Top Peloponnese Classes & Workshops

Artistic travelers who are interested in Greek culture will enjoy this small-group mosaic-making workshop in the Southern Peloponnese. Learn more about Greek traditions, arts, and crafts from your instructor. You’ll be given all the necessary materials and tools to make your own classically inspired mosaic, and plenty of time to finish off a piece that you can take home with you.

Kalamata is known across the globe for its local olives, but it takes an insider to know where to sample the best extra-virgin olive oil. With this olive oil tour and tasting, visit a local olive farm for a stroll through the olive trees to learn about the different kinds of olives and their cultivation. Depending on the season, you’ll also visit an olive oil mill to see how the oil is extracted and bottled. End with a guided olive oil tasting plus a light or full lunch at a traditional taverna.

Book this small-group tour that takes you to an organic winery in Corinth where your guide will provide you with a delicious tasting paired with cheese, olives, and more. You’ll keep costs down with this small-group excursion, but still have an intimate experience. Learn all about the wine making experience, too, from the winemaker themself.

Master the art of traditional Greek food on this fun and friendly cooking class in Nafplio. Travel to a scenic location and, with guidance from a professional local chef, prepare classic Greek recipes using the fresh and seasonal produce that’s a fixture of the region's cuisine. Learn insider tips on preparation and presentation, and pick up invaluable Greek cooking secrets along the way. At the end of your lesson, sit down with your host and fellow cooks to enjoy your finished dishes accompanied by local wine and ouzo.

If planning a cruise stop in the port of Katakolon, see ancient Olympia in a stress-free way. A private driver takes you from the sleepy fishing village to the celebrated home of the Olympic Games, where you can run the ancient track and see where the Olympic flame is lit to kick off the modern games. Plus, go beyond the region's main attraction with a delicious stop at a family farm to sample honey, olive oil, jams, and Greek wine.

You’ll marvel at the two-storey neo-Classical buildings and discover this city’s rich past, and our stroll will then take you through the small stone-paved alleys of the city’s historic centre, amid small shops bursting with local colours and aromas. Upon entering the shops, the aroma of the exquisite herbs and spices wafting through the air will transport you to the top of Mt. Taygetos, the local mountain. You’ll taste local mouth-watering homemade delicacies, flavoursome Messinian appetizers and all sorts of traditional Greek treats. You’ll take part in a short yet fulfilling olive-oil tasting with a professional and certified olive-oil connoisseur. A light yet filling lunch will conclude your gastronomic experience and spoil your senses, in one of the cosiest restaurants in the heart of the city. We can guarantee you that there’ll be no room left for anything else!

Experience Greek life for a day on this exquisite day trip, with culture, food, history and beautiful scenery all in one. Travel from Petras to the mountains of Peloponnese and marvel and the stunning natural landscape. Sample delicious wine and cheese as a local winery. Take in the views from Kalavrita summit. Learn about the culture and lifestyle of local people at a small mountain village, where you’ll be welcomed for a local meal.

You’ll get to enjoy a tour in the fields, pick fresh veggies from the garden and feel closer to nature than ever (available from March to October). And if you visit it in June, you can even participate in the wheat harvesting in the wheat fields! You’ll participate in a guided tour of the Arcadian workshop, including the traditional food preparation area, the Cookware Museum and the library. Enjoy an authentic Greek cooking class with a local Greek mum, and learn how to make embroidered bread from scratch or kolokythopita (courgette or pumpkin pie), trachanokeftedes (fermented milk pasta balls), or other local food and delights. What could be better than enjoying authentic Mediterranean cuisine prepared by your own two hands? You'll have lunch at the restaurant, where you will feast on everything you made along with local products from the Arcadian workshop & other Greek local producers accompanied with Greek wine!

