Top Greece Classes & Workshops

Discover the rich flavors of Naxos with a relaxed 45-minute tasting session in your cozy workshop. Sample a selection of Naxian and Greek extra virgin olive oils paired with local honey varieties and traditional island delicacies. Learn about the distinct characteristics of your unique summer and winter honey, and delve into the fascinating history of olive oil production that dates back to the late 1700s. Uncover how to taste olive oil properly and explore the culinary uses of infused oils to elevate your home cooking. This tasting is perfect for those eager to experience authentic local products in a friendly setting.

Skip trying to book a taxi on your Santorini vacation, and organize a private transfer by Mercedes-Benz minivan in advance. The private service operates between the airport, port, and island hotels for both arrival and departure transfers. Villages covered include Akrotiri, Emporio, Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli, Kamari, Megalochori, Messaria, Monolythos, Oia, Perissa, Pyrgos, Votonas, and Vourvoulos.

Expand your knowledge of Mediterranean gins and enjoy multiple tastings by opting for this guided gin tasting experience in Athens. Learn more about the gin crafting process and hear stories about each gin you try—information you likely wouldn’t find out about if trying the gins in a bar. All alcoholic beverages, bottled water, snacks, and a cheat sheet for notes are included for a seamless experience.

Get an up-close look at Ancient Greece on this 2-day tour of Delphi and Meteora. Departing from Athens, follow a guide through the UNESCO-listed site at Delphi, discovering the Sanctuary of Apollo and the rest of the area's rich history. Top off your trip on day two with a visit to two of the famous cliff-top monasteries of Meteora. Includes overnight accommodation and some meals.

Covering the Olympic Stadium, the Acropolis, Hadrian's Arch, Temple of Zeus, New Acropolis Museum, and the changing of the guard at the Parliament in a single day requires an expertly planned itinerary. This private full-day tour handles the route with a guide who adjusts the pace and focus to suit your group.

Learn about Athens' historic beer-making traditions while sampling five Greek craft beers and ales paired with local artisanal cold cuts and cheeses. This beer tasting experience includes a beer cheatsheet so you can take notes throughout the process and guidance from a sommelier to deepen your appreciation of Greek brews.

Explore the waters of the Evoikos Gulf near Athens. Board your boat in Shinias Bay and choose between dive sites including Dipsa Island, Platourada Island, and Marathon Cape, a rugged peninsula known for deep blue waters and diverse underwater topography. Enjoy a single dive on a half-day trip, visit two sites on a full-day excursion, or spend two days diving at four locations. All dive equipment and private transportation are included.

Explore the rich history of Classical Greece on a 3-day tour departing from Athens. Led by an expert guide, see UNESCO-listed sites such as the Olympia archaeological site and discover the Delphi Archaeological Museum. Venture out on daytime excursions to Olympia, Delphi, and Epidaurus with your historian guide before enjoying your evenings in standard or luxury accommodations.

Leave the 21st-century bustle of Athens behind and discover the ancient world of the Peloponnese on a full-day private tour perfect for history buffs. Discover the Corinth Canal and ancient Corinth, where St. Paul preached, test the acoustics in the Theatre of Epidaurus, explore the historic coastal city of Nafplion, and more. Admission fees are excluded, with an option to add a traditional Greek lunch.

Explore Santorini’s most iconic landmarks in just half a day—and leave all the travel planning to someone else—on this private tour. Visit the island’s highest peak, the Red and Black beaches, small villages and family farms, the Akrotiri Lighthouse, and the famous village of Oia. With round-trip transit from your island hotel or port—plus the opportunity to stop for a seaside lunch (own expense)—this tour offers the ultimate flexibility.

Get an in-depth and authentic Athens food experience, and pair a cooking class with a market visit. Alongside a local host, you’ll shop for ingredients at the Athens Central Market, meeting local traders and discussing the produce. Then, you’ll cook a lunch of traditional Greek dishes, using recipes that you can recreate or adapt back at home. The finished creations are yours for lunch.

Explore the greatest of ancient Greek architectural feats on a private walking tour of the Acropolis of Athens and the New Acropolis Museum. Stroll around the UNESCO-listed Acropolis with an archaeologist to learn about its monuments, including the Parthenon. Then, take a guided tour of the ultra-modern New Acropolis Museum for a guided tour of its spectacular statues and treasures, followed by a Greek meal (if option selected).

Enjoy a new way to explore the Greek coast with this beginner-friendly, small-group scuba-diving experience. Make your own way to the center in Nea Makri, and learn the scuba basics from your instructor. Then, enjoy your first open-water dive in the Mediterranean. All scuba equipment is conveniently provided, and no experience or prior certification is necessary to enjoy this bucket-list activity.

Skip the usual restaurant scene for this light meal at the Skyline Bar in the OTE Tower high above Thessaloniki. Pair your light meal with music, drinks, and rotating panoramic views. The Skyline Bar sits atop the 250-foot tall tower (76 meters) located in the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center in central Thessaloniki.

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, visit an olive oil mill to see how the oil is extracted and bottled, plus a guided olive oil tasting.

Cooking class at a traditional farm located by Parikia main town of Paros, a unique experience for nature lovers. Taking a tour at our farm , supper preparation with our farm products and a sunset dinner accompanied with local wine and Greek music, are some experiences you are going to taste.

Don't just dine in restaurants, but 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 with wine and ouzo.

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.

Taste the most authentic dishes in Athens with an insider guide on this small-group food tour. Skip the tourist traps and discover locals-only eateries while you feast on more than 16 tastings in the heart of central Athens. Sample breakfast delicacies, visit a historic market, and browse gourmet shops before sitting down to lunch, a cheese tasting, and dessert in a traditional restaurant.

Take home a cool souvenir from Greece during this ceramics class for kids and adults in Zakynthos. Learn how to make Greek pottery from an expert potter in a studio surrounded by olive trees and vineyards. Make a turtle or a vase or anything you like and then take it home as a souvenir.

Most Athens tours walk you past the ruins of its ancient democracy without letting you take part in how it worked. This small-group workshop does the opposite, heading to the Pnyx—the hill where the Athenian Assembly once met—to recreate the debating and voting of classical Athens through dialogues, role-play, and team games. A facilitator with a background in Classical Studies leads the session, covering both the strengths and the flaws of the system.

Traditional crafts are hard to learn as a visitor, without a maker to show you the tools and techniques hands-on. Join a private workshop in the village of Megalochori, working alongside a woodcarver in their gallery to make a piece of your own. Along the way, you pick up the history and methods behind the craft, at your own pace with the maker's full attention.

Join a mosaic workshop in Karpathos in a beautiful vineyard and create your own masterpiece. Get creative with colorful tiles and shimmering glass, and take home a unique souvenir.

Learn how to play Apollo's instrument—the lyre—with an intimate class for just you and your party. Your instructor, Lina Palera, has extensive experience performing the lyre at venues and festivals around the world and is well-versed in teaching even the most nervous beginner how to play this incredible ancient instrument. You’ll also have time to explore the music-related exhibits at the Seikilo Museum, and museum entry is included.