Naxos Traditional Cooking & Cheesemaking Class
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A hands-on farm-to-table cooking experience in Naxos featuring traditional Greek recipes, local cheesemaking, and a shared meal with sea and farmland views.
Spend a day of immersion in local food traditions, on a hilltop with breathtaking views of the sea and the fertile farmland beneath. Cook your own meal and taste the flavors you created, together.
At a charming family-run dairy, you will meet the farmers who will take a break from cultivating their garden and raising their animals with care, to show you how to prepare a signature Greek recipe, using fresh ingredients from their farm.
Get some hands-on local experience as your hosts guide you through the making of the iconic summer dish called “gemista”.
While waiting for your meal to cook, your hosts will share the secrets of local cheesemaking methods, teaching you how to make an age-old cheese recipe, called “arseniko”.
The experience concludes with a relaxed feast, savoring the authentic tastes of Naxos and enjoying the warmth of local hospitality.
Highlights
• Hilltop views of sea and farmland • Hands-on cooking with fresh farm ingredients • Feed the goats, sheep, piggies and chickens • Cook a typical greek, seasonal meal • Taste the farmer’s rustic house wine • Enjoy a relaxed lunch along with your hosts, while exchanging life stories and experiences
What's included?
- Welcome at a family-run farm and dairy
- Hands-on Greek cooking experience using fresh, farm-grown ingredients
- Preparation of the traditional Greek dish gemista
- Introduction to traditional Naxian cheesemaking techniques
- Hands-on cheesemaking session featuring the local cheese arseniko
- All ingredients, equipment, and materials needed for cooking and cheesemaking
- Shared farm-to-table meal featuring the dishes prepared during the experience
- Guidance from local farmers and hosts
Not included
- Hotel pick-up is not included in the tour price.
- All guests are requested to meet the guide directly at the designated Meeting Point .
- Please make sure to arrive 10–15 minutes before departure to ensure a smooth start. A van transfer is included as part of the tour itself.
- This means that we will provide all transportation needed to carry out the scheduled visits between 9am-2pm. If you would like to arrange a private pick-up and drop-off service (from your accommodation to the Meeting Point before the tour, and return afterwards), this can be organized upon request. Please kindly send us an email at info@philema.tours with your details.Please note that the cost will vary depending on the location of your accommodation.
Cancellation
Fully refundable up to 2 days prior to departure.
Good to know
A minimum number of participants is required to run this tour.
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