Harvest of peaches in Greece

Harvest of peaches in Greece.
Although peaches have flourished in many parts of Greece for millennia, one area in particular is especially suited to their production— the northern Greek region of Macedonia, with its temperate summers, avid rainfall, and cool, but not icy cold, winters. The areas of Pella, Edessa and Pieria in central Macedonia are especially well- known for the quality of their peaches. Each spring, when the trees flower, their pink and white blossoms blanket the large stretch of plain. By June, the first harvest
of Greek peaches begins to arrive in the market. The fruit ripens slowly but the harvest lasts all the way through September, the fruit nourished by the hot Greek summer sun.