads • Smoky crispy eggplant salad • Legume and cereal salad • Country salad with samphire, dakos and sour mizithra cheese • Fava beans purée with caramelized onion • Potato salad
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Main courses • Chopped pancetta on the grill with orange or Pancetta stuffed with spearmint sauce • Chicken leg ‘bourdaniotiko’ and butter pilaf of Chicken leg with eggplants and almonds served with pilaf and yogurt • Lamb with seasonal greens and egg-lemon sauce or Lamb wrapped with eggplant and green pepper or Lamb cooked with kafkalithres or stamnagathi (wild greens) • Veal shank with Cretan traditional pasta or Beef skirt stew with onions and rosemary or pork shank with wild celery for the winter or veal giouvetsi for the winter Side dishes • Mashed potatoes with mini Drama sausages and fried eggs • Potatoes in the oven Pasta • Country pasta with vegetables, feta cheese and olives Dessert • Wedding cake decorated with fresh flowers • Champagne for the newlyweds • Cream cheese mousse cake with figs and honey • Greek donuts with honey and walnuts of Seasonal fruits Bar • Soft drinks • Bottled white wine • Bottled red wine • Bottled water
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MODERN ASIAN BUFFET Welcome • Sake Appetizers • Spring rolls • Cheese wontons • Chicken wings • Shrimp chips with sweet & sour sauce Sushi • Vegetables Maki • Cucumber, spring onions, avocado, carrots and lettuce roll • California • Crab, avocado, cucumber, tobbiko, wasabi & wasabi mayonnaise roll
€ per person – Minimum 50 persons
Salads • Vietnamese salad with chicken • Mango salad Side dishes • Steamed rice • Chinese fried rice • Shanghai noodles • Special noodles Main courses • Teriaki salmon • Peking duck • Sweet & sour chicken or shrimps • Teriaki chicken Dessert • Fried banana with honey • Fortune cookies
Open Bar (1 hour) All listed drinks, long drinks and cocktails from lounge bar
30.00 € per person Minimum persons: 40
Champagne Package (1 hour) Champagne Moët & Chandon, Kir Royal, Bottled still water, selection of Juices
39.00 € per person
Champagne Package upon consumption 100,00 € per bottle (750 ml) Exclusive canapés varieties
22.00 € per person
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KIVO Art Gallery
KIVO ART GALLERY The KIVO concept is based on art in all its forms, so a gallery in the center of town is an essential part of it. The main goal of KIVO Art Gallery is the projection of the work of contemporary and accomplished artists, Greek or foreign. Its exhibitions are marked by pluralism and diversity, both as regards the views presented and the means through which
these are expressed. We believe it is equally important to promote, project and disseminate the work of young artists, and for this reason we have established a group exhibition with works by new artists every summer. The gallery also organizes and supports other important events of a general cultural interest.
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KIVO Food & Wine
KIVO FOOD & WINE With a disposition for continuous renewal and always wishing to offer the best to our clients, we have created the KIVO Food & Wine range of choice products, either of our own production or in collaboration with selected producers in the greater region,
closely monitoring all stages in the productive process. All products are made and packed according to European specifications and bear the appropriate certificates so that they reach you carrying the full fragrance of Greek soil.
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OLIVE OIL In partnership with olive oil producers Kantikos of Pelion, KIVO Food & Wine brings to you extra virgin olive oil from select Skiathos and Pelion varieties in elegant bottles of 250 ml and 500 ml. Our olive oil is produced in state-of-the-art installations, according to international specifications and standards, so that
you may enjoy a product of high quality and nutritional value. The manufacturer applies strict safety and hygiene standards at all stages of the productive process, according to HACCP specifications and environmental protection practices.
OLIVES In collaboration with selected producers of the broader Magnesia district, KIVO Food & Wine is able to supply choice olives –black, green, crushed green, stuffed, Kalamata and Thassos throumpa, in elegant jars of 400 gr. The production and packing companies have modern installations and equipment,
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excellently trained staff and, in combination with its long experience in the processing of olives, guarantees top quality for its products, in line with international quality and hygiene specifications certified with the ISO 9002 Quality Management and the HACCP Food Safety Systems.
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WINES Greek Nobel prize winning poet Odysseus Elytis said once, “if you take Greece apart, in the end you will be left with an olive tree, a vine and a ship –which means that you can reassemble it from scratch again”. Winemaking has been a tradition since antiquity in Greece and each locality, depending on the type of soil,
produces a different variety –all excellent and with distinct aromas. KIVO Food & Wine brings to you fine red and white wines in elegant bottles of 750 ml so that you may ideally combine them with your culinary creations and add a particular flavour to your lunch, dinner or special moments.
VINEGAR & BALSAMICO KIVO Food & Wine, in collaboration with vinegar makers Zafiropoulos who use exclusively Greek materials, brings to you red wine and balsamico vinegars in elegant bottles of 250 ml. As all of our other select products, vinegar is produced with zest and is
the result of our continuous efforts to supply items of superior quality and distinct taste that caress the palate and provide “that missing extra” to your recipes and salads.
