You will visit an olive grove located in a small village 50km (31 mi) from Kalamata in Messinia region, Peloponnese, towards Pylos coastal town, just 10' away from Costa Navarino resort.

The Culinary Experience

Join us for 3 hour cooking class experience and feast on a mouthwatering full traditional lunch among olive trees!

Part 1: Arrival at the grove - Warm welcome
Visit a beautiful family olive grove of a small village, located in the west of Messinia, just 10 minutes away from Costa Navarino Bay and Nestor’s Palace. It is the ideal backdrop to unravel the history, tradition and ancient myths of this historical place.

The owners will welcome you with homemade local delicacies while they will narrate you the whole story behind their efforts.

Part 2: Bread making in a Wood-Fired Oven
Make your own bread from scratch along with a Greek mum and bake it in a traditional wooden fired oven. Smell the unbeatable aroma of the freshly baked bread and enjoy it with your lunch! There is also the possibility, instead of bread to make another Greek pastry delicacy like a Greek seasonal pita (pie)!

Part 3: Cooking class
During a fantastic cooking class, a traditional Greek mum will show you how to make Greek appetizers and food like gemista (stuffed tomatoes and peppers with rice and fresh herbs), tyropita (cheese pie), lamb or pork cooked in the stone fired oven, Greek salad or other seasonal recipes using the freshest of ingredients.

The mum will tell you stories about how, in the olden days, they used to make the hilopites (Greek egg pasta) and trachana (Greek fermented milk pasta) only during summer, to last them all through the winter months.

Of course as you may already know, there are plenty food choices also for vegetarians and vegans in the Mediterranean and Greek cuisine so not to worry about; just let us know!

Part 4: Full traditional lunch
Food is finally ready! Enjoy a full, delicious lunch with everything you made during the Cooking class and feel proud for yourself and your efforts accompanied with a lots of Greek wine!

Extra Experiences (upon request & at an extra charge)
Depending on availability, you may also choose to participate in extra experiences upon request:

Olive oil tasting experience (45’)
Enjoy an exciting olive oil tasting experience while your delicious food is being baked in the wood-fired oven!

Table Olive-Making Workshop (45' depending on season)
In this 45' family friendly workshop, a Greek mum will show you how to make the famous Kalamata table olives, step by step.