Join us for a 4-hour guided tour of the farm, veggie picking & a cooking class! Find out the story and the people behind this great idea, & participate in an exciting cooking class with local chefs! Start off with a guided tour around the facilities, find out all about our sustainable farming methods and techniques at the ecotouristic farm and discover the story & the people behind this great idea. Take a stroll around the veggie gardens, pick fresh, organic veggies and feel closer to nature than ever! Learn how to make delicious traditional meals during a 3-hour cooking class. Assisted by local chefs, who’ll share their experience with you, you’ll get to create 2 appetizers, 1 main dish and 1 dessert, using organic produce and the extra virgin olive oil of the Farm. Enjoy your gastronomic creations through a farm to table full lunch in the ancient olive grove. All meals are accompanied by the organic wine from the vineyards and unique drinks, such as a very own homemade lemonade.

Let your senses guide you through a winery counting nearly 40 years of wine-making tradition! A 3 hour guided wine tour that includes grape harvesting, wine tasting, and a visit to Kapsia Cave, depending on the season. Enjoy a tour of the vineyards, learn all about the history & philosophy of organic farming & get a first-hand look at the harvesting of organic grapes. Discover all the different wine varieties by taking a tour of the wine cellars & get a taste of the entire wine range in an exciting wine tasting! The Estate is a family business, with a wine-making tradition that goes back nearly 40 years. The private vineyards occupy an area of around 30 acres and produce 3 varieties: Moschofilero, Cabernet and Merlot. The local family use organic methods to produce all their wines, with natural vinification. Discover the flavoursome and aromatic petimezi (boiled grape must) and enjoy a full traditional lunch with delicious local appetizers and plates at the local village taverna!

Spend time and have fun learning with your very own olive oil sommelier! I'm in love with olive oil and I can't wait to share my passion with you! Let me guide you in the beautiful world of olive oil aromas and flavours, while having fun, understanding olive oil culture and connecting with an expert local! Let your senses guide you through different olive oil samples, sniff for the fruitiness and the aromas, taste the peppery and bitter notes and learn how to evaluate olive oil quality on your own. You will become an olive sommelier for a day, discussing the food pairings of olive oil and the many uses in the kitchen while you will learn about the health benefits of olive oil and the Mediterranean diet. At the end, we will have amazing memories together based on fun, knowledge and connection! Could you ever imagine olive oil connecting people so much? yes!

Join us for a 3-hour guided tour, complete with olive oil and wine tasting and pairing! Start off with a guided tour around the facilities of the eco farm, find out all about our sustainable farming methods and techniques and discover the story and the people behind this great idea. Take a majestic stroll through the vineyards and olive groves. Some of the olive trees have been standing on this land for more than 500 years! Discover the history and the mentality behind organic farming. The tour of the vineyards is only available May to September. Live a unique olive oil experience and discover the rich taste and texture of fresh, extra virgin olive oil and the Greek olive varieties. Discover wine varieties unknown outside of Greece and embark on a beautiful journey through the unique Greek terroir. Our wine sommelier will guide you through the whole experience and introduce to you to the magnificent world of organic wines!

Experience local Winter life in Mani, by partaking in the harvesting of olives. Under the experienced guidance of the field's owner, participate alongside a local crew in the methodical picking of olives, while viewing all the tasks that must be done to successfully harvest this crop. At the end, visit a local olive press to see how olives are turned into oil. Take a souvenir bottle home with you.

Learn all the secrets of the green gold of Greece, how to distinguish the fresh, extra virgin olive oil and the Greek olive varieties, and how to store your olive oil properly. Meet our perennial olive trees that age more than 500 years—you can even hide in their trunk!

You can have a choice of Greek appetizers, Mediterranean cuisine, or traditional or modern Greek cuisine. Cooking Class You have the option of participating in the food preparation, in the form of a cooking class, guided and assisted by the chef. You might even learn how to make pasta from scratch! The chef uses the freshest of ingredients from all over Messinia, converting them into one of the best Mediterranean culinary experiences. He will prepare a surprise menu just for you, tailored to your individual dietary preferences. Depending on the weather and the season, you may also enjoy the meal in the beautiful outdoor area right next to the restaurant. Private Dining (Lunch or Dinner) The meal consists of appetizer, main and dessert, true to the Mediterranean tradition, and is paired with amazing Messinian wines. You’ll enjoy private dining with friends and family at its finest and what’s more you can choose between indoor or al fresco dining depending on season.

