Let’s have Homemade Pita Gyros cooking class and dinner with olive oil, local treats and local fresh beer! We will Eat & Drink like old friends, please with an appetite!
If enjoying a traditional home cooked meal in an olive tree grove setting, in the summer evening breeze with good friends is one of your holiday fantasies, then we kindly invite you to join us in this is a “do it as a local” cooking workshop! Let’s have Homemade Pita Gyros cooking class and dinner with olive oil, local treats and local fresh beer! We will Eat & Drink like old friends, please with an appetite!
Your meal will be prepared using local ingredients and cooked the traditional Mediterranean way: slowly and on a gas fire. Cooking is a pleasure. And it is our pleasure to cook for you!
Can I Go Anytime?
Of course! This activity is available during the whole year. You can select your date during the booking process. We’ll then get back to you with the confirmation.
If you don’t find any dates that are suitable for you, just get in touch by phone or email and we’ll let you know what we can arrange for you. We always do our best to get the experience that suits you best.
Hiking and Dining
We suggest to combine a hiking guided tour with a Greek cooking class. In this special way, you have the possibility to get in touch with Greek natural environment, walk through the Greek landscape where most of the Greek products and ingredients are collected to prepare the traditional Mediterranean Greek meals.
“This was one of our best days ever in Greece, and we have been coming here for over 20 years.
Our tour with Yanni, called the “Hidden Villages Tour”, because the villages cannot be seen from the sea, began at Yannis’ shop in Kardamili, just a few metres above sea level, and climbed for two hours and 20 kms to a hight of just over 750 metres. Fortunately, we were on shiny new ebikes from Haibike, improved versions of our own which we have had for four years. At that high point, we paused for lunch in the lovely village of Kastania, then began the exhilarating rush down to Ayios Nicholaos on the sea, and then a lovely flat ride on the very nice paved bike and pedestrian path to Stoupa. The ride back to Kardamili was on the highway, but that road is very wide and quite safe for cycling. The whole ride was around 3:45, a constant delight all the way.
Yanni is a great guide and a charming companion. If you are fit and love to ride, you will have a great day!”
I rented a Haibike Sduro 6.0 eBike For 10 days from these folks. We pedaled from Kardamyli to Gerolimenas then to the sunny side of Moni and North to Githeion, Mystras and over Lagada Pass to Kalamata. The bike performed wonderfullyeven on those steep climbs and heavily laden with panniers and me (at close to 100 kilos!). Can’t recommend this shop highly enough.
We had a great tour with the very careful, experienced and knowing Ioannis in and through the mountains of the Mani with unforgettable moments, wonderful views, a very tasty typical Greek breakfast, abandoned villages and great e-bikes. This agency is highly recommended!
Greek cuisine, very much like Mediterranean cuisine, is based on olive oil, fresh vegetables, seafood, bread, and wine along with many other ingredients that make this cuisine one of the most delicious in the world. From phyllo dough to Greek yogurt to tzatziki sauce there’s a Greek dish for everyone’s palate.
A little history about Greek cuisine
Greek cuisine is part of the culture of Greece and is recorded in images and texts from ancient times. Its influence spread to ancient Rome and then throughout Europe and beyond.
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality and was founded on the “Mediterranean triad”: wheat, olive oil, and wine, with meat being rarely eaten and fish being more common.
This trend in Greek diet continued in Cyprus and changed only fairly recently when technological progress has made meat more available. Wine and olive oil have always been a central part of it and the spread of grapes and olive trees in the Mediterranean and further afield is correlated with Greek colonization.
Byzantine cuisine was similar to ancient cuisine, with the addition of new ingredients, such as caviar, nutmeg and basil. Lemons, prominent in Greek cuisine and introduced in the second century, were used medicinally before being incorporated into the diet. Fish continued to be an integral part of the diet for coastal dwellers. Culinary advice was influenced by the theory of humors, first put forth by the ancient Greek doctor Claudius Aelius Galenus. Byzantine cuisine benefited from Constantinople’s position as a global hub of the spice trade.
So the Greek cooking class with locals is intented to get you accustomed with the Greek way of cooking and eating.