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HONEY In partnership with apiculturist Costas Mantalaras, KIVO Food & Wine is pleased to purvey the select Skiathos pine and thyme honey in elegant jars of 250 gr. Honey sweetens your beverages and cakes with a smaller quantity than sugar and is also metabolised
without being converted into fat. It has been known for its widely varied therapeutic properties since antiquity and imparts a particular taste to grilled meats, sauces and salad dressings. A spoonful of hon
HERBS KIVO Food & Wine presents a select series of organic herbs in elegant bags of ‌ gr. All our herbs (oregano, thyme, Greek mountain tea, marjoram, linden, dittany, basil, mint and various mixes) are collected
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in the Greek countryside and, apart from adding particular fragrance and flavor to your recipes, all possess therapeutic properties, help digestion and detoxification, and fight free radicals.
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SOAP KIVO Food & Wine, anxious to select only pure organic products, suitable even for the most sensitive organisms, brings to you select green soap with olive oil, appropriate for the face, hair and the whole body which fights the dryness of skin and is rich in vi-
tamins A and E. It is also recommended for washing sensitive materials. Additionally, we present a series of fine organic soaps with olive oil and various herbs –each suitable for specific ailments and sensitivities.
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KIVO Festival & Events
KIVO FESTIVAL & EVENTS In the organized and functional areas of our hotel, always with imaginative dĂŠcor by specialists in each field, we can turn into lifetime experiences all kinds of events, from fashion shows and business meetings to parties and receptions. We also organize theme nights with live music from
bands. Please note that we have hosted events with global reach, such as the Opening Skiathos Gay Culture Festival, mindful of the fact that art knows no borders and that inspiration comes irrespective of color, sex or beliefs.
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KIVO Real Estate
KIVO REAL ESTATE If you are searching for a good reason to keep returning to your beloved Skiathos on a regular basis, perhaps it would be fitting to invest in the holiday home of your dreams. Civil engineer Antonis Mania-
tis is always at hand to provide invaluable advice and guidance throughout your project, from setting the idea on paper to handing you the key for the most idyllic vacations of your life.
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KIVO Web radio
http://kivo-web-radio.radiojar.com Enjoy your vacations at Skiathos and relax with the lounge music of KIVO Web Radio
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KIVO SKIATHOS COLLECTION CONTACT INFORMATION
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KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel Vasilias Beach Skiathos, 37002, Greece www.kivohotel.com info@kivohotel.com T. +30 24270 22407, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Art Gallery Papadiamanti Str & Miouli Str Skiathos, 37002, Greece www.kivo-art.com info@kivo-art.com T. +30 24270 24400, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine Vasilias Beach Skiathos, 37002, Greece www.kivo-restaurants.com info@kivo-restaurants.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Modern Asian Dining Vasilias Beach Skiathos, 37002, Greece www.kivo-restaurants.com info@kivo-restaurants.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Art & Gourmet Hotel Mrs. Matoula Parissi www.kivohotel.com manager@kivohotel.com T. +30 24270 22407, M. +30 6940 582850 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Festival & Events Mrs. Matoula Parissi www.kivoskiathos.com/kivo-events entertain@kivoskiathos.com T. +30 24270 22407, M. +30 6940 582850 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Weddings Mrs. Matoula Parissi www.kivohotel.com info@kivohotel.com T. +30 24270 22407, M. +30 6940 582850 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Holiday Magazine Ms. Anastasia Psyrra www.kivoskiathos.com/kivo-magazine press@kivoskiathos.com T. +30 24270 22407, M. +30 6948 303040 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Creative Greek Cuisine Mr. Panagiotis Schizodimos www.kivo-restaurants.com info@kivo-restaurants.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Web Radio Ms. Anastasia Psyrra www.kivoskiathos.com/kivo-magazine press@kivoskiathos.com T. +30 24270 22407, M. +30 6948 303040 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Cellar & Wine Bar Mr. Panagiotis Schizodimos www.kivo-restaurants.com info@kivo-restaurants.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Art Gallery Ms. Anastasia Psyrra www.kivo-art.com info@kivo-art.com T. +30 24270 24400, M. +30 6948 303041 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Cooking Courses Mrs. Panagiotis Schizodimos www.kivo-restaurants.com info@kivo-restaurants.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Real Estate Mr. Antonios Maniatis www.kivo-realestate.com info@kivo-realestate.com T. +30 24270 24400, M. +30 6944 583233 F. +30 24270 21206
KIVO Food & Wine Mrs. Panagiotis Schizodimos www.kivoskiathos.com/food-wine products@kivoskiathos.com T. +30 24270 21842, F. +30 24270 21206
SkiathosTraveller Ms. Anastasia Psyrra www.skiathostraveller.com info@skiathostraveller.com T. +30 24270 24400, M. +30 6948 303040 F. +30 24270 21206
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KIVO SOCIAL
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Youtube http://www.youtube.com/kivoskiathos
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KIVO Skiathos Collection Vasilias Beach, Skiathos 37002, Greece www.kivohotel.com, info@kivohotel.com T. +30 24270 22407, F. +30 24270 21206