Mourtzis Traditional Sweets
Mourtzis Traditional Sweets
Mourtzis Traditional Sweets
4.5
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
About
Panagiotis and Nektaria started their business in March 2001, with the simple goal of sharing what they already produced - their famous pistachios. Panagiotis, a farmer by trade, has spent 30 years working with pistachio production and cultivation. Nektaria is a passionate confectioner, putting all her love into the sweets she makes using pistachios. Today, at their shop located on the pedestrian street Pan. Ireioti 57, behind Aegina's well-known fish market, you can find Panagiotis' pistachios freshly roasted every day - with or without salt, shelled or raw. Also try the famous housemade pastelli, made with toasted sesame, pistachios and honey, and the pistachio marsipan with caramel. Or go for the traditional almond biscuits, baklava with pistachios, or one of the many spoon sweets and marmalades. - The pistachio came to Aegina in the early 1900s, when N. Peroglou, a doctor, brought the first trees with him from Syria. He kept his plantation hidden at first, but once the secret got out, more plantations slowly but steadily spread over the island, and today the nuts are produced mainly through monoculture. The Aegina pistachio was grafted onto the Chios terebinth tree, and is a variety unique for Aegina island.
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zoe
Athens, Greece6 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
We loved this shop! Super friendly & helpful staff too, they gave us all kinds of hand made products to taste and we left with a big bag of goodies for ourselves and friends and family! Really worth a stop here :)
Written July 17, 2016
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We are happy you had a good time in our Family business! Hope to see you again with new flavors!
Written August 19, 2016
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angry21555
Wabasha, MN6 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
the shop was our last stop on Aegina and it was worth the wait. The staff are warm and helpful. We sampled a variety of items before we bought. I am only sorry that I did not buy more quantity of their wonderful pistachio treats.
Written March 23, 2016
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Thank you!Helping us become even better and we do not complacent! Hope to see you again!
Written March 25, 2016
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Deepti M
Coventry, UK1 contribution
Nov 2015 • Couples
This shop literally is amazing. My partner and I had researched places to see and go before we went and we came across this just by chance. We took the 30 minute ferry trip to Aegina just for the pistachios. From the minute we walked in the owner approached us and asked us to sample some of the delicacies and recommended lots of goodies for us to bring back home with us. Since coming back home friends and family haven't stopped commenting on how delicious the treats were.
Thoroughly recommend this place to everyone!!!
Thoroughly recommend this place to everyone!!!
Written December 1, 2015
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Your words honor us, makes us become even better and we do not complacent! Hope you visit again our island, this time to discover it's rich beauty and History!
Written March 25, 2016
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Fiona@Hovelites
Canberra, Australia66 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
The layout is so attractive but this sweet things place is a lot more than a lolly/candy shop elsewhere. Most stuff started life as fresh food.
Our No. 1 pick is the candied (ie glacé) pistachios. I’m guessing nowhere else would have these so it is likely to ha an ‘only in Aegina’ thing. We got a baklava version AND a jar to take home. I so wanted to get the flour-free chocolate bread croutons but our packing won’t allow this!
So many interesting things and the locals clearly buy spices by the gram here.
Our No. 1 pick is the candied (ie glacé) pistachios. I’m guessing nowhere else would have these so it is likely to ha an ‘only in Aegina’ thing. We got a baklava version AND a jar to take home. I so wanted to get the flour-free chocolate bread croutons but our packing won’t allow this!
So many interesting things and the locals clearly buy spices by the gram here.
Written July 13, 2019
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TravelingwithThyme
Beirut, Lebanon264 contributions
Sep 2017 • Couples
This shop is filled with tasty desserts and other products including honey, pistachios, spices, and more. The owners of the shop are very friendly and patient. I highly recommend the Pistachio Baklava and pistachio paste here - delicious!
Written March 17, 2018
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Thank you for visiting our store! This is a great comment from a person that lives in a country so famous and has a long tradition in Baklava making!
Hope to see you again Christina!
Mourtzis family
Written March 24, 2018
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John H
3 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
Great sweets and super friendly and helpful staff. Chocolate covered pistachio balls were fantastic.
Written August 18, 2016
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Thank you so mush for your kind words! Hope to see you again!
Written August 19, 2016
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Helen S
Khimki, Russia77 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
Nice and tasty place! If your have a sweet tooth must visite place! Price and quality was good! Try honey!
Written August 12, 2016
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Efcharisto poli! Thank you very much! Hope to see you again!
Written August 19, 2016
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Anand I
Singapore, Singapore19 contributions
Apr 2015
Produce aficionados look no further than Mourtzis. This is no run-of-the-mill shop - their pistachios are deep in flavor with a reddish hue and thin shells. What's more is that the store sources its pistachios from the family's farm right on the island of Aegina.
Make sure you grab some warm pistachio to go - pair it with some feta and Assyrtko wine and you're off to a great start!
Make sure you grab some warm pistachio to go - pair it with some feta and Assyrtko wine and you're off to a great start!
Written April 7, 2015
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lmmilo87
Calgary, Canada4 contributions
Jun 2018
The shop was very busy at the time I was there but the staff still took the time to help me out and give me samples of what I was looking at. Amazing selection of local greek foods and wines.
Written July 19, 2018
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fatouLondon
London, UK2 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
You cannot leave Aegina without passing by this store. It has a lot of variety of tea and it was so hard to choose frol the selection as they were all amazing. They also have coffee and a variety of sweets and traditional deserts. What was even more memorable for me was how welcoming and kind, helpful the couple who owns the store is. They were so genuine and were not trying to push us to buy things. It really was a great experience. Pass by amd get a little treat from this store, you will not regret it!!
Written April 22, 2018
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Thank you so much! We are happy you had a nice time at our store! Best regards and hope to see you again!
Written April 23, 2018
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We are planning a trip to Greece -- 3 days in Athens, one overnight to Delphi and the rest of the time in Santorini. We have an extra day in between. I am not sure if we should take the day trip to Aegina to see the temple Aphaia or just head to Santorini a day earlier. Any recommendations? Thank you.
Written May 5, 2015
You are welcome!!! Actually Aegina is near Athens and it s too easy travel to here!!! Almost every hour there is a boat to Aegina the tickets its about 8-14euro per person. When you ll arrive here you can take a ride with bike or with motorcycle, if you want you can take a car and see all the places. Perdika is one of the most beutiful and traditional places there are mostly fishermans thats why you ll see many boats you can eat fresh seafood and take a coffee around there! As you going back to the town you ll find Aeginitissa and Marathonas beach it s also very good! Don t forget to go to the temple of Aphea Athina, the temple of colona (near the port) and to saint Nectarios (aeginitians have him as protect saint of the island and of their lifes) and Palea hora the old capital of Aegina (more information at wiki and discoveraegina. Also you can go to Agia Marina swim at the sea and drink a cocteil! After all these.. visit us!!! We will wait fo you!!!
Written May 7, 2015
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