Cretan Cooking Class near Chania
Overview
Cook with a Cretan family in the shade of olive and avocado trees, about 10 to 15 minutes from the centre of Chania. Your hosts are a brother and sister: she leads the cooking, and he looks after the wood-fired oven.
It's hands-on from the start. Depending on the day and the season, you might roll out kalitsounia, make a proper tzatziki, layer a spinach pie, stuff tomatoes and peppers from the garden and shape keftedakia, the little Greek meatballs. Vegetables come straight from the garden or from local farmers, and the olive oil is Cretan.
When everything is ready, you sit down together to eat what you've cooked, with local wine and raki, and relatives and neighbours often drop by to say hello. You leave with recipes to try at home and a real taste of Cretan hospitality.
Highlights
- Cook with a local family in an olive grove
- Kalitsounia, tzatziki, stuffed vegetables and more
- Garden vegetables and Cretan olive oil
- Sit down to the meal you cooked, with wine and raki
What's included
- Hands-on cooking class
- Lunch or dinner of the dishes you prepare
- Wine, raki and soft drinks
- Recipes to take home
- Transport to and from the class (can be arranged)
- Gratuities
Request this activity
Send us your dates and a SkyRay advisor will confirm availability and price.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Many Cretan dishes are vegetarian anyway; tell us when you book and the menu will be adapted.
The class is 10 to 15 minutes from Chania by taxi or car. Transport is not included, but we can arrange it.
None at all. Everything is explained step by step, and children who like cooking are welcome with an adult.
