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September 9, 2012

ParnonasFigs

The author assembled this varietal display of roadside-harvested figs while touring by bicycle through the Parnonas Mountains of southern Greece, one of the prime centers of fig diversity. The only drawback to such ad-hoc tastings is not knowing the varietal name or history of a given fig. Photo by Alastair Bland.

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