Walking Tour and Cooking Class on Naxos with Local Market Visit
Stroll down the local neighborhoods of Chora, Naxos main town, and learn about local life. In the company of your guide, you’ll make the rounds of the local produce market the way the Naxos people do. Pick and choose your own local, fresh, seasonal produce, bursting with fragrances, colors, and flavor. You’ll be putting your vegetables to good use during the cooking course that will follow.
Your route will take you to the cobblestone maze-like alleys of the Chora castle. Visit local shops and sample different kinds of cheeses and liqueurs. Your walk will end at a small traditional taverna where you’ll meet our talented chef. She will show you step by step, how to make traditional appetizers and the renowned Greek salad.
Next, comes the greatest part of the tour. We’ll all be sitting down to share the dishes you made yourself, along with another Greek traditional dish prepared by our chef. We’ll raise our glasses, toast each other, and enjoy a day spent in enjoying and experiencing.
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A Taste of Naxos
What's included in Walking Tour and Cooking Class on Naxos with Local Market Visit
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Stroll down the cobblestoned alleys of Chora, Naxos main town to shop for your own seasonal fresh ingredients. Along your way, visit local vendors to sample different kinds of Naxos local cheeses and liqueurs. Meet our talented local chef and learn how to make step by step delicious appetizers and foods that Greece is famous for! Highlights: Visit the local market: pick your own local, fresh, seasonal produce. Walk around the local neighborhoods and learn aspects of local life. Stroll down the maze-like alleys of Chora castle built in the 13th century. Cooking class: learn how to make delicious appetizers that Greece is famous for. Cheese tasting and liqueur tasting in traditional local shops. Distance: 3.8 km / 2.3 mi Ascend:+258 m / 846 ft Descend: - 271 m / 889 ft Terrain: paved
Food Menu
STARTER - salad
Greek salad made with fresh vegetables and feta cheese.
STARTER - Dolmadakia - Stuffed Grape Leaves
STARTER - Melitzanosalata
Smashed eggplant salad
STARTER - Kolokithokeftedes
Fried zucchini-balls
STARTER - Tzatziki
MAIN - Traditional Greek recipe
Traditional greek recipe decided by the chef as dish of the day(f.i tigania meat, mousaka, pastitsio or similar).
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- Full meal (Lunch)
- Cheese tasting, liqueur tasting
- Liability insurance
- First aid kits and other necessary equipment
- Shopping in the local market
- During meal : Bottled water & one glass of wine
- English speaking Trekking Hellas Guide
- What is not mentioned above
- Gratuities
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility impairments
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 45 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
The starting time of the tour is set at 10.00 for guests who do not wish to use our pick-up service and choose to meet us at the starting point. For guests who choose the pick-up-and-drop–off add-on, the pick-up time will be sent to them the day before the tour - it will be at approximately 09.15 (depending on the location of your accommodations), and the tour will start at 10.00.
Meeting / End Points
- Guests should meet the guide(s) at the statue ''Sphinx of Naxos'', right across Naxos City Hall.
