Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting.The real taste of Greece!
Overview
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.
What's 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
- Walk in our olive grove,learn everything about olives trees harvesting
- Olive oil tasting
- All fruit,vegetables and dairy products purchased during shopping at the fish & fruit marketping
- Mini "city tour" at the historical centre & Jewish quarter
- Experienced guide
- Transportation from shopping area to the villa for Cooking classes(it can be provided upon request)
Meeting Location
Kon/nou Zavitsianou 11
Kerkira 491 31, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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!
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- 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.
- Walk in our olive grove,learn everything about olives trees harvesting.
- Olive oil tasting.
- All fruit,vegetables and dairy products purchased during shopping at the fish & fruit marketping.
- Mini "city tour" at the historical centre & Jewish quarter.
- Experienced guide.
- Transportation from shopping area to the villa for Cooking classes(it can be provided upon request).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 12. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting.The real taste of Greece! is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting.The real taste of Greece! will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchTzatziki,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
- Walk in our olive grove,learn everything about olives trees harvesting
- Olive oil tasting
- All fruit,vegetables and dairy products purchased during shopping at the fish & fruit marketping
- Mini "city tour" at the historical centre & Jewish quarter
- Experienced guide
- Transportation from shopping area to the villa for Cooking classes(it can be provided upon request)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
