Top Crete Classes & Workshops

Creating each pot is a unique moment. The ability that clay gives you from a piece of amorphous matter to create objects that will make everyday life more beautiful give it invaluable value. The hours I go to the atelier are for me a source of energy and relaxation, and that’s what I’m looking for those who visit my atelier. The workshop is located 16 kilometres from Heraklion ( acces only with car ), in a unique location in the nature, with a spectacular view of Cretan mountains. The area around offers many opportunities for walking and visiting the nearby villages.

Visit the family mountain home of a local Cretan for a completely authentic evening of cooking, eating, and cultural exchange. Begin your visit with a walk through the vegetable gardens, where you harvest ingredients to use in your recipes. Learn traditional dishes from your hosts, and hear the stories behind each dish. Enjoy a walk through the mountain paths with views of the Aegean Sea. Sit down to a meal you helped prepare, including local wine and a sweet dessert.

Chania had not any actual virus victims. However to limit the risks only couples are allowed . These teaching sessions will focus at fundamental principals in the art of embraced improvisation. Or else better known as "tango". Tango as an art form can be found today everywhere in the world, and yes...Chania included! Finding tango in Chania can be life changing experience. We have been dancing and teaching full time proffesionaly since 2004.

Get a hands-on experience of Cretan cooking that goes far beyond simply eating in a Greek restaurant. You’ll be invited into your chef guide’s home to try making some Cretan specialities, including tzatziki, homemade cheese, moussaka, Greek salad, and others. Learn alongside a small group of just 10 fellow food lovers, which makes for an intimate atmosphere and plenty of time to ask questions.

A unique place in the Cretan culture and the musical tradition of Crete, hold its traditional musical instruments. The roots of some musical instruments in Crete are lost in the depths of the ages. In the archaeological excavations of Knossos and Phaistos, representations of sculptures, ceramics and painting are depicted by musicians and dancers who point to the present day, where the lyre plays in the middle and the dancers dance around it cyclically. The ancient Cretes used to play the ancient lyre, as shown by representations in frescoes and seals. The presentation of folk instruments lasts for 1,5 hour and after a 1 hour break we continue with a nice evening in Dalabelos Estate Restaurant where we play music with the instruments we presented earlier with treats, refreshments, raki and other products of the estate.

We have been born and bred in the South Crete (in Messara Plain) for more than three generations. So, the Cretan lifestyle runs in our veins. Along with my grandmother & my mother, we would love to guide you in our way of life and make you feel like a member of our family! We will visit our family's olive groves and greenhouses. We will share with you every detail we know about the extra virgin olive oil and the products we cultivate. And the best part comes to the end... My grandma will show you live how we make cheese and you will have the opportunity to taste warm mizithra (kind of cheese)! Moreover, you will enjoy a traditional picnic, rich in flavors and with the company of the Cretan nectar: our precious raki! Our picnic will takes place under the shadow of a big olive tree located in our family's olives groves. All in all, we want to make you feel like a local Cretan and immerse you in our culture and spirit!

Delve deeper into the culinary culture of Crete during a cooking class that takes place at the rustic Dalabelos Estate in Aggeliana. Ideal for lovers of food, this hands-on workshop reveals the secrets of two classic Greek dishes and gives you access to ingredients and equipment that you may not have at home.

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An educative and fun class that kindles your creativity! One on one, in detail class on how to make your own soap. With the most efficient method and high-quality ingredients. In a relaxing, beautiful location: Chania, Crete island. Coached by a soap maker with 30 years' experience on the craft. 3 hours long. With tools, ingredients, and notes provided.

This activity is a combination of a traditional baking class and an experience of the village way of life. Here at Vatos Village, we equip our potential or experienced "bakers" with the tools that they need in order to create delicious village bread. We will focus on mastering the fundamentals as well as discussing traditional techniques as we practice making our bread on our stone mill and wood ovens. After the baking procedure has finished, the dough is left to rest for approx. 45', during which time our village tour takes place. We get to see the Village school, the traditional village water faucets, the raki cauldron and "Grandma's" traditional kitchen. By the time we return, it will be time to continue with our baking lesson and to shape the bread into its final form. When the baking process comes to an end we will head towards our traditional home where you will get to enjoy a unique family atmosphere and a wonderful Cretan home-cooked lunch, along with your freshly baked bread.

Get straight to the heart of Cretan cooking on this private culinary class in Heraklion. Enter the authentic world of the island’s diet and food with a local cook to introduce you to its favored ingredients and flavors; enjoy an olive oil tasting, and get guidance on making a traditional lunch. Then, sit down to enjoy your finished dishes as you chat more about Crete’s food and culinary traditions.

Learn more about the culture of Crete through this hands-on cooking class in a local home. Try your hand at recipes that have been passed down through generations, and learn the tips and techniques necessary to reproduce these delicious dishes at home. Get a glimpse into ordinary life in Crete, as this cooking class is held in a traditional village near Rethymno.

This twist on a typical cooking class takes place at the Botanical Park and Gardens of Crete, where you’ll learn about Greek herbs and plants that go into local cuisine. After preparing Cretan dishes, sit down to enjoy your creations as well as a wine-tasting session. Booking in advance ensures you don’t risk a sold-out activity.

