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Exchange Week Greece 23/4-30/4

In April, IAAS Greece had the honor to host IAASers from Croatia, Slovenia and two guest stars from Spain and Czech Republic.
Spring is a very good time to visit Greece. The weather is nice but not too hot, nature is alive and greek people hang out, happy in the sun. So, we decided that the exchange week would take place from the April 23th to April 30th in northern Greece, mostly Thessaloniki and Kavala.
First, we visited a (still) small industry of hydrolyzed protein, learning that there are more fertilizers than the classic ones. The same day we visited an exposition of
Then, we spent the weekend in Kavala. Kavala is a town in northern Greece, important for the history of the country, as a “crossroad” of many cultures and for the port. But also, the region of Kavala is well known for the agricultural and rural development. So, we visited a cooperative where they cultivate pomegranate trees and make juice and another one with kiwis and asparagus. As the region is very well known for the wine, we visited two wineries too.
As we returned to Thessaloniki, we had a tour to the University’s practice fields, we visited an industry of feedingstuff and “Vitro”, where plant propagation material is produced.
The last day we visited the old town of Thessaloniki and learnt many history details even we didn’t know with George, a guy that organizes free walking tours around the city.
Of course, during the week we had the chance to enjoy greek food and drinks, such as “gyros” and “raki”, greek music, sun and walks by the sea. We hope our friends had as much fun as we did and many ex-weeks like this to come!