Village cooking class in an Agritourism Unit in Arcadia, Greece!

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6 hours
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2 - 12 guests
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English, Greek
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Experience authentic Greek cooking in Arcadia! Pick fresh veggies, join June's wheat harvest, and cook the local way. Enjoy a private feast with your creations and local delights.

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

Experience Details

You’ll get to enjoy a tour in the fields, pick fresh veggies from the garden and feel closer to nature than ever (available from March to October). And if you visit it in June, you can even participate in the wheat harvesting in the wheat fields!


Enjoy an authentic Greek cooking class with a local Greek mum, and learn how to make embroidered bread from scratch or kolokythopita (courgette or pumpkin pie), trachanokeftedes (fermented milk pasta balls), or other local food and delights.


What could be better than enjoying authentic Mediterranean cuisine prepared by your own two hands?


You'll have lunch at the restaurant, where you will feast on everything you made along with local products from the Arcadian workshop & other Greek local producers accompanied with Greek wine!


A memorable, private and personalized experience exclusively for you and your beloved ones, because, once booked for the day no other guests are added in the experience!


Sample Menu

MAIN
Local appetizers and full local lunch
Taste home cooked meat, saganaki, handmade hylopites (egg pasta), trachanokeftedes, Greek pies, seasonal salads or similar local food!
DESSERT
Homemade delicious desserts!
Enjoy one of the delicious desserts made in the workshop by the Greek mums!

What You Get

Lunch
Home-cooked Greek local meal such as wrapped meat with grilled vegetables, rooster with local pasta, vegetarian dishes, traditional cheeses, mouthwatering appetizers
Snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Local wines from local producers, red or white and ouzo!
Personal purchases from the gift shop (optional)
Transfer services may be provided upon request and at an extra charge
Tips & gratuities (optional)

Good To Know

  • The culinary experience is provided upon request and depending on availability. In case there is no availability for the day you are interested, it can be offered the next available date or choose another similar available experience after coordination.
  • The culinary experience may be combined with accommodation in a traditional 3 level-stone villa in the village upon request and at an extra charge. The booking must be completed the latest 15-20 days before and includes local breakfast.
  • Transportation is needed to visit the Arcadian workshop in Arcadia which is located 1 hour away from Kalamata. Please inform us if you have your own vehicle. In other case, we can arrange it with our partners at an extra cost.
  • Please notify us of any special dietary needs (e.g. pescatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian, vegan, etc.) or any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.).
  • In order to organize your experience in the best way, the booking and the full payment must be made the latest 3 days before.
  • Availability: Monday to Sunday, excluding Holy Friday - Easter Tuesday & Greek official holidays.

What You’ll Experience

A 6-hour gastronomic experience that includes a tour of the traditional food preparation area, the cookware museum, the library and the small village. Experience the best that Greek nature has to offer, learn some of the secrets of the Greek cuisine and feast on traditional local products! You will visit an Agrotourism unit and an Arcadian workshop in a small village, located 70km (45 mi) from Kalamata in the heart of mountainous Arcadia region in Peloponnese. The workshop produces traditional products and is inspired by the Arcadian nature. Built on 2.5 acres of land, the place offers stunning views towards Mt. Lykaio and the village of Karytaina. The two-storey stone-built establishment also houses a library with over 650 cookbooks, where you can discover age-old local recipes; a Cookware Museum, showcasing items used by Greek housewives in villages as far back as the beginning of the 1900s; and a restaurant that serves local delicacies. You’ll participate in a guided tour of the Arcadian workshop, including the traditional food preparation area, the Cookware Museum and the library.

Meeting & Pickup

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We can arrange and provide to our guests transportation services and pick up services in case they do not have their own vehicle, upon request at an extra charge, after timely coordination. The pick up can be from the place of their accommodation.
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Kalamata Port Authority, Mpoumpoulinas, Messinia, Greece, GR, 241 00

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Maria, our passionate food lover and local host, will be waiting for you in front of the Port Authority Offices in Kalamata with her vehicle; you will follow her with your own vehicle and start the experience.
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This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Eastern European Time.
All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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Earliest available date: May 27, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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