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Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting.The real taste of Greece!

4.9 (75 reviews) 6 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting.The real taste of Greece!

About this activity

Live the experience of shopping fresh fruit and vegetables at an open fruit market as greeks do.Learn how to cook traditional recipes instructed by a professional chef using the almost forgotten method of the wood fired oven. Walk in the ruins of our family olive press,in our olive grove and experience an olive oil tasting.

Enjoy a delicious meal in a tranquil enviroment and feel the complete experience of spending one day as part of a Greek family.

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At a glance

Duration
6 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–8
Guide
Greek, English
Operated by
Corfu Outdoor & Leisure Activities

Ages: Children (12–17 years) · Adults (18–80 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Walk in our olive grove,learn everything about olives trees harvesting
  • Included: Olive oil tasting
  • Included: Lunch: Tzatziki,greek salad,briam(greek version of"ratatouille"),baked potatoes with olive oil & rosemary,marinated pork knuckle grilled in the wood fire oven,desert,wine or beer,water,soft drinks
  • Included: All fruit,vegetables and dairy products purchased during shopping at the fish & fruit marketping
  • Included: Mini "city tour" at the historical centre & Jewish quarter
  • Included: Experienced guide

Not included

  • Not included: Transportation from shopping area to the villa for Cooking classes(it can be provided upon request)

Itinerary

Strolling through the alleys of the historical centre & monuments,we reach Corfu’s open fruit & fish market. We will buy our fresh organic products, harvested from the corfiot fields a few hours earlier, watch the local producers trying to sell their goods,feel the smell of fresh vegetable,fruit,fish and herbs! Tasting the REAL feta cheese is a MUST! After shopping you will drive your car(if you don't have one,tranfser can be provided at extra cost) in our villa,20km away,where you will learn to prepare and cook traditional greek recipes. Once you arrive at home,we will welcome you with a bruschetta on freshly baked handmade bread and we start with the “hands on” lunch preparation. Just before lunch,a walk in the ruins of our family 200 years old olive press, in our olive grove, and an olive oil tasting is all you need to increase your apetite for a mouthwatering lunch! By inviting you to our home,you spend a few relaxing hours and treated as part of our family!The ancient method of cooking in a wood-fire oven goes back centuries and it's worth trying a delicious meal prepared the same way our grandmothers used to cook. IMPORTANT:THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES TRANSFER UPON ARRANGEMENT!

  1. Stop 1

  2. Corfu Central Market

  3. New Fortress Entrance

  4. Jewish Synagogue of Corfu

Bruschetta with tomatoes,olive oil,garic · Corfiot gingerbeer(refreshment) · Homemmade cheese pie with phyllo pastry,feta,olive oil,herbs · Greek salad with fresh vegetables. — Fresh tomatoes,cucumber,peppers,onion,feta cheese,olives and oregano sprinkled with virgin olive oil and wine vinegar. · Tzatziki — Refreshing greek yoghurt dip with thin sliced garlic,cucumber and olive oil. · Pork,slowly cooked in a wood fire oven — Marinated in local beer,mustard,honey and local herbs,served with potatoes boiled in aromatic herbs broth,drizzled with olive oil,lemon juce & parsley · Homemade baklava — Corfiot version of baklava with kumquat syrup and walnuts · Corfiot bottled wine,beer,water,soft drinks

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Transportation from the shopping area to the villa for cooking classes(20km away) IS NOT INCLUDED. A return transfer from your hotel or the shopping area can be provided upon request. Please contact us for more details.

End point

  • Transportation from the shopping area to the villa for cooking classes(20km away) IS NOT INCLUDED. A return transfer from your hotel or the shopping area can be provided upon request. Please contact us for more details.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Traveller ratings

4.9 out of 5 · 75 reviews
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