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)! The traditional Greek mum will show you how to make Greek appetizers and food like gemista (stuffed tomatoes and peppers with rice and fresh herbs), or tyropita (cheese pie), beef, lamb or pork cooked in the stone fired oven, along with Greek salad or other seasonal recipes using the freshest of ingredients and of course there are plenty food choices also for vegetarians and vegans. You will learn stories in the olden days, how they used to make the hilopites (Greek egg pasta) or trachana (Greek fermented milk pasta) only during summer, to last them all through the winter months. At the end you will enjoy a full, delicious lunch with everything you made during the Cooking class!

In the picturesque village of Talanta, at “Bali Gorge” , surrounded by old-aged plane trees and running water you will find the old restored watermill. There, the miller will show you the authentic procedure of grinding the wheat with the power of the water and how finally the flour is made. In the heart of an area full of olive groves is located Liotrivi Historical Estate. There you will be able to learn all the secrets from the cultivation to the production and tasting of extra virgin olive oil and wine full of aromas and colors. • An English speaking guide will give you a tour of the estate. • The cold press extra virgin olive oil procedure will be presented to you. • At the olive oil museum, enjoy olive oil tasting of extra virgin olive oil & table olives which are produced in the estate. • At the cellar of the Mansion you enjoy wine-tasting of the collection of local wines.

This activity is organized in conjunction with Mani Rose's founders, Eleni and Voula, who share their love and knowledge of local nature's bounty by creating cosmetic products with simple, natural ingredients. They wish to share part of their expertise with local visitors by conducting workshops during the off-season.

This workshop is organized in conjunction with the founders of Mani's Rose, Eleni, and Stavroula, who have turned their extensive knowledge and love for nature's bounty into a thriving cosmetics business They like nothing better than to share their expertise with visitors to the area, The class takes place at their shop inGythio.

Discover hidden little villages, perched on mountainsides, explore mountainous nature trails and enjoy local delicacies, with Mt. Parnonas as your backdrop! Tour the vinification & wine ageing areas and the vineyards of a local Estate, and find out all about the indigenous varieties! Meet the locals and learn the history, legends & traditions of each village, while strolling through the cobblestone alleys or going on a small hike of the protected areas, taking in the natural beauty! Enjoy some of the finest meals based on traditional recipes, cooked daily by local mamas, in a cosy village tavern, who uses the freshest of ingredients. Taste comfort food in hearty servings, by the most hospitable people you’ll ever meet! Take a guide tour along with a local tour guide in the Environmental Centre & find all about rare and indigenous flora and fauna, and local areas of historic, religious and archaeologic interest. Visit traditional shops and enjoy a cheese tasting experience!

Learn advance photography tips on the field while practicing. Enjoy the sunrise and the stunning view of the lagoon under the morning light. Explore the wildlife side of Pylos and Navarino bay!

A special tasting and lunch experience of 3.5 hours in Koutsi. Under guidance you will explore the unique aromas of extra virgin olive oils made from different varieties. In addition you will discover the flavous of vinegar and balsamic vinegar. The tasting is followed by a rich lunch in the vineyard with traditional Greek Mezzes freshly cooked with local ingredients. Relax and enjoy the beautiful view over the Nemea valley and interesting talks with your local hosts.

Experience a gastronomic journey of the Laconic and Peloponnesian cuisine. Our perennial olive grove and organic vegetable gardens become the stage for a unique gastronomic experience. Our experience staff will lead a farm to table cooking experience that will unlock the secrets of Greek cuisine.