Did you know that “Gastronomy” is a greek originated word?
In general, the Greek term gastronomy, used worldwide today, is a symbol of the art of enjoying fine food. “Gastro” meaning “cooking” and “nomy, a system of rules or laws about a particular field. It includes not only the selection and preparation of food but also its serving. According to the first definition given by the famous 18th century French gastronomer Jean-Adelm Brigia-Savaren: “Gastronomy is the deep knowledge of all those that concern the human diet”. Today it is generally defined as the art and science of human nutrition.
You’ll make traditional Greek ‘mezze’, prepare the dough for the pita bread, and you’ll grill the meat needed to make mouthwatering Gyros. We will even share a traditional secret recipe for Tzatziki with you!
Local fresh Beer from our local brewery and Messenian organic wine
Vehicle transportation (if needed)
Dinner with local delicacies
Why Do We Recommend It?
This is a great way to have an active holiday that the whole family can enjoy
We feel that by staying creative and trying new things together you can have a more rewarding family holiday time
Small group classes for all levels and tastes
Unique access to magical local homes
A hands-on workshop with tender hosts
Is it right for me?
Please let us know if you have any food allergies or food intolerances
Good food and good company is right for everyone! So, yes this is a creative holiday activity for the whole family, regardless of age, skill or appetites
Keep in mind
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Difficulty: Simple
Meeting Point: secret place, approx. 18:00
Activity Ends: depending on the starting point, approx. 21:00 p.m.
Group Size: min 4 – max 8 people
Age: No limit
Must have with
Big appetite
Your best mood
Tour Map
Secret Place!
Reviews
Reviews
Martin Black
18. October, 2023.
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Excellent customer service, very affordable bike hire, helpful and knowledge staff, highly recommended.
vicky
11. October, 2023.
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Καταπληκτική εμπειρία, ο Γιάννης φοβερός οδηγός, τα τοπία ονειρεμένα. Δοκιμάσαμε τις δυνάμεις μας παραθαλάσσια, στο ίσιωμα, ακολουθεί ο γύρος των ορεινών χωριών.
Angela Canalese
24. September, 2023.
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An absolutely beautiful experience. I went on a sunset bike ride, and it was breathtaking. The entire ride was perfect. I recommend 2407 mountain activities, and I hope to return to do more activities with them soon.
Timothy Cate
8. September, 2023.
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Very helpful, friendly and assisted in getting the parts I needed for my bike.
sara costi
19. August, 2023.
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Abbiamo fatto il giro del Mani Est e e-bike. Il tour è splendido è molto divertente! Le guide sono attente preparate e simpatiche, è stata una bellissima giornata. Lo consiglio!
Panayiotis Kanarellis
18. August, 2023.
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High on the Big Loop!
It must be those state-of-the-art e-bikes that take you effortlessly and quietly up the slopes while leaving you with enough energy to enjoy the stupendous views … or is it the hidden villages of Mani and the out-worldly byzantine frescoes in that old church … maybe the freshness of the tomatoes and the sfela cheese during the gorgeous breakfast at Kariovouni … wait a minute, it must be all of these plus Yiannis’s and Smaro’s presence (yes, I confess, I did the cycle tour twice and each time it was different). Whatever the reason and regardless which of the two you ride with as a leader, one thing is sure, you will never feel ‘low’ on the Big Loop, even at sea level.
Yiannis and Smaro, I can’t thank you enough!
Bay Magnar Engebråten
17. August, 2023.
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Fint utleiebutikk med sykler i flere prisklasser 15-80 euro pr. dag, elsykler fra 40 euro pr. dag og oppover.👍👍
Er Jee
14. August, 2023.
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Organiseert prima dagtocht naar taygetos! Goede gids die veel verteld en er alles aan doet om er een geweldige dag van te maken. Aanrader!
James Jones
12. August, 2023.
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Great bikes and very helpful people. Would be very pleased to hire bikes from them again and if they rent out stronger legs, that would be perfect!
Rustem Cullhaj Rustem Cullhaj
6. August, 2023.
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