Immerse yourself in the world of Cretan cuisine by opting for this special cooking class. The cooking class takes place in a traditional village in the middle of rural Crete. Pay homage to historic dishes, learn about what’s seasonal and pick up great cooking tips that you likely wouldn’t find out about otherwise. Participate in the preparations of a full 3 course traditional Cretan meal and taste your creations at the end of the class with Cretan wine and beverages included. A truly authentic experience for every traveler in Crete!

During our workshop you will have the chance to experience first hand how "kalitsoyni" one of the most famous Cretan plate is made. In Crete it is very common to have a kalitsoyni as appetizer, or as breakfast or even branch.It's tasty, nutricious and easy to carry with you everywhere.

You will start your experience visiting the biggest archaeological collection of artifacts on Crete. You will explore the Minoan Art and go deep into its significance and forms through unique artifacts, such as Minoan unique clay vessels, golden jewelery, impressive seal stones and seal rings, clay, ivory and faience figurines and figures, small sized statues and amazing frescoes. After that, you will enjoy an hour and a half workhop on the ancient Greek Music in theory and practice, in private studio.During the experiential part of the lab you will experience a coordinated interactive attempt on playing yourselves copies of ancient Greek percussion musical instruments.

We have been born and bred in Crete for more than three generations. The Cretan lifestyle & diet runs in our veins. Along with my mother, we would love to share with you all the secrets of traditional Cretan cuisine, cook authentic Cretan recipes and learn cooking techniques that we follow for more than 3 generations. All in all, we want to make you feel like a local Cretan and also as a member of our family. We want to immerse you in Cretan culture & spirit. Smell, taste & feel our tradition, through a unique hands-on cooking experience!

Treat yourself with a life-changing experience. Join an authentic, interactive, fun and educational workshop on the art of tasting and appreciating Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

The experience starts in our blooming garden, where you learn about the Cretan culture, history, culinary customs, fresh ingredients, products, even about typical words that locals use to describe their food while sipping on a glass of indigenous Cretan wine. You will have the chance to make simple but mouth-watering cold starters and ask your adviser questions and cooking tips so to recreate all, when back home. Then, it’s behind the scene, in our kitchen with your sleeves rolled up, to get involved with preparing and cooking your main creation. Along with our chefs, you may select classical Cretan dishes, as well as ones with a modern twist. Once everything is cooked and flavours are soaked up, it’s time to sit to the table tucking into your handmade masterpieces under the candlelight, sharing feelings, laughter & food as Cretans do. Meze, appetizers, main course, dessert is there but this wouldn’t be a typical Cretan culinary feast without slowly savouring every drop of your raki!

Seasonal greens, herbs, fruits, wild greens, fresh milk, fresh meat and of course the gold of Cretan land, the olive oil. With these ingredients, we are preparing the dishes that are known from our grandmothers and are part of the Cretans daily diet. We wish to give to friends of Crete, the experience of our true life and true traditional food, far from tourist attractions!!! The menu can be modified for our vegetarian guests. During the lesson, we will give you useful information regarding the Cretan diet. At the end of the lesson, we will make a gastronomic feast where you will enjoy all the dishes we have prepared together.

FARMER FOR THE DAY Simply nowhere else in Greece can you ‘live life’ on an organic farm. "Play Farmer for the Day" and learn just how it feels to make and eat home-made traditional Cretan food. Get a ‘hands-on’ experience including: • Preparing stuffed vegetables. • Making farmhouse bread and baking it in the wood-burning oven. Try it fresh from the oven, dipped in virgin olive oil. • Visiting the winepress to taste organic wines and see where grapes are pressed by foot in the autumn. • The raki still that produces Crete’s famous tsikoudia. • Picking vine leaves to make the famous Greek dolmadakia. The Agreco cook makes wrapping the leaves look so easy – so see if you are as good! • Pick vegetables from the organic gardens to enjoy later. • We won’t ask you to catch the hens, just collect their eggs to make village-style scrambled eggs. • Milk the goats and help shear the sheep! See how local cheese is made and taste the fresh milk. • Make Cretan cheese pies

An initiation into the magic world of bread making for cooking, culture and nature lovers. Our aim is to connect the ritual of bread making with the modern lifestyle, in the context of historical continuity from the Stone Age until nowadays. Who would be better to host us, than a local “Mama” who loves tradition and is always in search of ways to evolve and an archaeologist with a passion for nature and agroecology?

Feast your senses on the best of Cretan cuisine—and get a more intimate glimpse into the culture than you would in a restaurant—during a cooking class in Rethymno. As well learning how to prepare traditional Cretan dishes, you’ll enjoy an olive oil tasting session and a walk through a local village.

Join host Georgios - live from Crete - and learn how to make local Greek cheese from scratch and a delicious traditional vegetarian Greek pie known as Spanikopita, in this fun and interactive online cooking class! • You will learn how to prepare Greek cheese from scratch, and a traditional • This online experience is perfect for groups of friends, families, team-building events and end of year office parties • All ingredients and kitchen tools are mentioned in the "What to expect" section • The class will be live streamed at 3PM (CEST) & 9AM (EST) • Pricing per household About your host: I am an Anthropologist passionate about the ways food is communicating cultures and histories. I love olive oil and wine and believe their are the epitome of human ingenuity. I hold a PhD on food consumption patterns. For me food is the sum of stories, beliefs, religions, family relationships and histories that is communicated through every bite. Join me for a journey through flavors into my Crete