Sustainbable Cooking class, explore a mountainous village

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Sustainbable Cooking class, explore a mountainous village

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 15 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English, German
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Other
Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience
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Escape to a mountain village near Nafplio for a unique cooking class. Learn to make tzatziki, Gemista, and authentic cheese pie with local families. Discover traditional Greek flavors.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

We cooperate with 2 families who are located 40 min drive from Nafplio in a mountainous village, 700 meters altitude.

The village is one of the highlights in our region where locals hang out and where you can eat authentic , village food.

One family has a restaurant-local tavern and the other one owns a home with a wooden oven.What we are going to do;

We drink fresh water at the spring fountain at the village square while we do an introduction about this place.

Continuing we drink a mountain tea with honey and a panoramic view of the mountains and the village.Afterwards aprons on and hands on , to start making 2 recipes :The famous Greek tzatziki and Gemista (Stuffed vegetables with sauce and rice)

As soon as we finish you will walk just 5 min from the restaurant to meet the second 'chef'-housewife-Greek grandmother (yiayia in Greek)You are going to learn how to cook a cheese pie making your own phyllo and learning how to cook it in a wooden oven-Slow cooking-

What You Get

Lunch
Walking tour
Cooking Class
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • We would like to know if you have food allergies or diet limitations
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Kefalovriso

After of 45 min drive from Nafplio you will be in a mountainous village -700 meteres altitude.It's a place where locals hang out away from crowdy places and with authentic mountain Greek dishes. You will drink fresh water at the spring fountain at the village square while we do an introduction about this place. Continuing we drink a mountain tea with honey and a panoramic view of the mountains and the village. Afterwards aprons on and hands on , to start making 2 recipes :The famous Greek tzatziki and Gemista. As soon as we finish you will walk just 5 min from the restaurant to meet the second 'chef'-housewife-Greek grandmother (yiayia in Greek)You are going to learn how to cook a cheese pie making your own phyllo and learning how to cook it in a wooden oven-Slow cooking- When you finish the third recipe, you can walk and explore the village and its old watermills. Then all together we will enjoy not only what you made, but the famous lamb chops and other local dishes as well.
4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Cine Nafplio Χειμερινό, 25is Martiou, Argolida, Greece, GR, 211 00

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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Reviews
4.9
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Don’t miss this excursion from Nafplio
June 01, 2026

This was one of the highlights on our trip! Mira is a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable on the region and small village. We learned to cook a traditional Greek meal, share stories and enjoy ou...read more

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A taste of Greek village life so authentic, you'll believe you have a Greek grandmother
March 27, 2026

GrecoPaths didn't take us to Greece — they took us into it. This is the kind of experience that reminds you why you travel in the first place. Mira, our guide, brought us to Kaira, Greece. We were...read more

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A very good taste of mountain village life in the Peloponnese!
June 07, 2025

Our 3-generation family of three — 85 year-old, 60-year-old, 25-year old—had a great time at this cooking class in a small mountain village. If you’re an experienced cook don’t expect to learn anyt...read more

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Fabulous cooking class and trip to the mountain village!
March 26, 2025

Wonderful day with guide Mira and the rest of the GrecoPaths group! We (my family) were driven by Mira up to a mountain village and enjoyed meeting other members of the GrecoPaths staff, including...read more

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Slow Life in the Mountains
January 23, 2025

The hour we spent in Karia with an older couple chatting with them about their life, family, village, etc. over coffee and spoon sweets on their porch in the rain was terrific. Made us want to lear...read more

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