Crete: 5h Cooking Class - The Treasures of Crete

Duration 5 hours

Our goal is to connect visitors with the essence of Crete. Through food, stories, and hands-on activities, I want to share the beauty of our island’s heritage and invite you to feel like part of the Cretan family. Every recipe has a story, every moment holds meaning, and every guest leaves with a piece of Crete in their heart.

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Highlights

All the ingredients are picked straight from the garden or from local farmers
You`re invited in our home. Familiar faces often stop by to greet our guests.
Discover the secrets of the healthy Mediterranean diet
Learn how to cook traditional recipes from Crete
Sample local wines and cheese
Hear the stories and origins behind each dish

Route

Detailed Itinerary

Welcome and Introduction

Begin the day with a warm welcome and traditional hospitality. Enjoy coffee, homemade lemonade and traditional cookies as we get to know each other.
1 hours
2. Garden Harvest

Take a leisurely stroll through our garden. Pick fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs for the day’s dishes.
1 hours
3. Hands-On Cooking

Prepare Cretan classics like: Cretan Salad (tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, olives, myzithra) Dako (traditional bread with tomato and cheese) Kalitsounia (cheese pies with myzithra and onion) Gemista (stuffed vegetables) Boureki (zucchini, potatoes and myzithra) Lamb with Potatoes (in wood-fire oven) Enjoy freshly prepared dakakia as a mid-session snack. *Depending on the season and what’s fresh in our garden, our cooking class may include a few extra seasonal dishes.
2 hours
Farm Connection

Visit the stable to meet the animals and experience milking.
1 hours
A Step into Tradition

Visit the grandmother’s house for a glimpse into traditional cheese-making. Sip on tsikoudia, savor shortbread, and learn about the family’s wine-making process at the patitiri (wine press).
1 hours
The Feast

Return to the Veggera, where the table is set with all the dishes you’ve prepared. Enjoy a leisurely meal accompanied by Romeiko wine and lively conversation.
1 hours
7. Sweet Finale

Relish a traditional spoon dessert, like neratzaki or quince, paired with tsikoudia or racomelo. End the day with live Cretan music played on the mandolin.
1 hours

Pricing & Cancellation

Included in price
- English-speaking guide
- Visit to the stable Wine and cheese-tasting experience
- Full Cretan meal Live Cretan music Complimentary coffee, lemonade, and tsikoudia (Cretan raki)
- All taxes, fees, and service charges included Intimate cooking
- Experience with a small group (maximum 12 participants)
- Apron and cooking tools provided for your use Fresh, high-quality ingredients for every dish you prepare
- Special keepsakes to remember your experience
- Hands-on cooking session
- generous ammounts of local wine and raki
- lunch
- ingredients
- Everything you gonna need for our experience