Stymfalia SA (Legga dairy)
Family dairy at Kaliani, 700 m up in mountain Corinthia, making cheese since 1936: barrel-aged PDO feta, graviera, zireiotyri, anthotyro and mizithra, sold at a shop beside the plant.
About Anthotyro
A traditional Greek whey cheese made from sheep or goat milk and whey. The fresh kind is white and soft or medium-firm, sweet and creamy, with no rind and no salt, commonly a truncated cone, and is eaten at breakfast with honey and fruit; the dry kind is hard and salty and is grated. Stymfalia at Kaliani makes it from sheep and goat whey with fresh milk. The All About Peloponnisos guide lists antho cheeses among the products of Corinthia's small dairies. It is not a protected name.
Made in: Made across Greece; in this area by dairies of Corinthia and the Argolid
On the plate
Stymfalia calls it semi-sweet and lower in fat. English Wikipedia describes the fresh kind as sweet and creamy without salt, and the dry kind as hard, dry, white and salty.
Rind: none, eaten fresh
Wine and cheese
What to pour with Anthotyro
Light dry rose Nemea
Our pickFresh anthotyro is sweet, creamy and unsalted, and is eaten with honey and fruit. A light-bodied dry rose with high acidity and fresh fruit or floral notes sits beside it without weighing it down.
The grapes behind these winesAgiorgitikoMoschofileroSyrahCabernet Sauvignon
From the source
Where to buy and taste it
Cheese experiences nearby
Semeli Estate open wine tour with graviera
Guided tour of Semeli's winery and cellar with a four-wine tasting that the estate says comes with graviera cheese and crackers. Booking is mandatory and the estate is closed on Tuesdays.
Cheers & Cheese masterclass at Palivou Estate
Masterclass led by wine consultant and writer Eva Markaki pairing selected Palivou wines with cheeses, held on Saturday 5 September 2026 during the Great Days of Nemea.
Anthotyro: questions
How is anthotyro different from mizithra?
Very little. English Wikipedia calls mizithra essentially the same cheese, though anthotyros may contain some cow's milk, and says dry anthotyros is a matured cheese similar to mizithra.
What is it used for?
Stymfalia lists it for the table, cooking and pastry.
Same cheeseboard
More cheeses from Nemea
Plan the trip
Visit Anthotyro country
Tastings and tours where it is made, and somewhere to stay.
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Sources: stymfalia-sa.gr, www.allaboutpeloponnisos.com. The drawing is made from the cheese's recorded shape, rind and paste, not a photograph.