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Latte. Cappuccino. Macchiato. Affogato…Wake up to the Various Ways Europe Does Coffee

coffee cup

Think you know a thing or two about bean juice? What about your European bean juice? If it wasn’t for these European Countries, that grande, iced, add shot, caramel, light whatchamacallit might not even exist! Could you imagine? So, be thankful, sit back, relax, sip your favorite cup of Joe and take a visual vacation throughout Europe to learn the origin of that lil’ cup of happiness that kisses your lips awake each morning.

COFFEE OF FRANCE

The French Press

Taste the deliciousness for yourself on a Contiki Trip to France!

French Press

COFFEE OF TURKEY

The Turkish Coffee

Fun Fact: Because Turkish coffee is unfiltered, many use the leftover grounds from a finished cup to tell the future in practice called tasseography. Once finished, the cup is turned over and placed on the saucer to cool. Then, the leftover patterns of the grounds are read. This practice can be done on both coffee and tea. Ever heard the expression “read the tea leaves?”

Read the “tea leaves” to see if a Contiki Trip to Turkey is in your future. Or just go and forget about the tea leaves.

A person pouring coffee into a cup on a table, delving into the rich history of this beloved beverage.

ITALY CAFFÈ – THE HOMELAND!

The Latte

Latte

The Cappuccino

Cappuccino

The Macchiato

Macchiato

The Affogato (is that gelato in my espresso?) YUM!

Experience the homeland of many of our modern day favorite coffee drinks on a Contiki Trip to Italy.

affogato

COFFEE OF IRELAND

The Irish Coffee

Try your luck out with Irish coffee straight from the source with these Contiki trips to Ireland

Irish coffee

COFFEE FROM SPAIN

El Café Bombón

Satisfy your sweet tooth with some delicious sweet coffee (not to mention all the tapas) on one of our Contiki trips to Spain.

cafe bombon

COFFEE OF AUSTRIA

Vienna Coffee

Want to learn how to pronounce “Schlagobers” correctly? Ask a cute Austrian on one of our Contiki trips to Austria!

Viennese Coffee

COFFEE OF GREECE

Greek Frappé

Fun Fact: This most popular coffee drink of Greece was invented by accident. During an International drink Fair in Greece a worker was looking for a way to prepare his instant coffee during a break and there was no hot water to be found. So, he mixed his instant coffee with cold water in ice cubes in a shaker and shook up the coffee world forever.

Frappe