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

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Earliest Date Available: September 19, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

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Location

Kalamata

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 12 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Location

Kalamata

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 12 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Why travelers loved this

5.0

•4 reviews

US$791.76 per guest

Guest

Adult x1

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Earliest Date Available: September 19, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

Why book with byFood?

Japan's #1 food travel platform

Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT

Earliest Date Available: September 19, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

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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!

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Agrotourism unit is also suitable for School groups and team building events.
Family friendly.
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.).
Notify us of any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.)
Wear comfortable shoes and a hat as you’ll spend quite a bit of time outdoors.

Lunch

Home-cooked Greek local meal such as wrapped meat with grilled vegetables, rooster with local pasta, vegetarian dishes, traditional cheeses, mouthwatering appetizers

Snacks

All Fees and Taxes

Alcoholic beverages

Local wines from local producers, red or white and ouzo!

Public Liability Insurance

Village Cooking class

Tea and coffee

Coffee and/or Tea

Local host-certified tour leader / local chef throughout the experience

Personal purchases from the gift shop (optional)

Transfer services may be provided upon request and at an extra charge

Tips & gratuities (optional)

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.

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!

Pickup Point

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Pickup Details

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.

Meeting Point

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.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Non Refundable

This experience doesn't offer free cancellation. Amount paid is non-refundable once booked.

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C2442KZvickyaSeptember 2019 • TripAdvisor

Hospitality and delicious food!

Laconia is one of my favourite regions to travel! During our tour, Maria told us about the exciting and very interesting history of the Greek Gastronomy. Visiting the eco-touristic farm was something more than I expected! Maria, Fragkiskos and Marilena were absolutely professionals! Very friendly, they explained us about the ingredients of the recipe and revealed us some secrets about how to cook the best gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatoes)!! It had so much fun! Definitely do it again, than...read more

Response from ViatorSeptember 25, 2019

Thank you very much for sharing with us your love for the greek gastronomy! I guess you were very excited since, by mistake, you selected the Arcadia tour in your review...!That means you definetely wish to live an another fantastic food experience like in Laconia! We are here to guide you to all our tours!

MariazoeySeptember 2019 • TripAdvisor

A..delicious authentic experience!

I love cooking and travelling in different countries for new tastes. This experience was one of my best! The cooking lesson with the local ladies had been for me a new great experience and sure I will come again to taste the Kalamata olives and trahana (a fermented milk pasta that greek local women make in the summer!). Maria, our tour guide was amazing and so friendly with us! I recommended it for anyone who travels to Arcadia and wants to taste authentic Greek food!!

Response from ViatorJune 19, 2022

We thank you also for your nice words Maria! It was a great pleasure for us to have you and your friends in our tour! And by the way, one more secret for your trahana soup to taste even better, is to put a hint of biological turmeric. It will take a beautiful, golden colour and will turn it to a super food!! Hope to see you again soon!!

Evangelos KSeptember 2019 • TripAdvisor

Gastronomy tour

All was awesome! The local people, our enthusiastic local guide Maria, who answered all our questions and kept our interest alive in the whole tour!! The women in the workshop were very friendly and with them we prepared delicious food!! Thank you all for everything!

Response from ViatorSeptember 19, 2019

Evangelos thank you very much! We also enjoyed the tour with you! It is so great to see our travelers satisfied and happy after the gastronomy tour! We are looking forward to seeing you again in Messinia!!

RobertZ1169September 2019 • TripAdvisor

19th century cook books!!!

I would recommend it without any doubt! The Cookware Museum with its old books of 19th century (!) really impressed me! The two storey stone establishment was one of the most beautiful libraries I have ever visited! Maria told us about the local gastronomy of Arcadia and customs of the area, very friendly and so so nice!

Response from ViatorJune 19, 2022

Robert thank you very much!! You and your friends were also amazing! When I do the tour in Arcadia, I sometimes wish I could work in this beautiful library and continue the great work they have already done! We hope to see you again in Kalamata!!

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

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